Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures - Notification - Uganda - Live grading for rabbits, guinea pigs and other small mammals

NOTIFICATION

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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 rabbits and hares (HS code(s): 010614); Live mammals (excl. primates, whales, dolphins and porpoises, manatees and dugongs, seals, sea lions and walruses, camels and other camelids, rabbits and hares, horses, asses, mules, hinnies, bovines, pigs, sheep and goats) (HS code(s): 010619); Animal husbandry and breeding (ICS code(s): 65.020.30); Guinea pigs

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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 1023:2025, Live grading for rabbits, guinea pigs and other small mammals — Specification. Language(s): English. Number of pages: 12

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/UGA/25_08030_00_e.pdf

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Description of content: This Draft African Standard specifies requirements for live grading of rabbits, guinea pigs and all other small mammals.

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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:

-_        Uganda Gazette

-_        KS 2722:2018, Rabbit meat – Carcasses and cuts — Specification

(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