G/TBT/N/UGA/1470  
25 October 2021  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UGANDA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Uganda National Bureau of Standards  
Plot 2 -12 ByPass Link, Bweyogerere Industrial and Business Park  
P.O. Box 6329  
Kampala, Uganda  
Tel: +(256) 4 1733 3250/1/2  
Fax: +(256) 4 1428 6123  
E-mail: info@unbs.go.ug  
Website: https://www.unbs.go.ug  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if dif ferent from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Engine 
Coolant; Anti -freezing preparations and prepared de -icing fluids (excl. prepared additives 
for mineral oils or other liquids used for the same purposes as mineral oils) (HS 3820); 
Refrigerants and antifreezes (ICS 71.100.45)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS 2396:2021, 
Standard Specification for Fully -Formulated Glycol Base Engine Coolant for Heavy -Duty 
Engines, First edition (8 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This specification cov ers the requirements for fully -formulated 
glycol base coolants for cooling systems of heavy -duty engines. When concentrates are 
used at 40 to 60  % glycol concentration by volume in water of suitable quality, 
(see Appendix X1), or when prediluted glycol bas e engine coolants (50 volume  % 
minimum) are used without further dilution, they will function effectively during both 
winter and summer to provide protection against corrosion, cavitation, freezing, and 
boiling.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the n ature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Quality 
requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. D1126 Test Method for Hardness in Water  
2. D1293 Test Methods for pH of Water  G/TBT/N/UGA/1470  
 
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  3. D3306 Specification for Glycol Base Engine Coolant for Automobile and Light -
Duty Service  
4. D4327 Test Method for Anions in Water by Suppressed Ion Chromatography  
5. D5828 Test Method for Compatibility of Supplemental Coolant Additives (SCAs) 
and Engine Coolant Concentrates  
6. D7583 Test Method for John Deere Coolant Cavitation Test  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  January 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon declaration as mandatory by the Minister for 
Trade, Industry and Cooperatives  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Uganda National Bureau of Standards  
Plot 2 -12 ByPass Link, Bweyogerere Industrial and Business Park  
P.O. Box 6329  
Kampala, Uganda  
Tel: +(256) 4 1733 3250/1/2  
Fax: +(256) 4 1428 6123  
E-mail: info@unbs.go.ug  
Website: https://www.unbs.go.ug