G/TBT/N/UGA/1231  
19 October 2020  
(20-7216) 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):  Bedsheets, 
Pillowcases; Toilet paper and similar paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres, 
of a kind used for household or sanitary purposes, in rolls of a width <= 36 cm, or cut to 
size or shape; handkerchiefs, cleansing tissues, towels, tablecloths, serviettes, napkins 
for babies, tampons, bedsheets and similar household, sanitary or hospital articles, 
articles of apparel and clothing accessories, of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or 
webs of cellulose fibres (HS 4818); Texti le fabrics (ICS 59.080.30)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS 359:2020, 
Bed sheets and pillowcases — Specification, Second Edition (14 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifi es requirements for woven 
and knit flat and fitted bed sheets and pillowcases meant for institutional and household 
purposes.  This standard is not applicable to 100% cotton bed sheets and similar products 
used in hospitals.  
7. Objective and rationale, inc luding the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Quality requirements  G/TBT/N/UGA/1231  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
1. ASTM D5431 − 08 (Reapproved 2019), Standard Performance Specification for 
Woven and Knitted Sheeting Products for Institutional and Household Use  
2. DUS ISO 105 -C12, Textiles - Tests for colour fastness — Part C12: Colour 
fastness to industrial laundering  
3. ISO 5077, Textiles — Determination of dimension al change in washing and 
drying  
4. ISO 12945 -1, Textiles — Determination of fabric propensity to surface fuzzing 
and to pilling — Part 1: Pilling box method  
5. ISO 13937 -1, Textiles — Tear properties of fabrics — Part 1: Determination of 
tear force using ballist ic pendulum method (Elmendorf)  
6. ISO 22198, Textiles — Fabrics — Determination of width and length  
7. US ISO 105 -B01, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part B01: Colour 
fastness to light: Daylight  
8. US ISO 105 -E04, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part E04: Colour 
fastness to perspiration  
9. US ISO 105 -X16, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part X12: Colour 
fastness to rubbing  
10. US ISO 1833 (all parts), Textiles — Quantitative chemical analysis  
11. US ISO 3801, Textiles — Woven fabrics — Determination of mass per unit 
length and mass per unit area  
12. US ISO 8498, Woven fabrics — Description of defects — Vocabulary  
13. US ISO 8499, Knitted fabrics — Description of defects — Vocabulary  
14. US ISO 13934 -1, Textiles — Tensile properties of fabrics — Part 1: 
Determination of maximum force and elongation at maximum force using the 
strip method  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  December 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:   
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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