G/TBT/N/BDI/462, G/TBT/N/KEN/1597  
G/TBT/N/RWA/1009, G/TBT/N/TZA/1116  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1920  
9 April 2024  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  BURUNDI, KENYA, RWANDA, TANZANIA, 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@unb s.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 different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
ESSENTIAL OILS AND RESINOIDS; PERFUMERY, COSMETIC OR TOILET PREPARATIONS 
(HS code(s): 33); Cosmetic s. Toiletries (ICS code(s): 71.100.70); anti -aging skincare 
products; anti -wrinkle skincare products  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 1205 -1: 
2024,Skincare special purpose product — Specification — Part 1: anti -aging , First Edition; 
(18 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, 
sampling and test methods for anti -aging/ antiwrinkle products. This standard does not 
apply to skincare products covered by EAS 786, aromatherapy substances, sun protection 
products and hair creams, lotions and gels.  
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; Quality requirements; 
Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. EAS 346, Labelling of cosmetics — General requirements  
2. EAS 377 (all parts), Cosmetics and cosmetic products  G/TBT/N/BDI/462 • G/TBT/N/KEN/1597 • G/TBT/N/RWA/1009  • G/TBT/N/TZA/1116 • 
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  3. EAS 846, Glossary of terms relating to the cosmetic industry  
4. EAS 847 -1, Cosmetics — Analytical methods — Part 1: Glossary of terms  
5. EAS 847 -16, Cosmetics — Analytical methods — Part 16: Determination of lead, 
mercury and arsenic content  
6. EAS 847 -17, Cosmetics — Analytical methods — Part 17: Determination of pH  
7. EAS 847 -18, Cosmetics — Analytical methods — Part 18: Determination of 
thermal stability  
8. ISO 18416, Cosmetics — Microbiology — Detection of Candida albicans  
9. ISO 21149 , Cosmetics — Microbiology — Enumeration and detection of aerobic 
mesophilic bacteria  
10. ISO 21150, Cosmetics — Microbiology — Detection of Escherichia coli  
11. ISO 22717, Cosmetics — Microbiology — Detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa  
12. ISO 22718, Cosmetics — Micro biology —Detection of Staphylococcus aureus  
13. ISO 24153, Random sampling and randomization procedures  
14. Bhavesh, J., Piyush, A., Deepak, S., & Ashok, D. (2013). Anti -aging Cosmetics. 
Journal of Drug Delivery & Therapeutics, 3(3), 158 -62. 
15. EAS 786: 2013, Skin ca re creams, lotions and gels — Specification  
16. Li, X. (2015, June). Anti -aging cosmetics and its efficacy assessment methods. In 
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering (Vol. 87, No. 1, p. 
012043). IOP Publishing.  
17. Official Journal of the Euro pean Communities N. L26217  
18. Lee, K. T., Lee, S. Y., Jeong, J. H., & Jo, B. K. (2002). New anti -wrinkle cosmetics. 
Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea, 28(1), 71 -79. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
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  
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