G/TBT/N/UGA/1163  
9 January 2020  
(20-0193) 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):  Gloss 
solvent borne paints; Pain ts and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on 
synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an 
aqueous medium (HS 3209); Paints and varnishes (ICS 87.040)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of th e notified document:  DUS DEAS 936: 
2019, Gloss solvent borne paints for interior and exterior use — Specification, First Edition 
(9 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements, methods of 
sampling and test for  three grades of gloss solvent -borne paints for interior and exterior 
use. This standard does not apply to automotive, road marking and Industrial applications.  
7. Objecti ve 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 requirement s; Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1.  US 334: 2001, Barley grains — Specification  
2.  US 28 EAS  39, Code of practice for Hygiene in the Food and Drink Manufacturing 
Industry  
3.  US EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods - General requirements  
4.  US EAS 900, Cereals and pulses — Sampling  
5.  US EAS 901, Cereals and pulses – Test methods  
6.  US ISO 6561 -1, Vege tables and derived products: -Determination of cadmium 
content -Part 1: Methods using graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry  
7.  US ISO 6633, Fruits, vegetables and derived products — Determination of lead 
content — Flameless atomic absorption spectrom etric method  
8.  US ISO 20483, Cereals and pulses — Determination of the nitrogen content and G/TBT/N/UGA/1163  
 
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  calculation of the crude protein content - Kjeldahl method  
9.  Codex Standard for Sorghum grains CODEX STAN CXS 172 -1989 
10. Official Grain Grading Guide_6.Barley_ Canadian Grain Commission. August 1, 
2018 
11. WFP Technical Specifications for BARLEY GRAIN 24 July 2014  
12. US EAS 2:2017, Maize grains — Specification  
13. US EAS 757:2019, Whole sorghum grains — Specification  
14. US EAS 758:2019, Finger millet grains — Specification  
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/cr nattachments/2020/TBT/UGA/20_0265_00_e.pdf