G/TBT/N/UGA/1671  
4 October 2022  
(22-7468) 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 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):  Sanitary 
towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of 
any material. (HS code(s): 9619); Medical sciences and health care facilities in general 
(ICS code(s): 11.020)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS 2381: 
2022, Reusable menstrual cup — Specification, First Edition; (12 pa ge(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements, sampling 
and test methods for reusable menstrual cups.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety; 
Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. ISO 14362 -1, Textiles — Methods for determination of certain aromatic amines 
derived from azo colorants — Part 1: Detection of the use of certain azo colorants 
accessible with and without extracting the fibres  
2. ISO 14362 -3, Textiles — Methods for determination of certain aromatic amines 
derived from azo colorants — Part 3: Detection of the use of certain azo colorants, 
which may release 4 -aminoazobenzene  G/TBT/N/UGA/1671  
 
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  3. ISO 16373 -1, Textiles — Dyestuffs — Part 1: General principles of testing coloured 
textiles for dyestuff identification  
4. ISO 16373 -2, Textiles — Dyestuffs — Part 2: General method for the 
determination of extractable dyestuffs including allergenic and carcinogenic 
dyestuffs (method using pyridine -water)  
5. ISO 16373 -3, Textiles — Dyestuffs — Part 3: Method for determination of certain 
carcinogenic dyestuffs (method using triethylamine/methanol)  
6. US ISO 2859 -1, Sampling procedures fo r inspection by attributes — Part 1: 
Sampling schemes indexed by acceptance quality limit (AQL) for lot -by-lot 
inspection  
7. US ISO 10993 -1, Biological evaluation of medical devices — Part 1: Evaluation 
and testing within a risk management process  
8. US ISO 1099 3-5, Biological evaluation of medical devices — Part 5: Tests for in 
vitro cytotoxicity  
9. US ISO 10993 -10, Biological evaluation of medical devices — Part 10: Tests for 
skin sensitization  
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 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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