G/TBT/N/UGA/1355  
14 June 2021  
(21-4858) 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   
Websit e: 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 indi cated 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):  Boxers; 
(HS: 6107 ); (ICS: 61.020)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS 2139 -1, 
Textiles — Underwear — Part 1: Boxer shorts — Specification (First edition) (14 page(s), 
in English)  
6. Description of content : This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements, sampling 
and test methods for men's and boys' boxer shorts    
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptiv e practices and 
consumer protection; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. US ISO 8498, Woven fabrics — Description of defects — Vocabulary  
2. US ISO 8499, Knitted fabrics — Description of defects — Vocabulary  
3. US ISO 3801, Textiles — Woven fabrics — Determination of mass per unit 
length and mass per unit area  
4. US ISO 13934 -1, Textiles — Tensile properties of fabrics — Part 1: 
Determination of m aximum force and elongation at maximum force using the 
strip method  
5. US ISO 13938 -2, Textiles — Bursting properties of fabrics — Part 2: Pneumatic 
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  6. US ISO 5077, Textiles — Determination of dimensional change in washing and 
drying  
7. ISO 14362 -1, Textiles — Methods for determination of certain aromatic amines 
derived from azo colorants — Part 1: Detection of the use of certain azo 
colorants accessible with and without extracting the fibres  
8. ISO 14362 -3, Textiles — Methods for determination of certain aromatic amines 
derived from azo colorants — Part 3: Detection of the use of certain azo 
colorants, which may release 4 -aminoazobenzene  
9. ISO 16373 -2, Textiles — Dyestuffs — Part 2: General method  for the 
determination of extractable dyestuffs including allergenic and carcinogenic 
dyestuffs (method using pyridine -water)  
10. ISO 16373 -3, Textiles — Dyestuffs — Part 3: Method for determination of 
certain carcinogenic dyestuffs (method using triethylamine/methanol)  
11. ISO 16373 -1, Textiles — Dyestuffs — Part 1: General principles of testing 
coloured textiles for dyestuff identific ation  
12. ISO 105 -B02, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part B02: Colour fastness 
to artificial light: Xenon arc fading lamp test  
13. ISO 105 -C10, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part C10: Colour fastness 
to washing with soap or soap and soda  
14. ISO 1 05-E01, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part E01: Colour fastness 
to water  
15. US ISO 105 -E04, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part E04: Colour 
fastness to perspiration  
16. US ISO 105 -X12, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part X12: Colour 
fastness to rubbing  
17. US ISO 1833 (all parts), Textiles — Quantitative chemical analysis  
18. KS 2743:2017, Men's boxers and boys' boxer shorts — Specification  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  September 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon declaration as a mandatory standard by the 
Minister of Trade, Industry & Cooperatives  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] 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 325 0/1/2 Fax: +(256) 4 1428 6123  
E-mail: info@unbs.go.ug   
Website: https://www.unbs.go.ug  
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