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Burundi,Kenya,Rwanda,Tanzania,UgandaAdopted, according to its latest notice

Prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insects

Official title

DEAS 953: 2024, Dressed poultry — Specification

Burundi issued an addendum on 10 November 2026 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/BDI/125. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 9 January 2025. The comment period closed on 10 March 2025.

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At a glance

Products

Prepared or preserved meat or meat offal of ducks, geese and guinea fowl of the species domesticus (excl. sausages and similar products, finely homogenised preparations put up for retail sale as infant food or for dietetic purposes, in containers of a net weight of <= 250 g, preparations of liver an

HS codes
  • 16 · Meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or insects; preparations thereof
    • 160239 Prepared or preserved meat or meat offal of ducks, geese and guinea fowl of the species domesticus (excl. sausages and similar products, finely homogenised…
Notifying members
Status
Adopted, according to its latest notice
Objectives
  • Food safety
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/BDI/125Latest notice: G/SPS/N/BDI/125/Add.1
Keywords
Food safety, Human health, Adoption/publication/entry into force of reg.

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 10 March 2025
Proposed adoption
To be determined and notified.
Proposed entry into force
To be determined.

What the notification says

Latest notice (⁨G/SPS/N/BDI/125/Add.1⁩, 10 November 2026)

The latest notice says the measure was adopted or published.

DEAS 953: 2024, Dressed poultry — Specification

Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda would like to inform WTO Members that the Draft East African Standard; DEAS 953: 2024, Dressed poultry — Specification, notified in G/SPS/N/BDI/125, G/SPS/N/KEN/322, G/SPS/N/RWA/118, G/SPS/N/TZA/420, G/SPS/N/UGA/411 was adopted by the East African Community Council of Ministers on 30 June 2026 as EAS 953: 2026, Dressed poultry — Specification.

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, methods of sampling and test for dressed poultry. It applies to birds domesticated for human consumption. Note: This Draft East African Standard was also notified under TBT Committee.

Notices on this measure

Every notice about this measure published here, newest first. Each one is the notifying member's own text.

  1. AddendumG/SPS/N/BDI/125/Add.1

    Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda

    DEAS 953: 2024, Dressed poultry — Specification

    Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda would like to inform WTO Members that the Draft East African Standard; DEAS 953: 2024, Dressed poultry — Specification, notified in G/SPS/N/BDI/125, G/SPS/N/KEN/322, G/SPS/N/RWA/118, G/SPS/N/TZA/420, G/SPS/N/UGA/411 was adopted by the East African Community Council of Ministers on 30 June 2026 as EAS 953: 2026, Dressed poultry — Specification.

  2. Regular notificationG/SPS/N/TZA/420

    Tanzania, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, UgandaComment deadline: Closed on 10 March 2025

    DEAS 953: 2024, Dressed poultry — Specification

    This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, methods of sampling and test for dressed poultry. It applies to birds domesticated for human consumption. Note: This Draft East African Standard was also notified under TBT Committee.

Sources

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