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Burundi,Kenya,Rwanda,Tanzania,UgandaUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force
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DEAS 456: 2023, Organic production – Requirements, Third Edition. Note: This Draft East African Standard was also notified under SPS committee
Uganda issued an addendum on 2 October 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/UGA/1869. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 11 December 2023. Uganda notified adoption on 2 October 2026. No adoption notice yet from Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda or Tanzania. The comment period closed on 9 February 2024.
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The comment period closed on 9 February 2024. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/UGA/1869/Add.1; it can take them up with Uganda.
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DEAS 456:2023, Organic production – Requirements, Third Edition.
The aim of this addendum is to update WTO Members that the Draft East African Standard, DEAS 456:2023, Organic production – Requirements, Third Edition notified in G/TBT/N/BDI/419, G/TBT/N/KEN/1524, G/TBT/N/RWA/954, G/TBT/N/TZA/1054, and G/TBT/N/UGA/1869 was adopted by Uganda on 28 July 2026 as a Uganda Standard, US EAS 456: 2023, Organic production – Requirements, Third Edition. The Standard can be purchased online through the link:
This Draft East African Standard provides requirements for organic production. It covers plant production, animal husbandry, aquaculture, sustainable fisheries, bee-keeping, the harvesting of wild products, and the processing and labeling of the products therefrom. It does not cover procedures for verification such as inspection or certification of products.
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AddendumG/TBT/N/UGA/1869/Add.1
Uganda
DEAS 456:2023, Organic production – Requirements, Third Edition.
The aim of this addendum is to update WTO Members that the Draft East African Standard, DEAS 456:2023, Organic production – Requirements, Third Edition notified in G/TBT/N/BDI/419, G/TBT/N/KEN/1524, G/TBT/N/RWA/954, G/TBT/N/TZA/1054, and G/TBT/N/UGA/1869 was adopted by Uganda on 28 July 2026 as a Uganda Standard, US EAS 456: 2023, Organic production – Requirements, Third Edition. The Standard can be purchased online through the link:
Regular notificationG/TBT/N/TZA/1054
Tanzania, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, UgandaComment deadline: Closed on 9 February 2024
DEAS 456: 2023, Organic production – Requirements, Third Edition. Note: This Draft East African Standard was also notified under SPS committee
This Draft East African Standard provides requirements for organic production. It covers plant production, animal husbandry, aquaculture, sustainable fisheries, bee-keeping, the harvesting of wild products, and the processing and labeling of the products therefrom. It does not cover procedures for verification such as inspection or certification of products.
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