G/TBT/N/UGA/1294  
13 April 2021  
(21-3054) 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  
Email: 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 abov e:  
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):  
(HS: 4803); Tissue paper (ICS 85.080.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  
DUS DEAS  1048:2021, Medical tissue paper towel — Specification, First Edition 
(17 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifi es the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for medical tissue paper towel supplied in rolls used in medical 
establishments.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Preventi on of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements; 
Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. KS 2665:2017, Medical tissue paper towel — Specification  
2. ISO 186, Paper and board — Sampling to determine average quality  
3. ISO 287, Paper and board — Determination of moisture content of a lot — 
Oven-drying method  
4. ISO 2470 -1, Paper, board and pulps — Measurement of diffuse blue reflectance 
factor — Part 1: Indo or daylight conditions (ISO brightness ) G/TBT/N/UGA/1294  
 
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  5. ISO 6588 -1, Paper, board and pulps — Determination of pH of aqueous extracts 
— Part 1: Cold extraction  
6. ISO 8784 -1, Pulp, paper and board — Microbiological examination — Part 1: 
Enumeration of bacteria and bacterial spores based on disintegration  
7. ISO 11093 -4, Paper and board — Testing of cores — Part 4: Measurement of 
dimensions  
8. ISO 12625 -4, Tissue paper and tissue products — Part 4: Determination of tensile 
strength, stretch at break and tensile energy absorption  
9. ISO 12625 -5, Tissue paper and tissue products — Part 5: Determination of wet 
tensile strength  
10. ISO 12625 -6, Tissue paper and tissue products — Part 6: Determination of 
grammage  
11. ISO 12625 -8, Tissue paper and tissue products — Part 8: Water -absorption time 
and water -absorption capacity, basket -immersion test method  
12. ISO 29681, Paper, board and pulps — Determination of pH of salted water 
extracts  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  June 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon declaration as mandatory by the Minister of 
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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