G/TBT/N/BDI/335 , G/TBT/N/KEN/1397  
G/TBT/N/RWA/842 , G/TBT/N/TZA/921  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1750  
3 March 2023  
(23-1507) 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:  BURUNDI, KENYA, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
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@u nbs.go.ug  
Website: https://www.unbs.go.ug  
Name and address (including telephone 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 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding (excl. dog or cat food put up for retail sale) 
(HS c ode(s): 230990); Animal feeding stuffs (ICS code(s): 65.120)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 973 - 1: 
2023, Compounded fish feed — Specification – Part 1: Tilapia and catfish feeds, First 
Edition  
Note: This Draft E ast African Standard was also notified to the SPS Committee; (26 
page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, 
method of sampling and test for compounded fish feed for tilapia and catfish feeds.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of animal or plant life or health; Quality requirements; 
Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. EAS 973:2019, Compounded fish feed specification, First Edition  
2. ISO 5983 -1, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of nitrogen content and 
calculation of crude protein content — Part 1: Kjeldahl method  G/TBT/N/BDI/335, G/TBT/N/KEN/1397, G/TBT/N/RWA/842, G/TBT/N/T ZA/921, 
G/TBT/N/UGA/1750  
 
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  3. ISO 6490 -1, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of calcium content — Part 1: 
Titrimetric method  
4. ISO 6491, Animal feed ing stuffs — Determination of phosphorus content — 
Spectrometric method  
5. ISO 6492, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of fat content  
6. ISO 6496, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of moisture and other volatile 
matter content  
7. ISO 6497, Animal feeding st uffs — Sampling  
8. ISO 6865, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of crude fibre content — Method 
with intermediate filtration  
9. ISO 9831, Animal feeding stuffs, animal products, and faeces or urine — 
Determination of gross calorific value — Bomb calorimeter method  
10. ISO 13903, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of amino acids content  
11. ISO 14718, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of aflatoxin B1 content of 
mixed feeding stuffs — Method using high -performance liquid chromatography  
12. ISO 17375, Ani mal feeding stuffs — Determination of aflatoxin B1  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, 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: https://www.unbs.go.ug  
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