G/TBT/N/UGA/1166  
9 January 2020  
(20-0252) 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):  Dera 
dress; Textile products and articles, for technical uses, specified in Note 7 to this Chapter 
(HS 5911); Texti le fabrics (ICS 59.080.30)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS 
DEAS  1014:2019, Textiles — Dera Dress — Specification, First Edition (13 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda standard specifi es the the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for Dera dress.  
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. ISO 105 -B01, Tex tiles – Tests for colour fastness – Part B01: Colour fastness to 
light: Daylight  
2. ISO 105 -C10, Textiles – Tests for colour fastness – Part C10: Colour fastness to 
washing with soap or soap and soda  
3. ISO 105 -E04, Textiles – Tests for colour fastness – Part E04: Colour fastness to 
perspiration  
4. ISO 105 -X11, Textiles – Tests for colour fastness – Part X11: Colour fastness to 
hot pressing  
5. ISO 105 -X12, Textiles – Tests for colour fastness – Part X12: Colour fastness to 
rubbing  
6. ISO 3071, Textiles – Determinat ion of pH of aqueous extract  
7. ISO 3758, Textiles – Care labelling code using symbols  G/TBT/N/UGA/1166  
 
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  8. ISO 3801, Textiles – Woven fabrics – Determination of mass per unit length and 
mass per unit area  
9. ISO 5077, Textiles – Determination of dimensional change in washing and 
drying 
10. ISO 6330, Textiles – Domestic washing and drying procedures for textile testing  
11. ISO 13934 -1, Textiles – Tensile properties of fabrics – Part 1: Determination of 
maximum force and elongation at maximum force using the strip method  
12. ISO 13935 -1, Textiles  – Seam tensile properties of fabrics and made -up textile 
articles – Part 1: Determination of maximum force using the grab method  
13. ISO 13937 -1, Textiles – Tear properties of fabrics – Part 1: Determination of 
tear force using ballistic pendulum method (Elme ndorf)  
14. ISO 14362 -1, Textiles – Methods for determination of certain aromatic amines 
derived from azo colourants – Part 1: Detection of the use of certain azo 
colourants accessible with and without extracting the fibres  
15. ISO 14362 -3, Textiles – Methods for d etermination of certain aromatic amines 
derived from azo colourants – Part 3: Detection of the use of certain azo 
colourants accessible which may release 4 -aminoazobenzene  
16. ISO 16373 -2, Textiles – Dyestuffs – Part 2: General method for determination 
of extr actable dyestuffs including allergenic and carcinogenic dyestuffs (method 
using pyridine -water)  
17. ISO 16373 -3, Textiles – Dyestuffs – Part 3: Method for determination of certain 
carcinogenic dyestuffs (method using trimethylamine/methanol)  
18. ISO 24153, Random sampling and randomization procedures  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  June 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/2020/TBT/UGA/20_0311_00_e.pdf