G/TBT/N/UGA/1332  
28 May 2021  
(21-4442) 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):  
(HS: 4801); Paper products (ICS 85.080)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS 
DEAS  1057:2021, Newsprint — Specification, First edition (15 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda St andard specifies requirements, sampling 
and test methods for newsprint.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Quali ty requirements; Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. ISO 187, Paper, board and pulps — Standard atmosphere for conditioning and 
testing and procedure for monitoring the atmosphere and conditioning of samples  
2. ISO 287, Paper and board — Determination of moisture content of a lot — 
Oven-drying method  
3. ISO 536,  Paper and board — Determination of grammage  
4. ISO 1762, Paper, board, pulps and cellulose nanomaterials — Determination of 
residue (ash content) on ignition at 525°C  G/TBT/N/UGA/1332  
 
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  5. ISO 1924 -2, Paper and board — Determination of tensile properties — Part 2: 
Constant rate  of elongation method (20 mm/min)  
6. ISO 2470 -1, Paper, board and pulps — Measurement of diffuse blue reflectance 
factor — Part 1: Indoor daylight conditions (ISO brightness)  
7. ISO 2471, Paper and Board — Determination of opacity (Paper Backing) — Diffuse 
Reflectance Method    
8. ISO 4046 (all parts), Paper, board, pulps and related terms — Vocabulary  
9. ISO 8791 -2, Paper and board — Determination of roughness/smoothness (air leak 
methods) — Part 2: Bendtsen method  
10. KS 431:2018, Newsprint — Specification  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  July 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon declaration by the Minister of Trade, Industry 
& Cooperatives  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] 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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