G/TBT/N/BDI/383 , G/TBT/N/KEN/1463  
G/TBT/N/RWA/895 , G/TBT/N/TZA/997  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1800  
26 June 2023 
(23-4357) 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:  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 notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  (HS 
code(s): 380891); (ICS code(s): 71.100.70) Mosquito repellent wipe  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 1119 -3: 
2023, Skin applied mosquito repellents — Specification — Part 3: Wipes, First Edition; (30 
page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East Africa Standard specifies requirements, 
sampl ing and test methods for skin applied mosquito repellent wipes.  
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; Protection of the 
environment; Quality requirements; Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and 
facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. DEAS 1120 -1, Mosquito repellent — Performance test guidelines — Part 1: Skin 
applied  
2. EAS 846, Glossary of terms relating to the cosmetic industry  
3. ISO 139, Textiles — Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing  G/TBT/N/BDI/383 • G/TBT/N/KEN/1463 • G/TBT/N/RWA/895 • G/TBT/N/TZA/997 • 
G/TBT/N/UGA/1800  
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  4. ISO 1833 -1, Textiles — Binary fibre mixtures — Quantitative chemical analysis  
5. ISO 3071, Textiles — Determination of pH of aqueous extract  
6. ISO 9073 -1, Textiles — Test methods for nonwovens — Part 1: Determination of 
mass per unit area  
7. ISO 9073 -18, Textiles — Test methods for nonwovens — Part 18: Determination 
of breaking strength and elongation of nonwov en materials using the grab tensile 
test 
8. ISO 18416, Cosmetics — Microbiology — Detection of Candida albicans  
9. ISO 20743, Textiles — Determination of antibacterial activity of textile products  
10. ISO 21149, Cosmetics — Microbiology — Enumeration and detection o f aerobic 
mesophilic bacteria  
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 2859-1, Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes — Part 1: Sampling 
schemes indexed by acceptance quality limit (AQL) for lot -by-lot inspection  
15. RS 392 -3: 2018, Skin applied mosquito repellents — Specification — Part 3: Wipes  
16. US 2296 -3: 2022, Skin a pplied mosquito repellents — Specification — Part 3: 
Wipes  
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 63 29 
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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