G/TBT/N/UGA/1220  
25 August 2020  
(20-5799) 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):  
Handkerchief; Handkerchiefs, of which no side exceeds 60 cm (excl. knitted or crocheted) 
(HS 6213); Other products of the textile industry (ICS 59.080.99)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  US 1564:2020, 
Textiles — Woven handkerchief — Specification, Second Edition (10 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements, test 
methods and sampling of woven handkerchiefs  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nat ure of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements; 
Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. ASTM D4153 – 14, Standard Performance Specification for Men's, Women's, and 
Children's Woven Handkerchief Fabrics  
2. ISO 105 -B02, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part B02: Colour fastness 
to artificial light: Xenon arc fading lamp test  
3. ISO 105 -C10, Textiles — Tests for  colour fastness — Part C10: Colour fastness 
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  4. ISO 105 -X12, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part X12: Colour fastness 
to rubbing  
5. ISO 16373 -2, Textiles — Dyestuffs — Part 2: General method for the 
determination of extractable dyestuffs including allergenic and carcinogenic 
dyestuffs (method using pyridine -water)  
6. ISO 1833 (all parts),  Textiles — Quantitative chemical analysis  
7. US ISO 13934 -1, Textiles — Tensile properties of fabrics — Part 1: 
Determination of maximum force and elongation at maximum force using the 
strip method  
8. US ISO 13937 -4, Textiles — Tear properties of fabrics — Part 4: Determination 
of tear force of tongue -shaped test specimens (Double tear test)  
9. US ISO 22198,  Textiles — Fabrics — Determination of width and length  
10. US ISO 5077,  Textiles - Determination of dimensional change in washing and 
drying  
11. US 1564:2014, Standard Performance Specification for Men's, Women's, and 
Children's Woven Handkerchief Fabrics  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  December 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon declaration as mandatory by the Minister of 
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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