G/TBT/N/BDI/190  
G/TBT/N/KEN/1171  
G/TBT/N/RWA/581  
G/TBT/N/TZA/678  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1512  
3 December 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:  BURUNDI, KENYA, RWANDA, TANZANIA, 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@u nbs.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 notificati on shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 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):  Synthetic 
foam baths, shower gels, cream baths, body wash, cream wash, cream shower, bath 
shower, shower shampoo; Organic surface -active products and preparations for washing 
the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing 
soap (HS 340130); Cosmetics. Toiletries (ICS 71.100.70)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 835 -
1:2021, Bath preparations — Specification — Part 1: Synthetic detergent -based f oam 
baths and shower gels, Second Edition (12 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for synthetic foam baths and shower gels. This standard 
covers synthetic d etergent -based foam baths (also referred to as cream baths), shower 
gels (also referred to as body wash, cream wash, cream shower, bath shower, and shower 
shampoo), and other such related products. This standard does not apply to bath salts, 
bath oils, bat h powders, and soap -based bath and shower products. This standard does 
not apply to medicinal products for which therapeutic claims are made.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, label ling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the 
environment; Quality requirements; Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and 
facilitating trade  G/TBT/N/BDI/190, G/TBT/N/KEN/1171, G/TBT/N/RWA/581, G/TBT/N/TZA/678, 
G/TBT/N/UGA/1512  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
1. EAS 346, Labelling of cosmetics — General requirements  
2. EAS 377, (all parts), Cosmetics and cosmetic products  
3. EAS 846, Glossary of terms relating to the cosmetic industry  
4. EAS 847 -16, Cosmetics — Analytical methods — Part 16: Determination of lead, 
mercury and arseni c content  
5. EAS 847 -17, Cosmetics — Analytical methods — Part 17: Determination of pH  
6. EAS 847 -20, Cosmetics — Analytical methods — Part 20: Determination of 
lather volume (foaming power)  
7. ISO 2870, Surface active agents — Detergents — Determination of anionic -
active matter, hydrolysable and non -hydrolysable under acid conditions  
8. ISO 2871 -1, Surface active agents — Detergents — Determination of cationic -
active matter content — Part 1: High -molecular - mass cationic -active matter  
9. ISO 2871 -2, Surface active agents — Detergents — Determination of cationic -
active matter content — Part 2: Cationic -active matter of low molecular mass 
(between 200 and 500)  
10. ISO 18416, Cosmetics — Microbiology — Detection of Candida albicans   
11. ISO 21150, Cosmetics — Microbiology — Detection of Escherichia coli   
12. ISO 22717 Cosmetics — Microbiology — Detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa   
13. ISO 22718, Cosmetics — Microbiology — Detection of Staphylococcus aureus   
14. ISO 24153, Random sampling and randomisation procedures  
15. EAS 835 -1: 2017, Bath p reparations — Part 1: Synthetic detergent -based foam 
baths and shower gels — Specification  
16. KS 767 - 1:2006, Bath preparations — Specification, Part 1 — Foam baths and 
shower gels.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
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  
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