Non-Tariff Barriers

NTM classification: B7: Product quality, safety or performance requirements
Date when the measure came into force: 07 August 2015
Publication where the measure is specified: THE UGANDA GAZETTE Vol. CVIII No. 43 of 7 August 2015
Regulation where the measure is specified: US 1612:2015, Fresh mushroom – Specification
Country/Region applying the measure: Uganda
Description of the measure: This Uganda Standard specifies requirements for the carpophores (fruiting bodies) of strains grown from the genus Agaricus (syn. Psalliota) to be supplied fresh to the consumer. This standard does not apply to mushrooms for industrial processing.
Reference of the measure: US 1612:2015
Measure also domestic: Yes

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