G/TBT/N/UGA/461
17 March 2015 
(15-1536)  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: UGANDA 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):    
2. Agency responsible: Uganda National Bureau of Standards 
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 :   
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): Plant growing 
(ICS: 65.020.20) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: FDUS EAS 
821:2014, Maize Seed - Requirements for Certification (26 pages, in English) 
6. Description of content: This Final Draft East African Standard specifies the certification 
requirements for the production of pre-basic, basic and certified seed of maize ( Zea mays 
L.). It includes requirements for eligible varieties, field standards, field inspections, seed sampling, laboratory standards, certificates, packaging and labelling and post-control 
tests.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Trade promotion; Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Quality 
requirements 
8. Relevant documents:   
1. Kenya Gazette Supplement 217, Acts N 53, 2012, the Seeds and Plant Varieties Act. 
Nairobi Kenya.  
2. Seed Regulations 2007 , Seed Act N18, 2003 Republic of Tanzania  
3. Seeds and Plant Act of Uganda, 2006  
4. Rwanda Seed Law # 14/2003.  
5. ASARECA, Seed Certification Standards for Ten Crops of the Major Economic 
Importance in EAST Africa and Rwan da, July 2007 Obongo Nyachae STAK.  
6. Harmonization of Seed Policies and Regulations in Eastern Africa. ECAPAPA, 
ASARECA September 2002.  
7. Kenya Seed Sector Baseline Study, by Evan s Olonyi Sikinyi, Seed Trade Association 
of Kenya, STAK, AFSTA 2010  
8. Rwanda Seed Sector Baseline Study, AFSTA 2010  
9. Uganda Seed Sector Baseline Study, Ruth N. Ssebuliba, Uganda Seed Trade 
Association (USTA). AFSTA 2010  
10. Burundi Seed Sector Baseline Study,  Mr. Juvent Baramburiye, AFSTA 2010  
11. Principles of Seed Science and Technology . L.O.Copeland & M.B. McDonald. Second 
Edition 1985 G/TBT/N/UGA/461 
 
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  12. CABI, Crop Protection Compendium, 2013 
13. OECD Document TAD/CA/S/RD/2008/12/REV2, April 2009  
14. UPOV Convention Act 1991  
15. IOWA CROP IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION (ICIA), Certification Standards 2009 
16. Corn Inspector Training Manual, ICIA Ames Iowa 2009  
17. Association of Official Seed Analysts (A OSA) Cultivar Purity Testing Handbook 
18. The seeds and plant regulations for Uganda 2011  
19. ISTA Handbook on Seedling Evaluation  
20. OECD Seed Schemes; Rules and Regulations 2013 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   September 2015 
Proposed date of entry into force:   Upon declaration as mand atory by the Minister for 
Trade, Industry and Cooperatives   
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification 
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:   
https://member s.wto.org/crnattachments/2 015/TBT/UGA/15_1166_00_e.pdf