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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 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], 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): - Other (HS code(s): 230990); Animal feeding stuffs (ICS code(s): 65.120)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DEAS 1093:2022, Compounded horse feed — Specification, First Edition; (16 page(s), in English)

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Description of content: This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for compounded horse feed.

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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 animal or plant life or health; Quality requirements

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Relevant documents:

1.    IS0 5510, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of available lysine

2.    ISO 5983-1, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of nitrogen content and calculation of crude protein content — Part 1: Kjeldahl method

3.    ISO 5983-2, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of nitrogen content and calculation of crude protein content — Part 2: Block digestion/steam distillation method

4.    ISO 5984, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of crude ash

5.    ISO 5985, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid

6.    ISO 6490-1, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of calcium content — Part 1: Titrimetric method

7.    ISO 6491, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of phosphorus content — Spectrometric method

8.    ISO 6492, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of fat content

9.    ISO 6495, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of water-soluble chlorides content

10.  ISO 6496, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of moisture and other volatile matter content

11.  ISO 6497, Animal feeding stuffs — Sampling

12.  ISO 6498, Animal feeding stuffs — Preparation of test samples

13.  ISO 6651, Animal feeding stuffs — Semi-quantitative determination of aflatoxin B1 — Thin-layer chromatographic method

14.  ISO 6654, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of urea content

15.  ISO 6865, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of crude fibre content — Method with intermediate filtration

16.  ISO 6866, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of free and total gossypol

17.  ISO 7485, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of potassium and sodium contents — Methods using flame-emission spectrometry

18.  ISO 9831, Animal feeding stuffs, animal products, and faeces or urine — Determination of gross calorific value — Bomb calorimeter method

19.  ISO 13903, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of amino acids content

20.  ISO 14565, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of vitamin A content — Method using high-performance liquid chromatography

21.  ISO 14718, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of aflatoxin B1 content of mixed feeding stuffs — Method using high-performance liquid chromatography

22.  ISO 17375, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of aflatoxin B1

23.  ISO 16050, Foodstuffs -- Determination of aflatoxin B1, and the total content of aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2 in cereals, nuts and derived products -- High-performance liquid chromatographic method

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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