G/SPS/N/UGA/134  
 
22 October 2020  
(20-7308) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  UGANDA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Uganda National Bureau of Standards  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Fresh pumpkin, fresh squash  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  DUS 2254:2020, Fresh pumpkin and squash - 
Specification and grading, First Edition . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  14 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/UGA/20_6327_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for pumpkin and (winter) squash, both of cucurbit family 
(Cucurbita pepo, C. moshata, C. maxima, C. mixta) having a hard shell and mature seeds 
commercially produced for fres h consumption. This standard does not include pumpkin 
and squash intended for use in industrial processed pumpkins.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization f or Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes    [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/UGA/134  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
− Uganda Gazette,  
− U.S. Grades Standards for Fall and Winter Type Squash and Pum pkins, October 13, 
1983 (Reprinted - January 1997),  
− Thai Agricultural Standard TAS 1513 -2012, Pumpkin,  
− Regulations relating to the grading, packing and marking of fresh vegetables 
intended for sale in the republic of South Africa, 24 May 2013  
− Quality Standards for Pumpkin,  
− UNECE standards on fresh fruits and vegetables, Glossary of terms, 2016,  
− ISO 6633, Fruits, vegetables and derived products - Determination of lead content - 
Flameless atomic absorption spectrometric method,  
− US 1659, Materials in contact with food - Requirements for packaging materials,  
− US CAC/RCP 53, Code of Hygienic Practice for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables,  
− US EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods - General requirements,  
− US ISO 874, Fresh fruits and vegetables - Sampling,  
− US ISO 6561 -2, Fruits, vegetables and derived products - Determination of cadmium 
content - Part 2: Method using flame atomic absorption spectrometry.  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : January 2021.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : Upon declaration as mandatory by the Minister for Trade, 
Industry and Cooperatives.  
[X] Trade fac ilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 21 December 2020  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Uganda National Bureau of Standards  
Plot 2 -12 ByPass Link, Bweyogerere Industrial and Business Park  
P.O. Box 6329  
Kampala, Uganda  
Tel: +(256) 417 333 250/1/2  
Fax: +(256) 414 286 123  
E-mail: info@unbs.go.ug   
Website: https://www.unbs.go.ug  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Uganda National Bureau of Standards  
Plot 2 -12 ByPass Link, Bweyogerere Industrial and Business Park  
P.O. Box 6329  
Kampala, Uganda  
Tel: +(256) 417 333 250/1/2  
Fax: +(256) 4 14 286 123  
E-mail: info@unbs.go.ug   
Website: https://www.unbs.go.ug