G/TBT/N/UGA/1089  
 
3 June 2019  
(19-3741) 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  
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 different 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):  Liquefied 
Petroleum Gases, LPG; Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons (HS 2711); 
Liquid fuels (ICS 75.160 .20), Gaseous fuels (ICS 75.160.30)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS 971:2019, 
Liquefied Petroleum Gases (LPG) — Specification, Second Edition. (14 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Uganda standard prescribes the requirements and 
methods of sampling and test for those products commonly referred to as liquefied 
petroleum gases, consisting of commercial propane, commercial butane, and commercial 
propane butane mixture.  This specification is ap plicable to products intended for use as 
domestic, commercial and industrial heating.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer pro tection; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. G/TBT/N/UGA/415  
2. DUS ISO 3993, Liquefied petroleum gas and light hydrocarbons - Determination 
of density or relative density – Pressure hydrometer method  
3. DUS ISO 4256, Liquefied petroleum gases – Determination of vapour pressure - 
LPG method.  
4. DUS ISO 4257, Liquefied petroleum gases - Method of sampling  
5. DUS ISO 4259, Petroleum products - Determination and application of precision 
data in relation to methods of test  
6. DUS ISO 4266, Petroleum products and hydrocarbons - Determination of 
sulphur content - Wickbold combustion method  
7. DUS ISO 6251, Liquefied petroleum gases – Corrosiveness to copper - Copper 
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  8. DUS ISO 7941, Commercial propane and butane – Analysis b y gas 
chromatography  
9. DUS ISO 8819, Liquefied petroleum gases - Detection of hydrogen sulphide - 
Lead acetate method  
10. DUS ISO 8973, Liquefied petroleum gases  - Calculation method for density and 
vapour pressure  
11. DUS ISO 13758, Liquefied petroleum gases  - Assessment of the dryness of 
propane  - Valve freeze method  
12. DUS ISO7225, Gas cylinders -Precautionary labels  
13. DUS ISO 13758, Liquefied petroleum gases  - Assessment of the dryness of 
propane  - Valve freeze method  
14. DUS ISO 13757, Liquefied petroleum gases  - Determination of oily residues  - 
High-temperature method  
15. DUS 2147:2019, Standard Test Method for Determination of Ethyl Mercaptan in 
LP-Gas Vapour  
16. DUS 2148:2019, Standard test method for determination of total volatile 
sulphur in gaseous hydrocarbons and lique fied petroleum gases by ultraviolet 
fluorescence  
17. ISO 9162: 1989, Petroleum products – Fuels (Class F) – Liquefied petroleum 
gases - Specifications  
18. ISO 8216 -3: 1987, Petroleum products - Fuels (class F) - Classification - Part 3: 
Family L (Liquefied petrole um gases)  
ASTM D1835 – 11, Standard specifications for liquefied petroleum (LP) Gases  
19. ISO 9162:2013 Petroleum products  - Fuels (class F)  - Liquefied petroleum 
gases  - Specifications  
20. SANS 1774, Liquefied petroleum gases  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  December 2019  
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:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/UGA/19_3183_00_e.pdf