Non-Tariff Barriers

NTM classification: A31: Labelling requirements
Date when the measure came into force: 27 January 2014
Publication where the measure is specified: THE UGANDA GAZETTE Vol. CVII No. 5 of JANUARY 2014
Regulation where the measure is specified: US EAS 797:2013, Vitamin and mineral food supplements – Requirements
Country/Region applying the measure: Uganda
Description of the measure: This Uganda Standard specifies the requirements, contaminants, packaging and labelling for vitamin and mineral food supplements intended for use in supplementing the daily diet with vitamins and/or minerals. This standard covers vitamin and mineral food supplements in concentrated forms of those nutrients singly or in combinations, marketed in forms such as capsules, tablets, powders, paste and solutions. This standard does not cover vitamin and mineral products intended for special dietary uses or medical/therapeutic purposes.
Reference of the measure: US EAS 797:2013
Measure also domestic: Yes

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