G/TBT/N/UGA/1366  
17 August 2021  
(21-6255) 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 [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):  
Woodcarving, wood sculpture; Articles of wood, n.e.s (HS 442199); Semi -manufactures 
of timber (ICS 79.080)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS 2425:2021, 
Woodcarving/Sculpture — Specification, First Edition  (18 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements sampling 
and test methods for wood carvings/sculptures made from crafting wood  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems wher e 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety; 
Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. GB 18581:2009, Limits of harmful substances in wood coatings  
2. IS 2338:1967, Code of practice for finishing of wood and wood -based materials  
3. ISO 4470:1981, Sawn timber - Determination of the average moisture content 
of a lot  
4. ISO 13061 -1:2014, Physical and mechanical properties of wood — Test methods 
for small clear wood specimens — Part 1: Determination of moisture content for 
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  5. ISO 6503, Paints and varnishes — Determination of total lead — Flame atomic 
absorption spectrometric method  
6. US EAS 326, Copper/chromium/arsenic composition for the  preservation of 
timber — Specification  
7. US EAS 848, Water -thinned priming paints for wood — Specification  
8. US 575, Polish, paste for floor and wooden furniture — Specification  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  June 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  
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