Non-Tariff Barriers

NTM classification: B82: Testing requirement
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 760:2013, Lentils – Specification (2nd Edition)
Country/Region applying the measure: Uganda
Description of the measure: This Uganda Standard specifies the requirements and methods of sampling and test for shelled whole lentils of varieties (cultivars) grown from Lens culinaris Medic. Syn. Lens esculenta Moench. intended for human consumption. (This Uganda Standard cancels and replaces US EAS 760:2011, Lentils – Specification, which has been technically revised).
Reference of the measure: US EAS 769:2013
Measure also domestic: Yes

Description: shelled whole lentils of varieties (cultivars) grown from Lens culinaris Medic. Syn. Lens esculenta Moench.

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