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Notifying
Member: UGANDA
If applicable, name of local government involved:
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Agency
responsible: Uganda National Bureau
of Standards
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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): Live goats (HS
code(s): 010420); Animal husbandry and breeding (ICS code(s): 65.020.30)
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Regions
or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
[X] All trading partners
[ ] Specific regions or
countries:
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Title of
the notified document: DARS
1859:2025, Farm goat welfare — Dairy, fibre and meat goat, First Edition. Language(s): English. Number of pages: 21
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/UGA/25_08023_00_e.pdf
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Description
of content: This Draft African
Standard sets out the general principles and good, humane practices and
minimum requirements in the rearing of goat for food use.
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Objective
and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [X]
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from
other damage from pests.
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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:
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Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are
available:
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Uganda Gazette (available in English)
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Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): To
be determined.
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Proposed
date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy):
To be determined.
[X] Trade facilitating
measure
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Final
date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 17 January 2026
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:
https://www.unbs.go.ug
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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) 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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