G/TBT/N/UGA/1054  
 
23 April 2019  
(19-2640) 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  
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 [   ], 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):  Sewing 
thread of man -made staple fibres, whether or not put up for retail sale (HS 5508); Yarns 
(ICS 59.080.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS 948 -1, 
Textiles — Sewing threads — Part 1: Sewing threads made wholly or partly from synthetic 
fibres — Specification, Second Edition (14 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content : This draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements for sewing 
threads made wholly or partly from synthetic fibres. This Part 1 applies to sewing threads 
made from the following fibres and combinations thereof: continuous filament polyester; 
staple fibre p olyester; air -jet (Loop) textured polyester; false twist (Crimp)  textured 
polyester; continuous filament nylon6.6 ; polyester and cotton core  spun (continuous 
filament polyester core, cotton sheath); polyester and polyester core spun  (continuous 
filament po lyester core, polyester sheath); and polyester and cotton  component plied.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Qu ality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. ISO 105 -B03, Textiles —Tests for colour fastness — Part B03: Colour fastness to 
weathering: Outdoor exposure  
2. ISO 6741 -1, Textiles — Fibres and yarns — Determination of commercial mass of 
consignments — Part 1: Mass determination and calculations  
3. ISO 6939, Textiles —Yarns from packages — Method of test for breaking strength 
of yarn by the skein method  
4. US EAS 247 Method for determination of colour fastness of textiles to peroxide 
washing (sodium perborate)  
5. US ISO 105-B02, Textiles — Colour fastness, Part B02: Determination of colour 
fastness to artificial light: Xenon arc fading lamp test  G/TBT/N/UGA/1054  
 
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  6. US ISO 105 -C10, Textiles — Colour fastness Part C10: Colour fastness to washing 
with soap or soap with soda  
7. US ISO 105 -D01, Text iles — Tests for colour fastness — Part D01: Colour fastness 
to dry cleaning using perchloroethylene solvent  
8. US ISO 105 - E04, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part: E04 Colour fastness 
to perspiration  
9. US ISO 1833 (all parts), Textiles — Binary fibre mixtures — Quantitative chemical 
analysis  
10. US ISO 2060, Textiles — Yarn from packages — Determination of linear density 
(mass per unit length) by the skein method  
11. US 948 -1:2011, Textiles — Sewing threads — Part 1: Sewing threads made wholly 
or partly from s ynthetic fibres — Specification  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  December 2019  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon declaration as mandatory by the Minister 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_2234_00_e.pdf