G/TBT/N/UGA/1097  
8 July 2019  
(19-4524) 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):  Cutback 
bitumen; Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous o r 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  982-2:2019, Bitumen and Bituminous binders – Part 2: Cutback bitumen - 
Specifications, First Edition. (16 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard applies to bituminous materials 
and covers the requirements for cutback bitumen types suitable for road construction and 
similar purpos es. 
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; Qual ity requirements; Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and 
facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. ISO 2592, Petroleum and related products - Determination of flash and fire points 
– Cleveland open cup method  
2. ASTM D92, Standard Test Method for Flash and Fire Points by Cleveland Open 
Cup Tester  
3. ASTM D36M, Standard test method for softening point of bitumen (ring -and-ball 
apparatus)  
4. ASTM D93, Standard test methods for flash -point by Pensky -Martens closed cup 
tester.  
5. ASTM D95, Standard test method for wa ter in petroleum products and bituminous 
materials by distillation.  
6. ASTM D140, Standard practice for sampling bituminous materials.  G/TBT/N/UGA/1097  
 
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  7. ASTM D402, Standard test method for distillation of cutback asphaltic 
(bituminous) products.  
8. ASTM D2170, Standard test metho d for kinematic viscosity of asphalts (bitumen).  
9. ASTM D8, Standard terminology related to materials for roads  
10. ASTM D4402, Standard test method for viscosity determination of asphalt at 
elevated temperatures using a rotational viscometer.  
11. CD T153 2018 - Penetration grade bitumen specifications.  
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.w to.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/UGA/19_3784_00_e.pdf