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This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for biofertilizers. (...) Biofertilizers are products containing carrier based (solid or liquid) living microorganisms which are agriculturally useful in terms for instance of nitrogen fixation, phosphorus solubilisation or nutrient mobilization, to increase the productivity of the soil and/or crop. Biofertilizers are most commonly referred to the use of soil microorganisms to increase the availability and uptake of mineral nutrients for plants. Whether the existence of a microorganism increases the growth of plants by making nutrients more available or replacing soil nutrients or increasing plant access to nutrient, as long as the nutrient status of the plant has been enhanced by the microorganisms, the substance that was applied to the plant or soil containing the microorganisms, can be characterized as a biofertilizers. Biofertilizers, known as microbial products, act as nutrient suppliers and soil conditioners that lower agricultural burden and conserve the environment. Good soil condition is imperative to increased crop production, as well as human and/or animal health welfare. Thus, the materials used to sustain good soil condition, are treated as environmental matters.(...) we will do our best to develop better production techniques and to improve the management system for microbial products. Although the effects of biofertilizers are different among nations due to variances in climate and soil conditions, the importance of biofertilizers on environmental conservation in the 21st century must not be ignored. In the same manner, various biotechnologies should be accepted for increasing the biofertilizers effects with concern for the environment.

1.1 This practice covers the preservation of waterborne oil samples from the time of collection to the time of analysis. Information is provided to ensure sample integrity and to avoid contamination and to minimize microbial degradation.
1.2 The practice is for controlled field or laboratory conditions and specifies thorough preparation of equipment and precise operation. Where these details must be compromised in a field emergency, nonstandard simplifications are recommended that will minimize or eliminate consequent errors. (...)

DUS DARS 867: 2022, Dry cowpeas — Specification, First Edition: This African Standard specifies the requirements and methods of sampling and test for dry cowpeas of the varieties (cultivars) grown from Vigna unguiculata (L.) Sync. Vigna sinensis (L.) intended for human consumption. (...)

Materials in contact with food — Requirements for packaging materials: This Draft Uganda Standard provides requirements for food contact surfaces including packaging materials that are intended for that purpose and can be expected to come into contact with food under normal or foreseeable conditions of use. The standard does not include coverings or coatings and substances that are part of the food and may be eaten with it such as sausage skin for which other standards apply.

DUS 773:2022, Plastic carrier bags and flat bags — Specification, Second Edition: This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for plastic carrier bags and flat bags that are made from thermoplastic materials. This standard does not cover primary packaging such as barrier bags.

DUS DARS 463:2022, Pearl millet grains — Specification, First Edition: This Draft Uganda Standard specifies the requirements, methods of sampling and test for whole and decorticated pearl millet of the species Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br. intended for food consumption. This standard also specifies grading requirements for pearl millet grains. (...)

The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (Certification Mark) Regulations, 2021: These regulations contain provisions on certification process, miscellaneous provisions and a schedule of certification mark permit fees.

PCD 342:2022, Occupational safety for onshore oil and gas exploration and production operations — Requirements, First Edition: This Zanzibar National Standard covers occupational safety practices that apply to oil and gas exploration and production operations during drilling, well servicing and work over operations to ensure occupational safety of personnel within the oil and gas sector and/or industry.

PCD 341:2022, Environmental protection — Onshore oil and gas exploration and production operations — Requirements, First Edition: This Zanzibar National Standard provides requirements for environmentally sound practices for onshore oil and gas production operations and is applicable to all industrial players including contractors, sub-contractors, service providers as well as operators. Facilities within the scope of this standard include all production facilities, including produced water handling facilities. Offshore and arctic areas are beyond the scope of this document. (...)

PCD 339 – 2:2022, Methods of sampling and test (physical and chemical) for water and wastewater-Part 2: Mercury, First Edition: This standard prescribes two methods for the determination of mercury in water and wastewater.
a) Cold vapour atomic absorption spectrophotometric method; and
b) Calorimetric dithizone method.