G/TBT/N/UGA/1168  
9 January 2020  
(20-0254) 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 [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):  Maasai 
Shuka; Textile products a nd articles, for technical uses, specified in Note 7 to this Chapter 
(HS 5911); Textile fabrics (ICS 59.080.30)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS 
DEAS  1016:2019, Textiles — Maasai Shuka — Specification, First Edition. (15 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda standard specifies the 
requirements,  sampling and test methods of Maasai Shuka.  
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; 
Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. ISO 1833 (all parts), Quantitative chemical analysis of mixed fibres  
2. ISO 6330, Domestic washing and drying procedures for textile testing  
3. ISO 3801, Mass per unit area of woven fabrics  
4. ISO 105 -B01, Textiles – Tests for colour fastness – Part B01: Colour fastness to 
light: Daylight  
5. ISO 105 -C10, Textiles – Tests for colour fastness – Part C10: Colour fastness to 
washing with soap or soap and soda  
6. ISO 105 -D01, Colour fastness to dry cleaning using perchloroethylene solvent  
7. ISO 105 -E04, Tests for colour fastness – Part E04: C olour fastness to 
perspiration  
8. ISO 105 -X11, Colourfastness to hot pressing  G/TBT/N/UGA/1168  
 
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  9. ISO 105 -X12, Textiles – Tests for colour fastness – Part X12: Colour fastness to 
rubbing  
10. ISO 12945 -2, Textiles – Determination of the fabric propensity to surface pilling, 
fuzzing or matting – Part 2: Modified Martindale Method  
11. ISO 13934 -1, Textiles – Tensile properties of fabrics – Part 1: Determination of 
maximum force and elongation at maximum force using the strip method  
12. ISO 13936 -1, Textiles – Determination of the slipp age resistance of yarns at a 
seam in woven fabrics – Part 1: Fixed seam opening method  
13. ISO 13937 -2, Textiles – Tear properties of fabrics – Part 2: Determination of 
tear force of trouser shaped specimens (Single tear method)  
14. ISO 14362 -1, Textiles – Methods  for determination of certain aromatic amines 
derived from azo colourants – Part 1: Detection of the use of certain azo 
colourants accessible with and without extracting the fibres  
15. ISO 14362 -3, Textiles – Methods for determination of certain aromatic amine s 
derived from azo colourants – Part 3: Detection of the use of certain azo 
colourants accessible which may release 4 -aminoazobenzene  
16. ISO 16373 -2, Textiles – Dyestuffs – Part 2: General method for determination 
of extractable dyestuffs including allergenic  and carcinogenic dyestuffs (method 
using pyridine -water)  
17. ISO 16373 -3, Textiles – Dyestuffs – Part 3: Method for determination of certain 
carcinogenic dyestuffs (method using trimethylamine/methanol)  
18. ISO 22198, Textiles – Fabrics – Determination of width a nd length  
19. ISO 24153, Random sampling and randomization procedures  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  June 2020  
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/2020/TBT/UGA/20_0313_00_e.pdf