G/TBT/N/BDI/345, G/TBT/N/KEN/1413  
G/TBT/N/RWA/852, G/TBT/N/TZA/935  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1761  
12 April 2023  
(23-2584) 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:  BURUNDI, KENYA, RWANDA, TANZANIA, 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):  Multiple 
"folded" or cabled yarn containing >= 85% acrylic or modacrylic staple fibres by weight 
(excl. s ewing thread and yarn put up for retail sale) (HS code(s): 550932); Textiles in 
general (ICS code(s): 59.080.01)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 1140: 
2023, Acrylic yarn — Specification, First Edition; (14 page(s),  in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, 
sampling and test methods of acrylic yarn to be used for machine weaving, hand weaving, 
hand knitting and machine knitting.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements; 
Harmonization  
8. Relevant document s:  
1. ISO 2, Textiles — Designation of the direction of twist in yarns and related 
products  
2. ISO 105 -B02, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part B02: Colour fastness to 
artificial light: Xenon arc fading lamp test  G/TBT/N/BDI/345 • G/TBT/N/KEN/1413 • G/TBT/N/RWA/852 • G/TBT/N/TZA/935 • 
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  3. ISO 105 -C10, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part C10: Colour fastness to 
washing with soap or soap and soda  
4. ISO 105 -D02, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness Part D02: Colour fastness to 
rubbing: Organic solvents  
5. ISO 105 -E04, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness Part E04: Colour fa stness to 
perspiration  
6. ISO 105 -X11, Textile — Tests for colour fastness Part X11: Colour fastness to hot 
pressing  
7. ISO 105 -X12, Textile — Tests for colour fastness Part X12: Colour fastness to 
rubbing: Small areas  
8. ISO 1833 -12, Textiles — Quantitative chemic al analysis — Part 12: Mixtures of 
acrylic, certain modacrylics, certain chlorofibres, certain elastane fibres with 
certain other fibres (method using dimethylformamide)  
9. ISO 2060, Textiles — Yarn from packages — Determination of linear density 
(mass per un it length) by the skein method  
10. ISO 2061, Textiles — Determination of twist in yarns — Direct counting method  
11. ISO 2062, Textiles — Yarns from packages — Determination of single -end 
breaking force and elongation at break using constant rate of extension (CRE ) 
tester  
12. ISO 3758, Textiles — Care labelling code using symbols  
13. ISO 14362 -1, Textiles — Test methods for determination of certain aromatic 
amines derived from azo colorants Part 1: Detection of the use of certain azo 
colorants accessible with or without ex tracting the fibres  
14. ISO 14362 -3, Textiles — Test methods for determination of certain aromatic 
amines derived from azo colorants Part 3: Detection of the use of certain 
colorants, which may release 4 -amino azo benzene  
15. ISO 16373 -1, Textiles — Dyestuffs Part  1: General principles of testing coloured 
textiles for dyestuff identification  
16. ISO 16373 -2, Textiles — Dyestuffs — Part 2: General method for the 
determination of extractable dyestuffs including allergenic and carcinogenic 
dyestuffs (method using pyridine -water)  
17. ISO 16373 -3, Textiles — Dyestuffs — Part 3: Method for determination of certain 
carcinogenic dyestuffs (method using triethylamine/methanol)  
18. ISO 16549, Textiles — Unevenness of textile strands — Capacitance method  
19. ISO 17202, Textiles — Determinatio n of twist in single spun yarns — 
Untwist/retwist method  
20. ISO/TR 11827, Textiles — Composition testing -Identification of fibres  
21. KS 496: 2018, Acrylic yarn — Specification  
22. US 2150: 2021, Textiles — Acrylic yarn — Specification  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/BDI/345 • G/TBT/N/KEN/1413 • G/TBT/N/RWA/852 • G/TBT/N/TZA/935 • 
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  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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