G/TBT/N/BDI/344/Rev.1 
G/TBT/N/KEN/1412/Rev.1  
G/TBT/N/RWA/851/Rev.1 
G/TBT/N/TZA/934/Rev.1  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1760/Rev.1  
5 December 2023  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member:  BURUNDI, KENYA, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 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 [  ], 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):  ARTICLES 
OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES, NOT KNITTED OR CROCHETED (HS code(s): 
62); Clothes (ICS code(s): 61.020)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 1141 -
1:2023, Textile garments — Specification — Part 1: General req uirements, First Edition; 
(12 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African standard specifies requirements, test 
methods and labelling for garments made from any textile fibre and their blends. This 
standard is only intended to be used, not on a stand -alone basis, but in line with other 
standards containing specific requirements for garment performance. This draft standard 
does not apply to personal protective wear.  
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; 
Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade; Cost sa ving and 
productivity enhancement   G/TBT/N/BDI/344/Rev.1 • G/TBT/N/KEN/1412/Rev.1 • G/TBT/N/RWA/851/Rev.1 • 
G/TBT/N/TZA/934/Rev.1 • G/TBT/N/UGA/1760/Rev.1  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
1. EAS 223, Zippers — Specification  
2. ISO 105 -B01, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part B01: Colour fastness to 
light: Daylight  
3. ISO 105 -B02, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part B02: Colour fastness to 
artificial light: Xenon arc fading lamp test  
4. ISO 105 -C10, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part C10: Colour fastness to 
washing with soap or soap and soda  
5. ISO 105 -E04, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part E04: Colour fastness to 
perspiration  
6. ISO 105 -X12, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part X12: Colour fastness to 
rubbing  
7. ISO 1833 (all parts), Textiles — Binary fibre mixtures — Quantitative chemical 
analysis  
8. ISO 2859 -1, Sampling procedures for inspection by attr ibutes — Part 1: Sampling 
schemes indexed by acceptance quality limit (AQL) for lot -by-lot inspection  
9. ISO 3071, Textiles — Determination of pH of aqueous extract  
10. ISO 3801, Textiles — Woven fabrics — Determination of mass per unit length and 
mass per unit a rea 
11. ISO 8498, Woven fabrics — Description of defects — Vocabulary  
12. ISO 8499, Knitted fabrics — Description of defects — Vocabulary  
13. ISO 8559 -2, Size designation of clothes — Part 2: Primary and secondary 
dimension indicators  
14. ISO 9073 -1, Textiles — Test metho ds for nonwovens — Part 1: Determination of 
mass per unit area  
15. DEAS 1141 -1: 2023  
16. 2 © EAC 2023 – All rights reserved  
17. ISO 9227, Corrosion tests in artificial atmospheres — Salt spray tests  
18. ISO 14184 -2, Textiles — Determination of formaldehyde — Part 2: Relea sed 
formaldehyde (vapour absorption method)  
19. 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  
20. ISO 14362 -1, Textiles — Test methods for determination of certain aromatic 
amines derived from azo colorants Part 1: Detection of the use of certain azo 
colorants accessible with or without extracting the fibres  
21. ISO 14362 -3, Textiles — Methods for determinat ion of certain aromatic amines 
derived from azo colorants — Part 3: Detection of the use of certain azo colorants, 
which may release 4 -aminoazobenzene  
22. ISO 14389, Textiles — Determination of the phthalate content — Tetrahydrofuran 
method  
23. ISO 16373 -1, Textil es — Dyestuffs — Part 1: General principles of testing coloured 
textiles for dyestuff identification  
24. ISO 16373 -2, Textiles — Dyestuffs — Part 2: General method for the 
determination of extractable dyestuffs including allergenic and carcinogenic 
dyestuffs ( method using pyridine -water)  G/TBT/N/BDI/344/Rev.1 • G/TBT/N/KEN/1412/Rev.1 • G/TBT/N/RWA/851/Rev.1 • 
G/TBT/N/TZA/934/Rev.1 • G/TBT/N/UGA/1760/Rev.1  
 
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  25. ISO 16373 -3, Textiles — Dyestuffs — Part 3: Method for determination of certain 
carcinogenic dyestuffs (method using triethylamine/methanol)  
26. US 1970 -1: 2021, Textile garments — Specification — Part 1: General 
requirements  
27. KS 10 62:2017, infant outer wear — Specification  
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 or fax 
numbers  and email and website address es, 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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