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Notifying Member: Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):

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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@unbs.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:

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Fresh papaya, fresh pawpaw; Fresh pawpaws "papayas" (HS 080720); Fruits and derived products (ICS 67.080.10)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DEAS 47:2021, Fresh papaya (pawpaw) — Specification, Second Edition (16 page(s), in English)

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Description of content: This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements for commercial varieties of papaya (pawpaw) grown from Carica papaya L., of the Caricaceae family, to be supplied fresh to the consumer. This standard does not apply to papaya for industrial processing. 

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements; Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade

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Relevant documents:

1.    CAC/RCP 44, Recommended international code of practice for packaging and transport

2.    CAC/RCP 53, Code of hygienic practice for fresh fruits and vegetables

3.    CODEX STAN 193, General standard for contaminants and toxins in food and feed

4.    EAS 38, Labeling of pre-packaged foods — General requirements

5.    ISO 874; Fresh fruits and vegetables — Sampling

6.    US 1613:2015, Fresh papaya — Specification

7.    EAS 47:2000, Fresh papaya — Specification

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined

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Final date for comments: 60 days from notification

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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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