G/TBT/N/UGA/1779  
31 May 2023  
(23-3682) 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 different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  PLASTICS 
AND ARTICLES THEREOF (HS code(s): 39); Rubber and plastic industries (ICS code(s): 
83) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS 2671:2023, 
Post-consumer poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) bottle recyclates — Specification, First 
Edition; (12 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda standard sp ecifies requirements, sampling 
and test methods for post -consumer polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recyclates in the 
form of flakes and pellets  
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; Protection of the 
environment; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. ASTM D7486 -14, Standard Test Method For Measurement Of Fines And Dust Particles 
On Plastic Pellets By Wet Analysis  
2. ASTM F2013 -10, Standard Test Method for Determination of Residual Acetaldehyde in 
Polyethylene Terephthalate Bottle Polymer Using an Au tomated Static Head -Space 
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  3. ISO 1133 -2, Plastics — Determination of the melt mass -flow rate (MFR) and melt 
volume -flow rate (MVR) of thermoplastics — Part 2: Method for materials sensitiv e to 
time-temperature history and/or moisture  
4. ISO 1628 -1, Plastics — Determination of the viscosity of polymers in dilute solution 
using capillary viscometers — Part 1: General principles  
5. ISO 1628 -5, Plastics — Determination of the viscosity of polymers in dilute solution 
using capillary viscometers — Part 5: Thermoplastic polyester (TP) homopolymers and 
copolymers  
6. ISO 2859 -1, Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes — Part 1: Sampling 
schemes indexed by acceptance quality limit (AQL) for lot -by-lot inspection  
7. ISO 14782, Plastics — Determination of haze for transparent materials  
8. ISO 12418 -1, Plastics — Post-consumer poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) bottle 
recyclates — Part 1: Designation system and basis for specifications  
9. US  ISO 12418 -2, Plastics — Post-consumer poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) bottle 
recyclates — Part 2: Preparation of test specimens and determination of properties  
10. ISO 15512, Plastics — Determination of water content  
11. ISO 15270, Plastics — Guideline s for the recovery and recycling of plastics waste  
12. DRS 499 -1: 2022, Post -consumer polyethylene terephthalate (PET) containers — 
Specification — Part 1: Food grade PET recyclates, preforms and containers  
13. ISO 472: 2013, Plastics - Vocabulary  
9. Prop osed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification; 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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