G/TBT/N/UGA/1602  
31 May 2022  
(22-4108) 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 [X], 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):  - Parts 
(HS code(s): 830160); Building accessories (ICS code(s): 91.190)  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS 2434:2022, 
Building hardware - Mechanically operated locks and locking plates - Requirements and 
test methods, Second Edition; (70 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Uganda Standard specifie s requirements and test methods 
for durability, strength, security and functionality of mechanically operated locks and their 
locking plates:  
a) for use in doors in buildings;  
b) for use on fire and smoke compartmentation doors fitted with door closing devices, to 
enable such doors to close reliably and thus achieve self -closing in the event of fire; and  
c) for use on locked fire doors to maintain the fire integrity of the door assembly.  
This Uganda Standard covers locks and their locking plates,  which are either 
manufactured and placed on the market in their entirety by one producer or produced by 
more than one producer, or assembled from sub -assemblies produced by more than one 
producer and designed to be used in combination.  
This Uganda Standar d specifies mechanically operated locks and locking systems intended 
for use in different environmental and security conditions, thus necessitating different 
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  This Uganda Standard does not specify Multipoint locks or their locking plates. This 
Uganda Standard specifies the dimensions and properties required for security. 
Assessment of the contribution of the product to the fire resistance of specific fire 
resistance and/or smoke control door set assemblies is beyond the scope of this Uganda 
Standard. 
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:  US ISO 7539 Corrosion of metals and alloys - Stress corrosion 
testing - Part 1: General guidance on testing procedure  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  July 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
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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