G/TBT/N/UGA/1327  
18 May 2021  
(21-4170) Page: 1/3 
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):  Epoxy 
primer; Paints and varnishes based, incl. enamels and lacquers, on synthetic polymers or 
chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non -aqueous medium, 
and solutions of products of headings 3901 to 3913 in volatile  organic solvents, containing 
> 50% solvent by weight (excl. those based on polyesters and acrylic or vinyl polymers 
and solutions of collodion) (HS 320890); Paints and varnishes (ICS 87.040)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified docum ent: DUS 
DEAS  1051:2021, Two -pack epoxy primer — Specification, First Edition (19 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements, sampling 
and test methods for a two -pack epoxy solvent based primer used f or protection of iron, 
steel and galvanized iron and steel against atmospheric corrosion in an industrial or 
marine environment. It's also used as an anticorrosive primer for decks, deck fittings and 
cargo holds and for use at maintenance and repair or on board maintenance.  
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  G/TBT/N/UGA/1327  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
1. DEAS 1051:2021, Two -pack epoxy primer — Specification  
2. ASTM F735 -17, Standard Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Transparent 
Plastics and Coatings Using the Oscillating Sand Method  
3. ISO 1524, Paints, varnishes and printing ink — Determination of fineness of grind  
4. ISO 2812 -1, Paints and varnishes — Determination of resistance to liquids — 
Part 1: Immersion in liquids other than water  
5. ISO 2813, Paints and varnish es — Determination of specular gloss of non -metallic 
paint films at 20°, 60° and 85°  
6. ISO 2884 -2, Paints and varnishes — Determination of viscosity using rotary 
viscometers — Part 2: Disc or ball viscometer operated at a specified speed  
7. ISO 3251, Paints var nishes and plastics — Determination of non - volatile matter 
content  
8. ISO 3270, Paints and varnishes and their raw materials — Temperatures and 
humidities for conditioning and testing  
9. ISO 3856 -6, Paints and varnishes — Determination of "soluble" metal conten t — 
Part 6: Determination of total chromium content of the liquid portion of the paint 
— Flame atomic absorption spectrometric method  
10. ISO 4618, Paints and varnishes — Terms and definitions  
11. ISO 6503 Paints and varnishes -- Determination of total lead — Flame atomic 
absorption spectrometric method  
12. ISO 6504 -3, Paints and varnishes — Determination of hiding power — Part 3: 
Determination of contrast ratio of light coloured paints at a fixed spreading rate  
13. ISO 9117 -1, Paints and varnishes — Drying tests — Part 1:  Determination of 
through -dry state and through -dry time  
14. ISO 9117 -3, Paints and varnishes — Drying tests — Part 3: Surface -drying test 
using ballotini  
15. ISO 15528, Paints, varnishes and raw materials for paints and varnishes — 
Sampling  
16. ISO 17132, Paints and varnishes — T-bend test  
17. KS 1985 -1:2017, Marine paints — Specification — Part 1: Two -pack epoxy primer 
marine paint  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  December 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon declaration as mandatory by the Minister for 
Trade, Indu stry and Cooperatives.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/UGA/1327  
 
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  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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