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G/TBT/N/RWA/669 , G/TBT/N/TZA/779  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1592  
19 May 2022  
(22-3866) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  BURUNDI, KENYA, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. 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@u nbs.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:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  - Other 
(HS code(s): 121490); Animal feeding stuffs (ICS code(s): 65.120)  
5. Title, number of pag es and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 1096 -
1:2022, Hay as animal feed — Specification — Part 1: Grass hay, First Edition; (10 
page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, 
sampling and  test methods for grass hay used as animal feed.  
7. 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; Protection of animal or plant 
life or health; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. CODEX STAN 193, Codex general standard for contaminants and toxins in food 
and feed  
2. CAC/RCP 54, Code of Practice on Good Animal Feeding  
3. ISO 5983, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of nitrogen content and 
calculation of crude protein content  G/TBT/N/BDI/239, G/TBT/N/KEN/1258, G/TBT/N/RWA/669, G/TBT/N/TZA/779, 
G/TBT/N/UGA/1592  
 
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  4. ISO 6496, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of moisture and other volatile 
matter content  
5. ISO 16472, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of amyla se-treated neutral 
detergent fibre content (aNDF)  
6. ISO 13906, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of acid detergent fibre (ADF) 
and acid detergent lignin (ADL) contents  
7. ISO 6497, Animal feeding stuffs — Sampling  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. 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  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/UGA/22_3519_00_e.pdf  
 