G/TBT/N/UGA/1338  
8 June 2021  
(21-4652) Page: 1/2 
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 [X], 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):  Gloves, 
mittens and mitts, of vulcanised rubber (excl. surgical gloves) (HS 401519); Latex and 
raw rubber (ICS 83.040.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS 883 -
2:2021, Single -use medical examination glove s — Part 2: Specification for gloves made 
from poly (vinyl chloride), Second Edition (18 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This part of DUS 883, specifies requirements and test methods 
for packaged sterile, or bulked non -sterile, poly (vinyl  chloride) gloves intended for use 
in medical examinations, and diagnostic or therapeutic procedures, to protect the patient 
and the user from cross -contamination. It also covers poly (vinyl chloride) gloves intended 
for use in handling contaminated medica l materials.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. G/TBT/N/UGA/176  
2. ISO 37, Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic — Determination of tensile stress -
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  3. ISO 188, Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic — Accelerated ageing and heat 
resistance tests  
4. ISO 23529, Rubber — General procedures for preparing  and conditioning test 
pieces for physical test methods  
5. US ISO 2859 -1, Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes — Part 1: 
Sampling schemes indexed by acceptance quality level (AQL) for lot -by-lot 
inspection  
6. US ISO 10993 (all parts), Biological eval uation of medical devices  
7. US ISO 15223, Medical devices — Symbols to be used with medical device 
labels, labelling and information to be supplied.  
8. ISO 11193 -2:2006, Single -use medical examination gloves — Part 2: 
Specification for gloves made from poly (vi nyl chloride)  
9. US 883 -2: 2011, Single -use medical examination gloves — Part 2: Specification 
for gloves made from poly (vinyl chloride)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  November 2021  
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  
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