G/TBT/N/UGA/1337  
8 June 2021  
(21-4651) 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):  Articles of 
apparel and clothing accessories, for all purposes, of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber 
and footwear and headgear and parts thereof, and gloves, mittens and mitts) (HS 
401590); Latex and raw rubber (ICS 83.040.10)  
5. Title, nu mber of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS 883 -1: 
2021, Single -use medical examination gloves — Part 1: Specification for gloves made 
from rubber latex or rubber solution, Second Edition (16 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard, DUS 883 -1 specifies requirements 
and methods of test for packaged sterile, or bulked non -sterile, rubber gloves intended 
for use in medical examinations and diagnostic or therapeutic procedures to protect the 
patient and the us er from cross -contamination. It also covers rubber gloves intended for 
use in handling contaminated medical materials and gloves with smooth surfaces or with 
textured surfaces over all or part of the glove.  
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; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. G/TBT/N/UGA/175  
2. ISO 37, Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic — Determination of tensile stress -
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  3. ISO 188, Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic — Accelerated ageing and heat 
resistance tests  
4. ISO 23529, Rubber — General procedures for preparing and conditioning test 
pieces fo r physical test methods  
5. US ISO 2859 -1, Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes — Part 1: 
Sampling schemes indexed by acceptance quality level (AQL) for lot -by-lot 
inspection  
6. US ISO 10993 (all parts), Biological evaluation of medical devices  
7. US ISO  15223, Medical devices — Symbols to be used with medical device 
labels, labelling and information to be supplied.  
8. ISO 11193 -1:2020, Single -use medical examination gloves — Part 1: 
Specification for gloves made from rubber latex or rubber solution  
9. US 833 -1:2011, Single -use medical examination gloves — Part 1: Specification 
for gloves made from rubber latex or rubber solution  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  November 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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