Non-Tariff Barriers

NTM classification: B7: Product quality, safety or performance requirements
Date when the measure came into force: 21 April 2015
Publication where the measure is specified: UGANDA GAZETTE Vol. CVIII No. 20 of 21 April 2015
Regulation where the measure is specified: US CODEX STAN 225:2001, Standard for asparagus
Country/Region applying the measure: Uganda
Description of the measure: This Uganda Standard applies to shoots of commercial varieties of asparagus grown from Asparagus officinalis L., of the Liliaceae family, to be supplied fresh to the consumer, after preparation and packaging. Asparagus for industrial processing is excluded.
Reference of the measure: US CODEX STAN 225:2001
Measure also domestic: Yes

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