G/TBT/N/UGA/1350  
14 June 2021  
(21-4838) Page: 1/3 
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   
Websit e: 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 indi cated 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):  (HS: 62); 
(ICS: 61.020)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS 1970 -
1:2021, Textiles — Garments — Part 1: General requirements (First edition) (16 page(s), 
in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Ug anda Standard specifies general requirements, 
sampling and test methods for garments, whether made of textile, plastic -coated fabric, 
fur or any combination of these materials.   Requirements for specific garments are 
specified in the relevant parts of DUS 1970.  This draft Standard does not apply to personal 
protective wear.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Quality  requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. ISO 105 -C06, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part C06: Colour fastness 
to domestic and commercial laundering  
2. ISO 14362 -1, Textiles — Methods for determination of certain aromatic amines 
derived from azo colorants — Part 1: Detection of the use of c ertain azo 
colorants accessible with and without extracting the fibres  G/TBT/N/UGA/1350  
 
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  3. ISO 14362 -3, Textiles — Methods for determination of certain aromatic amines 
derived from azo colorants — Part 3: Detection of the use of certain azo 
colorants, which may release 4 -aminoazobenzene  
4. ISO 14389, Textiles — Determination of the phthalate content — 
Tetrahydrofuran method  
5. ISO 15797, Textiles — Industrial washing and finishing procedures for testing of 
workwear  
6. ISO 16373 -1, Textiles — Dyestuffs — Part 1: General principles o f testing 
coloured textiles for dyestuff identification  
7. ISO 16373 -2, Textiles — Dyestuffs — Part 2: General method for the 
determination of extractable dyestuffs including allergenic and carcinogenic 
dyestuffs (method using pyridine -water)  
8. ISO 16373 -3, Textiles — Dyestuffs — Part 3: Method for determination of 
certain carcinogenic dyestuffs (method using triethylamine/methanol)  
9. US 426, Labelling and marking of textiles and household textile articles   
10. US EAS 223, Zippers — Specification  
11. US ISO 105-B02, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part B02: Colour 
fastness to artificial light: Xenon arc fading lamp test  
12. US ISO 105 -C10, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part C10: Colour 
fastness to washing with soap or soap and soda  
13. US ISO 105 -E04, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part E04: Colour 
fastness to perspiration  
14. US ISO 105 -X12, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part X12: Colour 
fastness to rubbing  
15. US ISO 1833 (all parts), Textiles — Binary fibre mixtures — Quantitative 
chemical analysis  
16. US ISO 3071, Textiles — Determination of pH of aqueous extract  
17. US ISO 3801, Textiles — Woven fabrics — Determination of mass per unit 
length and mass per unit area  
18. US ISO 5077, Textiles — Determination of dimensional change in washing and 
drying  
19. US ISO 6330, Textiles — Domestic washing and drying procedures for textile 
testing   
20. US ISO 9073 -1, Textiles — Test methods for nonwovens — Part 1: 
Determination of mass per unit area  
21. US ISO 13934 -1, Textiles — Tensile properties of fabrics — Part 1: 
Determination of maximum force and elongation at maximum force using the 
strip method  
22. US ISO 13935, Textiles — Seam tensile properties of fabrics and made -up 
textile articles — Part 1: Determination of maximum force to seam rupture 
using the strip method  
23. DKS 214 -1:2017, Woven interlinings and linings for apparel purposes -
Specification Part 1: Woven interlinings for apparel purposes  
24. DKS 214 -2:2017, Woven interlinings and linings for apparel purposes —
Specification Part 2: Woven linings for apparel purposes  
25. PCTTCS 10:20XX, Garments and textiles — Compulsory requirements  G/TBT/N/UGA/1350  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  September 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon declaration as a mandatory standard by the 
Minister of Trade, Industry & 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:   
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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