Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - Uganda - Fresh onions and shallots

NOTIFICATION

The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6

 

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Notifying Member: 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): Fresh or chilled onions and shallots (HS code(s): 070310); Vegetables and derived products (ICS code(s): 67.080.20)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DUS DARS 931:2024, Fresh onions and shallots — Specifications, First edition; (15 page(s), in English)

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Description of content: This Draft Uganda Standard applies to onion bulbs of varieties grown from Allium cepa L. Cepa group and shallot bulbs grown from Allium cepa Aggregatum group and grey shallots grown from Allium oschaninii O Fedtsch, to be supplied fresh to the consumer. Green onions and green shallots with full leaves as well as onions and shallots intended for industrial processing are excluded. Onions and shallots may be of the following shapes: round, oval/elongated, long or demi-long. Onions and shallots shall have skin colour characteristics of the variety, including white, purple, cream, pink, red, grey, yellow, or brown.

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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 1, Recommended International Code of Practice — General Principles of Food Hygiene

2._    CXC 44, Code of Practice for the Packaging and Transport of Tropical Fresh Fruit and Vegetables

3._    CXG 47 , Guidelines for Food Import Control System

4._    CAC/RCP 53, Code of Hygienic Practice for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

5._    ARS 53, General principles of food hygiene — Code of practice

6._    ARS 56, Prepackaged foods — Labelling

7._    CXS 193, General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food and feed

8._    ISO 874, Fresh fruits and vegetables — Sampling

9._    CXS 348-2022, Standard for Onions and Shallots

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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