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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 beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", shelled or unshelled (HS code(s): 070820); 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 974:2024, Fresh beans — Specification, First edition (17 page(s), in English)

Note: This Draft Uganda Standard was also notified to the SPS Committee.

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Description of content: This Draft Uganda Standard applies to beans of varieties (cultivars) grown from Phaseolus vulgaris L. and Phaseolus coccineus L. to be supplied fresh to the consumer, beans for shelling or industrial processing being excluded.

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

2. ARS 56, Prepackaged foods — Labelling

3. CXS 193:1995 (Rev.5:2009), General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Foods

4. ISO 874, Fresh fruits, and vegetables — Sampling

5. CAC/RCP 1, Recommended International Code of Practice — General Principles of Food Hygiene

6. CAC/RCP 44, Recommended International Code of Practice for the Packaging and Transport of Tropical Fresh Fruit and Vegetables

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

8. UNECE STANDARD FFV-06 concerning the marketing and commercial quality control of BEANS 2017 EDITION.

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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

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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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