Distribution date: 05 February 2016 | Final date for Comment: 04 May 2025

Products Covered: ): pencil sharpeners (HS 8214.10); backpacks and briefcases (HS 4202); drawing sets (HS 9017); Ball point pens; felt tipped and other porous -tipped pens and markers; fountain pens, stylograph pens and other pens; duplicating stylos; propelling or sliding pencils (HS 9608); student rubber (HS 4016); child scissors (HS 8214); student glue (HS 3505) and others school items.

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 08 February 2016 | Final date for Comment: 08 April 2016

<p>The draft Import Inspection and Clearance Regulations, 2015 cover goods that are to be accompanied by a certificate of conformity or certificate of road worthiness. It contains provisions on application for import clearance certificate, handling of the application and release of goods without issuance of certificate. The regulations provide for how to handle products bearing Uganda certification mark manufactured outside East African Community. The regulations also contain provisions on how to handle non-conforming goods or motor vehicles, destination inspection and conditions under which goods can be released under seal. </p><p>The regulations contain a schedule of goods exempted from Pre-export Verification of Conformity to Standards and approved specifications (PVOC) and provide for offences and penalties for release, distribution, sales or marketing of a product that does not conform to the requirements of relevant Uganda Standards.</p><p>The regulations contain schedules for fees and charges for import inspection and clearance; and categories of goods subjected to PVOC.</p>

Products Covered: Toys ; Electrical and electronics ; Automotive products and inputs ; Chemical products ; Mechanical materials and gas appliances ; Textile, leather, plastic and rubber ; Furniture( wood and metal articles) ; Paper and stationery ; Protective safety equipment ; Food and food products ; Used products including used motor vehicles

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 08 February 2016 | Final date for Comment: 08 April 2016

<p>The draft Import Inspection and Clearance Regulations, 2015 cover goods that are to be accompanied by a certificate of conformity or certificate of road worthiness. It contains provisions on application for import clearance certificate, handling of the application and release of goods without issuance of certificate. The regulations provide for how to handle products bearing Uganda certification mark manufactured outside East African Community. The regulations also contain provisions on how to handle non-conforming goods or motor vehicles, destination inspection and conditions under which goods can be released under seal. </p><p>The regulations contain a schedule of goods exempted from Pre-export Verification of Conformity to Standards and approved specifications (PVOC) and provide for offences and penalties for release, distribution, sales or marketing of a product that does not conform to the requirements of relevant Uganda Standards.</p><p>The regulations contain schedules for fees and charges for import inspection and clearance; and categories of goods subjected to PVOC.</p>

Products Covered: Toys ; Electrical and electronics ; Automotive products and inputs ; Chemical products ; Mechanical materials and gas appliances ; Textile, leather, plastic and rubber ; Furniture( wood and metal articles) ; Paper and stationery ; Protective safety equipment ; Food and food products ; Used products including used motor vehicles

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 09 February 2016 | Final date for Comment: 29 February 2016

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is clarifying its approach within the National Residue Program's (NRP's) Tier 2 exploratory program when it tests tissue samples collected from livestock and poultry carcasses and detects chemicals that do not have established tolerances or other regulatory levels. This approach applies to potentially hazardous chemicals that are not animal drugs or pesticide chemicals with established tolerances. FSIS also intends to apply this approach to egg products should these products become subject to chemical testing and to products from fish of the order Siluriformes when the final rule to make these species amenable to the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) is fully implemented. FSIS requests comments on the approach discussed in this document, and on how it can further improve its management of environmental contaminants and other chemical hazards in meat and poultry products.

Products Covered: Meat, poultry, egg products, and siluriformes fish

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 09 February 2016 | Final date for Comment: 29 February 2016

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is clarifying its approach within the National Residue Program's (NRP's) Tier 2 exploratory program when it tests tissue samples collected from livestock and poultry carcasses and detects chemicals that do not have established tolerances or other regulatory levels. This approach applies to potentially hazardous chemicals that are not animal drugs or pesticide chemicals with established tolerances. FSIS also intends to apply this approach to egg products should these products become subject to chemical testing and to products from fish of the order Siluriformes when the final rule to make these species amenable to the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) is fully implemented. FSIS requests comments on the approach discussed in this document, and on how it can further improve its management of environmental contaminants and other chemical hazards in meat and poultry products.

Products Covered: Meat, poultry, egg products, and siluriformes fish

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 09 February 2016 | Final date for Comment: 04 May 2025

Products Covered: Medicaments (HS 30.04) ;

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 09 February 2016 | Final date for Comment: 04 May 2025

Products Covered: Medicaments (HS 30.04) ;

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 09 February 2016 | Final date for Comment: 04 May 2025

Products Covered: Pharmaceutical products (heading 30) ;

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 09 February 2016 | Final date for Comment: 04 May 2025

Products Covered: Pharmaceutical products (heading 30) ;

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 09 February 2016 | Final date for Comment: 04 May 2025

The notified text establishes the conformity control methods and techniques to be employed at the borders on imported primary products, food products and animal feed. Controls on imported goods must be performed prior to customs clearance on the basis of documents submitted by the importer or his authorized representative. Border controls on imported goods involve: 1) documentation checks; 2) identity checks; and 3) physical checks. The notified text details the control procedures. Where goods are refused clearance, the importer or his duly authorized representative may submit a reasoned appeal within eight days of the date of notification of refusal of clearance. The importer or his representative may remove the goods before obtaining the results of the analyses. The importer is responsible for storing the goods, secured by an official customs seal, at premises approved by the National Office for Food Safety (ONSSA) while awaiting the results of the analyses.

Products Covered: Live animals and animal products, plants and plant products and all food products and animal feed, additives, agricultural inputs, pesticides, and veterinary drugs and products.

Regulation Type: Regular notification