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UgandaIn force, according to its latest notice

Bananas, including plantains; fresh or dried – Uganda

Official title

DUS 998:2021, Plantain (gonja) - Specification, Second Edition

Uganda issued an addendum on 13 November 2025 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/UGA/289. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 1 November 2023. The comment period closed on 31 December 2023.

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At a glance

Products

Fresh or dried plantains; Fruits and derived products; Plantain; Gonja

HS codes
  • 08 · Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons
    • 080310 Fresh or dried plantains
Notifying member
Uganda
Status
In force, 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/UGA/289Latest notice: G/SPS/N/UGA/289/Add.1
Keywords
Food safety, Human health, Adoption/publication/entry into force of reg.

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 31 December 2023
Proposed adoption
To be determined.
Proposed entry into force
To be determined.

What the notification says

Latest notice (⁨G/SPS/N/UGA/289/Add.1⁩, 13 November 2025)

The latest notice says the measure has entered into force.

DUS 998:2021, Plantain (gonja) - Specification, Second Edition

This addendum aims to inform WTO Members that the Draft Uganda Standard DUS 998:2021, Plantain (gonja) - Specification, Second Edition, notified in G/SPS/N/UGA/289, entered into force on 11 July 2025. The Uganda Standard US 998: 2023, Plantain (Gonja) - Specification (2nd Edition), can be purchased online through the link:

This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements for plantain (gonja) (AAB genome) banana grown from Musa spp. (AAA-B) and of family Musaceae

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/UGA/289/Add.1

    DUS 998:2021, Plantain (gonja) - Specification, Second Edition

    This addendum aims to inform WTO Members that the Draft Uganda Standard DUS 998:2021, Plantain (gonja) - Specification, Second Edition, notified in G/SPS/N/UGA/289, entered into force on 11 July 2025. The Uganda Standard US 998: 2023, Plantain (Gonja) - Specification (2nd Edition), can be purchased online through the link:

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)

  2. Regular notificationG/SPS/N/UGA/289

    Comment deadline: Closed on 31 December 2023

    DUS 998:2021, Plantain (gonja) - Specification, Second Edition

    This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements for plantain (gonja) (AAB genome) banana grown from Musa spp. (AAA-B) and of family Musaceae

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document (English) (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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