G/TBT/N/UGA/1092  
 
18 June 2019  
(19-4151) 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 [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):  
Polyethylene Film, Polyethylene Sheeting; - Of polymers of ethylene (HS 392010); 
Packaging materials and acces sories (ICS 55.040), Films and sheets (ICS 83.140.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS 1890:2019, 
Specification for Polyethylene Film and Sheeting, First Edition (16 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard covers the classification of 
polyethylene film and sheeting from 0.03 mm - 0.3 mm in thickness, inclusive. The film 
or sheeting may contain additives for the improvement of the surface properties, 
pigments, or stabilizers, or co mbinations thereof. It allows for the use of recycled 
polyethylene film or resin as feedstock, in whole or in part, as long as all the 
requirements as governed by the producer and end user are also met.  
 
This Draft Standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, 
associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish 
appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory 
limitations prior to use.  
7. Objective and ra tionale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the 
environment; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. ISO 291, Plastics — Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing  
2. ISO 527 -3, Plastics — Determination of tensile properties — Part 3: Test 
conditions for films and sheets  
3. ISO 1183 -1, Plastics — Methods for determining the density o f non-cellular 
plastics — Part 1: Immersion method, liquid pycnometer method and titration 
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  4. ISO 1183 -2, Plastics — Methods for determining the density of non -cellular 
plastics — Part 2: Density gradient column method  
5. ISO 472, Plastics — Vocabulary  
6. ISO 13468 -1, Plastics — Determination of the total luminous transmittance of 
transparent materials — Part 1: Single -beam instrument  
7. ISO 7229, Rubber - or plastics -coated fabrics — Measurement of gas 
permeability  
8. ISO 7765 -1, Plastics film and sheeting — Determ ination of impact resistance by 
the free -falling dart method — Part 1: Staircase methods  
9. ISO 7765 -2, Plastics film and sheeting — Determination of impact resistance by 
the free -falling dart method — Part 2: Instrumented puncture test  
10. ISO 8295, Plastics — Film and sheeting — Determination of the coefficients of 
friction  
11. ISO 6383 -1, Plastics — Film and sheeting — Determination of tear resistance — 
Part 1: Trouser tear method  
12. ISO 6383 -2, Plastics — Film and sheeting — Determination of tear resistance — 
Part 2 : Elmendorf method  
13. DUS 1892, Test method for specular gloss of plastic films and solid plastics  
14. ISO 4591, Plastics — Film and sheeting — Determination of average thickness 
of a sample, and average thickness and yield of a roll, by gravimetric techniques 
(gravimetric thickness)  
15. ISO 293, Plastics — Compression moulding of test specimens of thermoplastic 
materials  
16. ISO 4593, Plastics — Film and sheeting — Determination of thickness by 
mechanical scanning  
17. ISO 2528, Sheet materials — Determination of water vapour  transmission rate 
(WVTR) — Gravimetric (dish) method  
18. ISO 15106 -2, Plastics — Film and sheeting — Determination of water vapour 
transmission rate — Part 2: Infrared detection sensor method  
19. ASTM D2103 -15, Specification for Polyethylene Film and Sheeting  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  November 2019  
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_3492_00_e.pdf