WTO notification · SPS
Burundi,Kenya,Rwanda,Tanzania,UgandaAdopted, according to its latest notice
Official title
DEAS1272:2025, Quinoa grains — Specification, First Edition
Burundi issued an addendum on 10 November 2026 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/BDI/136. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 23 June 2025. The comment period closed on 22 August 2025.
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Quinoa 'Chenopodium quinoa'; Cereals, pulses and derived products
Latest notice (G/SPS/N/BDI/136/Add.1, 10 November 2026)
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DEAS1272:2025, Quinoa grains — Specification, First Edition
Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda would like to inform WTO Members that the Draft East African Standard; DEAS 1272:2025, Quinoa grains — Specification, First Edition, notified in G/SPS/N/BDI/136, G/SPS/N/KEN/339, G/SPS/N/RWA/129, G/SPS/N/TZA/457, G/SPS/N/UGA/447 was adopted by the East African Community Council of Ministers on 30 June 2026 as EAS 1272:2026, Quinoa grains — Specification, First Edition.
This draft East Africa specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for dried matured quinoa grain (Chenopodium quinoa) intended for human consumption. Note: This Draft Tanzania Standard was also notified under TBT Committee.
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AddendumG/SPS/N/BDI/136/Add.1
Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
DEAS1272:2025, Quinoa grains — Specification, First Edition
Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda would like to inform WTO Members that the Draft East African Standard; DEAS 1272:2025, Quinoa grains — Specification, First Edition, notified in G/SPS/N/BDI/136, G/SPS/N/KEN/339, G/SPS/N/RWA/129, G/SPS/N/TZA/457, G/SPS/N/UGA/447 was adopted by the East African Community Council of Ministers on 30 June 2026 as EAS 1272:2026, Quinoa grains — Specification, First Edition.
Regular notificationG/SPS/N/TZA/457
Tanzania, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, UgandaComment deadline: Closed on 22 August 2025
DEAS1272:2025, Quinoa grains — Specification, First Edition
This draft East Africa specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for dried matured quinoa grain (Chenopodium quinoa) intended for human consumption. Note: This Draft Tanzania Standard was also notified under TBT Committee.
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