G/TBT/N/UGA/1098  
8 July 2019  
(19-4525) 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  
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 [  ], 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):  Anionic 
bitumen emulsion; Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bit uminous or oil shale and tar sands; 
asphaltites and asphaltic rocks (HS 2714); Road construction materials (ICS 93.080.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS 
DEAS  982-3:2019, Bitumen and Bituminous binders – Part 3: Anionic bitumen emulsion 
- Specifications, First Edition. (18 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda  Standard specifies requirements and test 
methods of anionic bitumen emulsions suitable for pavement construction.  
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. ASTM D5, Test method for penetration of bituminous materials.  
2. ASTM D113, Test method for ductility of bituminous materials  
3. ASTM D139, Test method for float test for bituminous materials  
4. ASTM D140, Practice for sampling bituminous materials  
5. ASTM D244, Test methods and practices for emulsified asphalts  
6. ASTM D2042, Test method for solubility of asphalt materials in trichloroethylene  
7. ASTM D3910, Practices for design, test ing, and construction of slurry seal  
8. ASTM D6930, Test method for settlement and storage stability of emulsified 
asphalts  
9. ASTM D6933, Test method for oversized particles in emulsified asphalts (sieve 
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  10. ASTM D6935, Test method for determining cement mixi ng of emulsified asphalt  
11. ASTM D6936, Test method for determining demulsibility of emulsified asphalt  
12. ASTM D6997, Test method for distillation of emulsified asphalt  
13. ASTM D7226, Test method for determining the viscosity of emulsified asphalts 
using a rotatio nal paddle viscometer  
14. DEAS 982 – 1, Bitumen and Bituminous binders – Penetration grade bitumen – 
Specifications  
15. ASTM D7553, Standard Test Method for Solubility of Asphalt Materials in N -Propyl 
Bromide  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  March 2020  
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:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/UGA/19_3785_00_e.pdf