G/TBT/N/UGA/1262  
7 December 2020  
(20-8792) 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 [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):  Scouring 
powder; Scouring pastes and powders and other scouring preparations, whether or not 
in the form of paper, wadding, felt, nonwovens, cellular plastics or cellular rubber, 
impregnated, coated or covered with such preparations (HS 340540 ); Surface active 
agents (ICS 71.100.40)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS 
DEAS  294:2020, Scouring powder — Specification, Second Edition (18 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard  specifies requirements sampling 
and test methods for household detergent scouring powder.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consume r protection; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements; 
Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  G/TBT/N/UGA/1262  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
1. ISO 862, Surface active agents — Vocabulary  
2. ISO 684, Analysis of soap — Determination of total free alkali  
3. ISO 2271, Surface active agents -- Detergents -- Determination of anionic -active 
matter by manual or mechanical direct two -phase titration procedure  
4. ISO 2268, Surface active agents (non -ionic) — Determination of polyethyl ene 
glycols and non -ionic active matter (adducts) — Weibull method  
5. ISO 685, Analysis of soaps — Determination of total alkali content and total fatty 
matter content  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  March 2021  
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:   
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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