G/TBT/N/UGA/1099  
8 July 2019  
(19-4526) 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):  Cationic 
bitumen emulsions; Bitumen and asphalt, natural; b ituminous or oil shale and tar sands; 
asphaltites and asphaltic rocks (HS 2714); Road construction materials (ICS 93.080.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS 
DEAS 982-4:2019, Bitumen and Bituminous binders – Part 4: Cationic bitumen 
emulsions - Specifications, First Edition. (18 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements and test 
methods for cationic bitumen emulsions suitable for pavement construction.  
7. Object ive 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; Protection of the 
environment; Quality requiremen ts; Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and 
facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. ASTM D140M, Standard practice for sampling bituminous materials  
2. ASTM D244, Standard test methods and practices for emulsified asphalts  
3. ASTM D5, Test method for  penetration of bituminous materials  
4. ASTM D113, Test method for ductility of bituminous materials  
5. DEAS 982 – 1, Bitumen and Bituminous binders – Penetration grade bitumen – 
Specifications  
6. ASTM D2042, Test method for solubility of asphalt materials in trich loroethylene  
7. ASTM D6930, Test method for settlement and storage stability of emulsified 
asphalts  
8. ASTM D6933, Test method for oversized particles in emulsified asphalts (sieve 
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  9. ASTM D6935, Test method for determining cement mixing of emulsified asphalt  
10. ASTM D6936, Test method for determining demulsibility of emulsified asphalt  
11. ASTM D6997, Test method for distillation of emulsified asphalt  
12. ASTM D7402 Standard Practice for Identifying Cationic Emulsified Asphalts  
13. ASTM D7226, Test method for determining th e viscosity of emulsified asphalts 
using a rotational paddle viscometer  
14. ASTM D7496 Standard Test Method for Viscosity of Emulsified Asphalt by Saybolt 
Furol Viscometer  
15. D7553 Standard Test Method for Solubility of Asphalt Materials in N -Propyl 
Bromide  
16. CD/T/ 153, Civil engineering specifications — Penetration grade bitumen  
17. ASTM D977 Standard specifications for emulsified asphalt  
18. ASTM D2397Standard specification for cationic emulsified asphalt  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  March 2020  
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_3786_00_e.pdf