G/TBT/N/UGA/1316  
27 April 2021  
(21-3557) 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  
Email: 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 abov e:  
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):  Bond 
paper; (HS: 480255); Other paper products (ICS 85.080.99)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS 821:2021, 
Bond paper — Specification, Second Edition (10 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Ug anda Standard specifies requirements, sampling 
and test methods for four classes (based on grammage) of general purpose bond paper 
suitable for printing, typewriting and for pen and ink writing and that are supplied in 
sheets or reels.  
7. Objective and ra tionale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. G/TBT/N/UGA/33  
2. ISO 5636 -3, Paper and board — Determination of air permeance (medium range) 
— Part 3: Bendtsen method  
3. ISO 8791 -2, Paper and board — Determination of roughness/smoothness (air leak 
methods) — Part 2: Bendtsen method  
4. US ISO 187, Paper, board and pulps — Standard atmosphere for conditioni ng and 
testing and procedure for monitoring the atmosphere and conditioning of samples  
5. US ISO 536, Paper and board — Determination of grammage  G/TBT/N/UGA/1316  
 
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  6. US ISO 1974, Paper — Determination of tearing resistance (Elmendorf method)  
7. US ISO 2470 -1, Paper, board and pulp s — Measurement of diffuse blue 
reflectance factor — Part 1: Indoor daylight conditions (ISO brightness)  
8. US ISO 2471, Paper and board — Determination of opacity (paper backing) — 
Diffuse reflectance method  
9. US ISO 2758, Paper  – Determination of bursting str ength  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  June 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon declaration as Mandatory by the Minister of 
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  
Email: info@unbs.go.ug  
Website: https://www.unbs.go.ug  
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