G/TBT/N/UGA/1495  
3 November 2021  
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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:  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 [   ], 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):  Water, 
Waste water; Waters, incl. natural or artificial mineral waters and aerated waters, not 
containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or flavoured; ice and snow (HS 2201); 
Water of natural resources (ICS 13.060.10)  
5. Title, number o f pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS 2411:2021, 
Standard Test Methods for Chloride Ion in Water, First Edition (17 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard covers the determination of 
chloride ion in wate r, wastewater (Test Method C only), and brines. The following three 
test methods are included: Test Method A (Mercurimetric Titration), Test Method B (Silver 
Nitrate Titration) and Test Method C (Ion -Selective Electrode Method).  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Quality 
requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. ASTM D1066 Practice for Sampling Steam  
2. ASTM D1129 Terminology Relating to Water  
3. ASTM D1193 Specification for Reagent Water  
4. ASTM D2777 Practice for Determination of Precision and Bias of Applicable Test 
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  5. ASTM D3370 Practices for Sampling Water from Flowing Process Streams  
6. ASTM D4127 Terminology Used with Ion -Selective Electrodes  
7. ASTM D5810 Guide for Spiking into Aqueous Samples  
8. ASTM D5847 Practice for Writing Quality Control Specifications for Standard 
Test Methods for Water Analysis  
9. ASTM E200 Practice for Preparation, Standardization, and Storage of Standard  
and Reagent Solutions for Chemical Analysis  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  January 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Not applicable  
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