Non-Tariff Barriers

NTM classification: B7: Product quality, safety or performance requirements
Date when the measure came into force: 12 August 2016
Publication where the measure is specified: The Uganda Gazette Vol. CVIII No. 57
Regulation where the measure is specified: US ISO 6539:2014, Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume) – Specification (2nd Edition)
Country/Region applying the measure: Uganda
Description of the measure: This Uganda Standard specifies requirements for whole or ground (powdered) cinnamon, of the Sri Lankan, Madagascan and Seychelles types obtained from the bark of the tree or shrub Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume. (This Uganda Standard cancels and replaces US ISO 6539:1997, Cinnamon, Sri Lankan type, Seychelles type and Madagascan type (Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume) — Specification which has been technically revised.)
Reference of the measure: US ISO 6539:2014
Measure also domestic: Yes

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