Uganda: Uganda Notification on Fruit Cocktails

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On June 8, 2021, Uganda notified a draft standard on canned fruit cocktails to the WTO SPS Committee as G/SPS/N/UGA/162. This standard is an East African regional standard which Tanzania and Kenya have already notified. The comment deadline for the Ugandan standard is August 7, 2021 with September 2021 as the proposed date of adoption. Comments can be sent to the Uganda Bureau of Standards at info@unbs.go.ug. This report contains the official copy of the Ugandan standard.

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