G/TBT/N/UGA/1096  
8 July 2019  
(19-4523) 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):  Bitumen, 
Bituminous binders; Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous 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  982-1:2019, Bitumen and Bituminous binders – Part 1:  Penetration grade bitumen 
- Specifications, First Edition. (26 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies the requirements and test 
methods for penetration graded bitumen suitable for pavement construction.  
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; Protection of the 
environment; Quality requ irements; Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and 
facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. ASTM D5, Standard Test Method for Penetration of Bituminous Materials  
2. ASTM D6, Standard Test Method for Loss on Heating of Oil and Asphaltic 
Compounds  
3. ASTM D36 M, Standard test method for softening point of bitumen (ring -and-ball 
apparatus)  
4. ASTM D 70 Standard Test Method for Density of Semi -Solid Asphalt Binder 
(Pycnometer Method)  
5. ASTM D113, Standard Test Method for Ductility of Asphalt Materials  
6. ASTM D2042, Standard Test Method for Solubility of Asphalt Materials in 
Trichloroethylene  
7. ASTM D2171, Standard Test Method for Viscosity of Asphalts by Vacuum Capillary 
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  8. ASTM D92b, Standard test method for flash and fire points by Cleveland open cup 
tester  
9. ASTM D2872, Standard test method for effect of heat and air on a moving film of 
asphalt (rolling thin - film oven test)  
10. ASTM D3289, Standard Test Method for Density of Semi -Solid and Solid Asphalt 
Materials (Nickel Crucible Method)  
11. ASTM D4402M, Standard tes t method for viscosity determination of asphalt at 
elevated temperatures using a rotational viscometer  
12. ASTM D7553, Standard Test Method for Solubility of Asphalt Materials in N -Propyl 
Bromide  
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_3783_00_e.pdf