G/TBT/N/BWA/39  
 
19 April 2016  
(16-2204)  Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member: BOTSWANA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible: Botswana WTO-TBT Enquiry Point 
Name and address (including telephon e and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above : 
Botswana Bureau of Standards Information Centre 
Private Bag B0 48 
Gaborone Botswana Tel: (+267) 3903200 
Fax: (+267)3903120 
Toll free number: 0800 600 900 E-mail: infoc@hq.bobstandards.bw   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10 .1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other: 
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Cereal and pulses – 
Certain pulses – Specification (ICS: 65.120) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Cereal and pulses 
—– Certain pulses – Specification (4 pages, in English) 
6. Description of content: This Botswana Standard applies to whole, shelled or split pulses 
defined below:  
a) Beans of the Phaseolus spp 
b) Lentils (Lens culinaris Medic. Syn. Lens esculenta Moench) 
c) Peas (Pisum sativum L.) 
d) Chickpeas (Cicer arientium L.) 
e) Field beans (Vicia faba L.) 
f) Cowpeas (Vigna unguiculata L.) Walp., sy n. Vigna sesquipedialis Fruhw., Vigna 
sinesis (L.) Savi exd Hassk) 
g) Jugo bean/bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea) 
h) Mungbean (Vigna radiata) 
i) Groundnut/peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) 
j) Soybean (Glycine max L.) Merr.) 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Health and safety  G/TBT/N/BWA/39 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
 BOS 9, Pre-packaged goods for the ultimate consumer – Labelling, presentation and 
advertising – General requirements 
 BOS CAC/RCP 1, Recommended international code of practice – General principles of 
food hygiene 
 BOS ISO 13690, Cereals, pulses and milled products – Sampling of static batches 
 BOS ISO 16050, Foodstuffs – Determination of aflatoxin B1, and the total content of 
aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2 in cereals, nuts and derived products – High performance liquid chromatographic method 
 Codex Stan 1, Rev. 1, Codex Alimentarius Volume 1A Codex General Standard for 
labelling of prepackaged foods 
 ISO 605, Pulses – Determination of impurities, size, foreign odours, insects, and 
species and variety – Test methods 
 ISO 712, Cereals and cereal products – Determination of moisture content – Routine 
reference method 
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined 
Proposed date of entry into force: 12 months from date of publication   
10. Final date for comments: 2 months from date of circulation 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Botswana Bureau of Stan dards Information Centre 
Private Bag B0 48 Gaborone 
Botswana 
Tel : (+267) 3903200 Fax: (+267)3903120 
Toll free number: (0800 600 900)  
E-mail: infoc@hq.bobstandards.bw