G/TBT/N/UGA/1445  
4 October 2021  
(21-7415) 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  
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 dif ferent from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [   ], 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):  Coolant; 
Anti-freezing preparations and prepared de -icing fluids (excl. prepared additives for 
mineral oils or other liquids used for the same  purposes as mineral oils) (HS 3820); 
Refrigerants and antifreezes (ICS 71.100.45)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS 2430:2021, 
Standard Test Method for John Deere Coolant Cavitation Test, First Edition (28 page(s), 
in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard contains a test method commonly 
referred to as the John Deere Cavitation Test. The test method defines a heavy -duty 
diesel engine to evaluate coolant protection as related to cylinder liner pitting caused by 
cavitation.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Quality 
requirements  G/TBT/N/UGA/1445  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
1. ASTM D86 Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products and Liquid Fuels at 
Atmospheric Pressure  
2. ASTM D93 Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky -Martens Closed Cup Tester  
3. ASTM D97 Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum Products  
4. ASTM D130 Test Method for Corrosiveness to Coppe r from Petroleum Products 
by Copper Strip Test  
5. ASTM D235 Specification for Mineral Spirits (Petroleum Spirits) (Hydrocarbon 
Dry Cleaning Solvent)  
6. ASTM D287 Test Method for API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Petroleum 
Products (Hydrometer Method)  
7. ASTM D445 Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque 
Liquids (and Calculation of Dynamic Viscosity)  
8. ASTM D482 Test Method for Ash from Petroleum Products  
9. ASTM D524 Test Method for Ramsbottom Carbon Residue of Petroleum Products  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  December 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Not applicable  
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