G/TBT/N/UGA/607  
 
16 February 2017  
(17-0934) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: En glish 
 
  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):  Onshore oil and gas 
production operations.  Petroleum gases and ot her gaseous hydrocarbons. (HS: 2711), -- 
Natural gas (HS: 271111) . Environmental protection (ICS: 13.020), Environment and 
environmental protection in general (ICS: 13.020.01), Extraction and processing of 
petroleum and natural gas (ICS: 75.020), Natural g as (ICS: 75.060)  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  DUS 1585:2017, 
Environmental protection - Onshore oil  and gas production operations - Requirements.  
(51 pages, in English)   
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard provides requirements for 
environmentally sound practices for onshore oil and gas production operations and is 
applicable to contractors, service providers as well as operators. Facilities within the scope 
of this standard include all production f acilities, including produced water handling 
facilities. Offshore and arctic areas are beyond the scope of this document. Operational 
coverage begins with the design and construction of access roads and well locations, and 
includes reclamation, abandonment , and restoration operations. Gas compression for 
transmission purposes or production operations, such as gas lift, pressure maintenance, or 
enhanced oil recovery (EOR) is included; however, gas processing for liquids recovery is 
not addressed.  
7. Objecti ve and rationale , including the nature of ur gent problems where applicable: 
Protection of human health or safety ; Protection of  animal or plant life or health; Protection 
of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. API Environmental Guidance Document: Onsh ore Solid Waste Management in 
Exploration and Production Operations  
2. API, Guidelines for Commercial Exploration and Production Waste Management 
Facilities  
3. API Bulletin E2, Bulletin on Management of Naturally Occurring Radioactive 
Materials (NORM) in Oil a nd Gas Production  
4. API Bulletin E3, Environmental Guidance Document: Well Abandonment and 
Inactive Well Practices for U.S. Exploration and Production Operations  
5. API Specification 7B -11C, Specification for Internal -Combustion Reciprocating 
Engines for Oil -Field Service  G/TBT/N/UGA/60 7 
 
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  6. API Recommended Practice 7C -11F, Recommended Practice for Installation, 
Maintenance, and Operation of Internal -Combustion Engines  
7. API Recommended Practice 11ER, Recommended Practice for Guarding of Pumping 
Units  
8. API Bulletin 11K, Data Shee t for the Design of Air Exchange Coolers  
9. API Specification 11N, Specification for Lease Automatic Custody Transfer (LACT) 
Equipment  
10. API Specification 12B, Specification for Bolted Tanks for Storage of Production 
Liquids  
11. API Specification 12D, Specificati on for Field Welded Tanks for Storage of 
Production Liquids  
12. API Specification 12F, Specification for Shop Welded Tanks for Storage of 
Production Liquids  
13. API Specification 12J, Specification for Oil and Gas Separators  
14. API Specification 12K, Specification f or Indirect Type Oilfield Heaters  
15. API Specification 12L, Specification for Vertical and Horizontal Emulsion Treaters  
16. API Recommended Practice 12N, Recommended Practice for the Operation, 
Maintenance and Testing of Firebox Flame Arresters  
17. API Specificati on 12P, Specification for Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic Tanks  
18. API Recommended Practice 12R1, Recommended Practice for Setting, 
Maintenance, Inspection, Operation, and Repair of Tanks in Production Service  
19. API Recommended Practice 49, Recommended Practice  for Drilling and Well 
Servicing Operations Involving Hydrogen Sulfide  
20. API Recommended Practice 53, Recommended Practices for Blowout Prevention 
Equipment Systems for Drilling Wells  
21. API Recommended Practice 55, Recommended Practices for Oil and Gas Produc ing 
and Gas Processing Plant Operations Involving Hydrogen Sulfide  
22. API Bulletin 75L, Guidance Document for the Development of a Safety and 
Environmental Management System for Onshore Oil and Natural Gas Production 
Operations and Associated Activities  
23. API Recommended Practice 2350, Overfill Protection for Storage Tanks in 
Petroleum Facilities  
24. API Publication 4663, Remediation of Salt -Affected Soils at Oil and Gas Production 
Facilities  
25. NACE RP 0475 1, Selection of Metallic Materials to be used in All Phas es of Water 
Handling for Injection into Oil -Bearing Formations  
26. NACE Standard MR 0175, Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries Materials for Use 
in H2S -containing Environments in Oil and Gas Production Parts 1, 2 and 3  
9. Proposed date of adoption: June 2017.  
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 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:   
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/UGA/17_0867_00_e.pdf