G/TBT/N/UGA/1306  
21 April 2021  
(21-3415) 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  
Email: 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 abov e:  
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):  Toilet or 
facial tissue stock, towel or napkin stock and similar paper for household or sanitary 
purposes, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, whether or not creped, crinkled, 
embossed, perforated, surface -coloured, surface -decorated or printe d, in rolls of a width 
> 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 
15 cm in the unfolded state (HS 4803); Tissue paper (ICS 85.080.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS DEAS 
862:2021, Facial tissue paper — Specification, Second Edition (15 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements, sampling 
and test methods for facial tissue paper in sheet form for facial hygiene  
7. Obje ctive and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements; Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. G/TBT/N/UGA/507  
2. ISO 187, Paper board and pulps — Standard atmosphere for conditioning and 
testing and procedure for monitoring the atmosphere and conditioning of 
samples     
3. ISO 287, Paper and board — Determination of moisture content of a lot — 
Oven-drying method    
4. ISO 65 88-1, Paper, board and pulps — Determination of pH of aqueous extracts 
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  5. ISO 11093 -4, Paper and board — Testing of cores — Part 4: Measurement of 
dimensions  
6. ISO 12625 -1, Tissue paper and tissue products — Part 1: General guidance  on 
terms    
7. ISO 12625 -4, Tissue paper and tissue products — Part 4: Determination of 
tensile strength, stretch at break and tensile energy absorption    
8. ISO 12625 -5, Tissue paper and tissue products — Part 5: Determination of wet 
tensile strength    
9. ISO 1262 5-6, Tissue paper and tissue products — Part 6: Determination of 
grammage    
10. ISO 12625 -7, Tissue paper and tissue products — Part 7: Determination of 
optical properties — Measurement of brightness and colour with D65/10 ° 
(outdoor daylight)  
11. ISO 12625 -8, Tissue paper and tissue products — Part 8: Water -absorption time 
and water -capacity, basket immersion test method.    
9. Proposed date of adoption:  June 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon declaration 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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