G/TBT/N/UGA/1477  
25 October 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 [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):  Engine 
Coolant; Anti -freezing preparations and prepared de -icing fluids (excl. prepared additives 
for mineral oils or other liquids used for the same purposes as mineral oils) (HS 3820); 
Refrigerants and antifreezes (ICS 71.100.45)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS 2379:2021, 
Standard Specification for Glycol Base Engine Coolant for Automobile and Light -Duty 
Service, First Edition (11 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Stand ard covers the requirements for 
ethylene glycol or propylene glycol base engine coolants used in automobiles or other 
light duty service cooling systems. When concentrates are used at 40 to 70  % 
concentration by volume in water, or when prediluted glycol b ase engine coolants 50 
volume % or higher engine coolant concentrate are used without further dilution, they 
will function effectively to provide protection against freezing, boiling, and corrosion.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urge nt problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Quality requirements  G/TBT/N/UGA/1477  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
1. ASTM D1126 Test Method for Hardness in Water  
2. ASTM D1177 Test Method for Freezing Point of Aqueous Engine Coolants  
3. ASTM D1287 Test Method for pH of Engine Coolants and Antirusts  
4. ASTM D1293 Test Methods for pH of Water  
5. ASTM D1384 Test Method for Corrosion Test for Engine Coolants in Glassware  
6. ASTM D1881 Test Method for Foaming Tendencies  of Engine Coolants in 
Glassware  
7. ASTM D1882 Test Method for Effect of Cooling System Chemical Solutions on 
Organic Finishes for Automotive Vehicles  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  January 2022  
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