G/TBT/N/UGA/1062  
 
8 May 2019  
(19-3149) Page: 1/3 
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):  Open 
shoes; Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS 64); Footwear 
(ICS 61.060)  
5. Title, numbe r of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Footwear — 
Specification for ladies shoes — Part 2: Open shoes, First Edition (25 page(s), in English) 
(25 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and methods of test for ladies’ open shoes. This standard applies to ladies’ open 
shoes of all constructions and all types of materials and designs.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicabl e: Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety; 
Quality requirements; Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. ISO 2585, Leather — Test measurement of thickness  
2. ISO 3376, Leather — Determination of tensile strength and elongation  
3. ISO 3377, Leather — Determination of tearing load  
4. ISO 11640, Leather — Fastness to rubbing  
5. SO 11644, Leather — Determination of adhesion to finish  
6. BS 2782, Method of testing plastics  
7. ISO 105 B02, Textiles — Colour fastness test Part B02: Xenon arc fading l amp 
8. ISO 12947 -2, Textiles — Determination of abrasion resistance by Martindale 
method Part 2: Determination of specimen breakdown  
9. ISO 4045, Leather – Determination of pH  
10. ISO 11644, Leather — Determination of adhesion to finish  G/TBT/N/UGA/1062  
 
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  11. ISO 3380, Leather – Shrinkage  temperature  
12. ISO 2588, Leather — Sampling — Number of items for a gross sample  
13. ISO 4044, Leather — Chemical tests Preparation of chemical test samples  
14. ISO 17072 -1, Leather — Chemical determination of metal content -- Part 1: 
Extractable metals  
15. ISO 20871, Fo otwear -- Test methods for outsoles -- Abrasion resistance  
16. ISO 17075 -1, Leather — Chemical determination of chromium (VI) content in 
leather — Part 1: Colorimetric method  
17. ISO 17075 -2, Leather — Chemical determination of chromium (VI) content in 
leather — Part 2: Chromatographic method  
18. ISO 17233, Leather -- Physical and mechanical tests -- Determination of cold 
crack temperature of surface coatings  
19. ISO 20344, Personal protective equipment -- Test methods for footwear  
20. ISO 15702, Leather -- Tests for colour fa stness -- Colour fastness to machine 
washing  
21. ISO 16177, Footwear -- Resistance to crack initiation and growth -- Belt flex 
method  
22. ISO 15703, Leather -- Tests for colour fastness -- Colour fastness to mild 
washing  
23. ISO 4048 Leather -- Chemical tests -- Deter mination of matter soluble in 
dichloromethane and free fatty acid content  
24. ISO 4047 Leather -- Determination of sulphated total ash and sulphated water -
insoluble ash  
25. ISO 17130 Leather - Physical and mechanical tests - Determination of 
dimensional change  
26. ISO 2420 Leather -- Physical and mechanical tests -- Determination of apparent 
density and mass per unit area  
27. ISO 48 -4 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic -- Determination of hardness -- 
Part 4: Indentation hardness by durometer method (Shore hardness)  
28. ISO 48 -3 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic -- Determination of hardness -- 
Part 3: Dead -load hardness using the very low rubber hardness (VLRH) scale  
29. ISO 48 -2 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic -- Determination of hardness -- 
Part 2: Hardness between 10 IRHD and 100 IRHD  
30. ISO 868 Plastics and ebonite -- Determination of indentation hardness by means 
of a durometer (Shore hardness)  
31. ISO 4684 Leather -- Chemical tests -- Determination of volatile matter  
32. ISO 17489 Leather -- Chemical tests -- Determination of tan c ontent in 
synthetic tanning agents  
33. ISO 3378 Leather -- Physical and mechanical tests -- Determination of 
resistance to grain cracking and grain crack index  
34. ISO 3379   Leather -- Determination of distension and strength of surface (Ball 
burst method)  
35. ISO 17 694 Footwear -- Test methods for uppers and lining -- Flex resistance  
36. ISO 17708 Footwear -- Test methods for whole shoe -- Upper sole adhesion  
37. ISO/TR 20572 Footwear -- Performance requirements for components for 
footwear – Accessories  
38. ISO 2585, Leather — Test measurement of thickness  G/TBT/N/UGA/1062  
 
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  39. BS 2782, Method of testing plastics  
40. ISO 105 B02, Textiles — Colour fastness test Part B02: Xenon arc fading lamp  
41. ISO 12947 -2, Textiles — Determination of abrasion resistance by Martindale 
method Part 2: Determination of specim en breakdown  
42. ISO 2588, Leather — Sampling — Number of items for a gross sample  
43. ISO 4044, Leather — Chemical tests Preparation of chemical test samples  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  June 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon declaration as mandatory by the Minister 
responsible 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/2019/TBT/UGA/19_2713_00_e.pdf