G/TBT/N/UGA/1272  
18 December 2020  
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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 [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):  Alcohol 
swabs; Wadding, gauze, bandages and the like, e.g. dressings, adhesive plasters, 
poultices, impregnated or covered with pharmaceutical  substances or put up for retail 
sale for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes (excl. adhesive dressings and 
other articles having an adhesive layer) (HS 300590); Disinfectants and antiseptics (ICS 
11.080.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:  DUS 2287:2020, 
Alcohol swabs — Specification, First Edition (12 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements, sampling 
and methods of test for alcohol swabs (also known  as alcohol prep pad or alcohol pad or 
alcohol disinfection wipe).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection  of human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. Dulong, C., Brett, K., & Argáez, C. (2020). Skin Preparation for Injections: A 
Review of Clinical Effectiveness, Cost -Effectiveness and Guidelines.  
2. KS 2556: 2018, Impregnated Cotton swabs —Specification  
3. US EAS 789: 2013, Instant hand sanitizers — Specification  G/TBT/N/UGA/1272  
 
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  4. US 1692, Determination of bactericidal efficacy of disinfectants/sanitizers  
5. US ISO 2859 -1, Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes —Part 1: 
Sampling s chemes indexed by acceptance quality limit (AQL) for lot -by-lot 
inspection  
6. US ISO 10993 (all parts), Biological evaluation of medical devices  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  February 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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