G/TBT/N/UGA/1324  
18 May 2021  
(21-4159) 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):  Etch 
primers; Paints and varnishes based, incl. enamels and lacquers, on synthetic polymers 
or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non -aqueous 
medium, and solutions of products of headings 3901 to 3913 in volatile  organic solvents, 
containing > 50% solvent by weight (excl. those based on polyesters and acrylic or vinyl 
polymers and solutions of collodion) (HS 320890); Paints and varnishes (ICS 87.040)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified docum ent: DUS 
DEAS  1053:2021, Etch primer (single pack and 2 -pack) — Specification, First Edition 
(19 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda specifies the requirements, sampling and 
test methods, for single pack and two -pack etch pri mers intended for pre -treating metal 
surfaces to improve the adhesion of paint system applied to them.  
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 animal or plant 
life or health; Protection of the environment; Quality requirements; Harmonization; 
Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  G/TBT/N/UGA/1324  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
1. DEAS 1053:2021, Etch primer (single pack and 2 -pack) — Specification, First 
Edition   
2. ASTM F735 -17, Standard Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Transparent 
Plastics and Coatings Using the Oscillating Sand Method  
3. ISO 1514, Paints and varnishes — Standard  panels for testing  
4. ISO 1524, Paints, varnishes and printing ink — Determination of fineness of grind  
5. ISO 2431, Paints and varnishes — Determination of flow time by use of flow cups  
6. ISO 2811, (all parts), Paints and varnishes — Determination of density  
7. ISO 3251, Paints varnishes and plastics — Determination of non -volatile matter 
content  
8. ISO 3856 -6, Paints and varnishes — Determination of "soluble" metal content — 
Part 6: Determination of total chromium content of the liquid portion of the paint 
— Flame ato mic absorption spectrometric method  
9. ISO 4618, Paints and varnishes — Terms and definitions  
10. ISO 6503, Paints and varnishes — Determination of total lead — Flame atomic 
absorption spectrometric method  
11. ISO 9117 -1, Paints and varnishes — Drying tests — Part 1: Determination of 
through -dry state and through -dry tim e 
12. ISO 9227, Corrosion tests in artificial atmospheres — Salt spray tests  
13. ISO 11127 -4, Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and 
related products — Test methods for non -metallic blast -cleaning abrasives — 
Part 4: Assessment of hardness by a glass slide test  
14. ISO 11890 -1, Paints and varnishes — Determination of volatile organic compound 
(VOC) content — Part 1: Difference method  
15. ISO 15528, Paints, varnishes and raw materials for paints and varnishes — 
Sampling  
16. ISO 17132, Paints and  varnishes — T-bend test  
17. KS 1985 -7:2007, Marine paints — Specification — Part 7: Etch primers (single 
pack and two -pack)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  December 2021  
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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