G/TBT/N/UGA/1482  
25 October 2021  
(21-8068) 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 [   ], 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):  Gasoline, 
Kerosine, Aviation Turbine, Distillate Fuels; Medium oils and preparations, of petroleum 
or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, n.e.s (HS 271019); Liquid fuels (ICS 
75.160.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS 2372:2021, 
Standard Test Method for (Thiol Mercaptan) Sulfur in Gasoline, Kerosine, Aviation Turbine, 
and Distillate Fuels (Potentiometric Method), First Edition (13 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uga nda Standard covers the determination of 
mercaptan sulfur in gasolines, kerosines, aviation turbine fuels, and distillate fuels 
containing from 0.0003  % to 0.01  % by mass  of mercaptan sulfur. Organic sulfur 
compounds such as sulfides, disulfides, and thiop hene, do not interfere. Elemental sulfur 
in amounts less than 0.0005  % by mass   does not interfere. Hydrogen sulfide will interfere 
if not removed, as described in 9.2.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Quality 
requirements  G/TBT/N/UGA/1482  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
1. ASTM D1193 Specification for Reagent Water  
2. ASTM D1250 Guide for Use of the Petroleum Measurement Tables  
3. ASTM D1298 Test Method for Density, Relative Density, or API Gravity of Crude 
Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum Products by Hydrometer Method  
4. ASTM D4052 Test Method for Density, Relative Density, and API Gravity of 
Liquids by Digital Density Meter  
5. ASTM D4057 Practice for Manual Sampling of Petr oleum and Petroleum Products  
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