G/TBT/N/UGA/1542  
4 February 2022  
(22-0836) 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):  
Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti -sprouting products and plant -
growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up for retail sale or as 
preparations or articles, e.g. sulphur -treated bands, wicks and candles, and fly -papers 
(HS 3808); Insecticides (ICS 65.100.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS 2296 -
6:2022, Skin applied mosquito repellents — Specification —Part 6: Petroleum jelly, first 
edition (26 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for skin applied mosquito repellents in form of petroleum jelly.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicab le: Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. Product Performance Test Guidelines. OPPTS 810.3700: Insect Repellents to be 
applied to human Skin  
2. DEAS 126: 2021, Petroleum jelly for cosmetic use — Specification  
3. RS 191: 2019, Refined pyrethrum concentrate — Specification  G/TBT/N/UGA/1542  
 
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  4. US ISO 2137, Petroleum products and lubricants — Determination of cone 
penetration of lubric ating greases and petrolatum  
5. US EAS 123, Distilled water — Specification  
6. US EAS 346, Labelling of cosmetics — General requirements  
7. US EAS 377 -2, Cosmetics and cosmetic products — Part 2: List of substances 
which cosmetic products must not contain except su bject to the restrictions laid 
down  
8. US EAS 377 -3, Cosmetics and cosmetic products — Part 3: List of colorants 
allowed in cosmetic products  
9. US EAS 846, Glossary of terms relating to the cosmetic industry  
10. US EAS 847 -16, Cosmetics —Analytical methods —Part 16: Determination of 
heavy metal content  
11. US ISO 24153, Random sampling and randomization procedures  
12. FDUS 2373 -1, Mosquito repellents ― Performance test guidelines ― Part 1: Skin 
applied repellents  
13. US 191:2021, Petroleum jelly — Specification  
9. Prop osed date of adoption:  April 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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