G/SPS/N/UGA/78  
 
14 May 2019  
(19-3328) Page: 1/3 
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):  Sesame oil  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All tradin g partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  DUS 175:2019, Sesame Oil - Specification, Second 
Edition . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  12 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/UGA/19_2848_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies the requirements, test 
methods and sampling for sesame oil suitable for human consumption derived from 
sesame seeds ( Sesamum indicum  L.). 
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 for 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
− US 1673, Sesame grain specification  
− US EAS  38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods - Specification  
− US EAS 39, Code of practice for hygiene for food and drink industries  G/SPS/N/UGA/78  
 
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  − US ISO 660, Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Determination of acid value and 
acidity  
− US ISO 662, Animal and vegetable fats and oi ls - Determination of moisture and 
volatile matter content  
− US ISO 663, Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Determination of insoluble impurities 
content  
− US ISO 3596, Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Determination of unsaponifiable 
matter - Method using diethyl ether  
− US ISO 3657, Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Determination of saponification 
value  
− US ISO 3960, Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Determination of peroxide value - 
Iodometric (visual) endpoint determination  
− US ISO 3961, Animal a nd vegetable fats and oils - Determination of iodine value  
− US ISO 5508 , Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Analysis by gas chromatography 
of methyl esters of fatty acids  
− US ISO 5555, Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Sampling  
− US ISO 6320, Animal and v egetable fats and oils - Determination of refractive index  
− US ISO 6321, Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Determination of melting point in 
open capillary tubes (Slip point)  
− US ISO 8294, Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Determination of copper, iron  and 
nickel contents - Graphite furnace atomic absorption method  
− US ISO 12193, Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Determination of lead by direct 
graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy  
− US ISO 15305, Animal and vegetable fats and oils -Determinat ion of Lovibond colour  
− IUPAC 2.101, Determination of Relative Density  
− CODEX STAN. 26, 1981 (Rev 1 1989), Codex standard for edible Sesame oil  
− US 175:2008, Sesame oil specification  
− Uganda Gazette   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : September 2019  
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 facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 13 July 2019  
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) 4 1733 3250/1/2  
Fax: +(256) 4 1428 6123  
E-mail: info@unbs.go.ug  
Website: http://www.unbs.go.ug  G/SPS/N/UGA/78  
 
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  13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail addres s (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) 4 1733 3250/1/2  
Fax: +(256) 4 1428 6123  
E-mail: info@unbs.go.ug  
Website: http://www.unbs.go.ug