G/TBT/N/UGA/1358  
5 July 2021  
(21-5319) 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 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):  Handbags, 
whether or not with shoulder strap, including those without handle: (HS 42022); Leather 
products (ICS 59.140.35)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS 2383:2021, 
Ladies' handbags — Specification, Fi rst Edition (18 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies the requirements, test 
methods and sampling of ladies' handbags with a leather or coated outer fabric  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of  urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. ISO 105 -E07, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part E07: Colour fastness to 
spotting: Water  
2. ISO 105 -X16, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part X16: Colour fastness to 
rubbing — Small areas  
3. ISO 3377 -1, Leather — Physical and mechanical tests — Determination of tear 
load — Part 1: Single edge tear  
4. ISO 3377 -2, Leath er — Physical and mechanical tests — Determination of tear 
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  5. ISO 5081, Textiles — Woven fabrics — Determination of breaking strength and 
elongation (Strip method)  
6. ISO 5402 -2, Leather — Determination of flex resistance — Part 2 : Vamp flex 
method  
7. US 629, Leather and fibre board - Measurement of thickness  
8. US ISO 105 -B02, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part B02: Colour fastness 
to artificial light: Xenon arc fading lamp test  
9. US ISO 11640, Leather — Tests for colour fastness  — Colour fastness to cycles of 
to-and-fro rubbing  
10. US ISO 11644, Leather — Test for adhesion of finish  
11. US ISO 3378, Leather — Physical and mechanical tests — Determination of 
resistance to grain cracking and grain crack index  
12. US ISO 3380, Leather — Physical and mechanical tests — Determination of 
shrinkage temperature up to 100°C  
13. US ISO 3801, Textiles — Woven fabrics — Determination of mass per unit length 
and mass per unit area  
14. US ISO 4045, Leather — Chemical tests — Determination of pH and differen ce 
figure  
15. US ISO 4684, Leather — Chemical tests — Determination of volatile matter  
16. BOS 424:2012, Ladies' fashion handbags –Specification  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  December 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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