G/TBT/N/UGA/686  
 
14 June 2017  
(17-3169) 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  
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):  Biomass stoves . 
Stoves, ranges, grates, cookers (including those with subsidiary boilers for central 
heating), barbecues, braziers, gas -rings, plate warmers and similar non -electric domestic 
appliances, and parts thereof, of iron or steel. (HS 7321). Cooking ranges, working tables, 
ovens and similar appliances (ICS 97.0 40.20).  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  DUS 761:2017, 
Biomass stoves — Requirements. (36 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content:  This draft Uganda Standard specifies the classification, technical 
requirements , performance requirements, safety requirements, test methods and 
inspection procedure of biomass cookstoves. This draft standard is applicable to 
cookstoves using solid biomass in its natural or densified form.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the n ature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of human health or 
safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. DKS 1814 -1:2017, Biomass stoves – Part 1: Performance requirements  
2. GB/T 34021 -2016 Clean biomass cookstove  
3. IS.13152, Solid Bio -mass CHULHA -Specification, Part 1, Portable  
4. Risk Analysis and Safety Evaluation of Household Stoves in Developing Nations 
by Nathan G Johnson . 
5. ISO 18125, Solid biofuels – Determination of calorific v alue 
6. ISO 4224, Ambient air – Determination of carbon monoxide – Non-dispersive 
infrared spectrometric method  
7. ISO 25597, Stationary source emissions – Test method for determining PM2.5 
and PM10 mass in stack gases using cyclone samplers and sample dilution  
8. ISO 9096, Stationary source emissions – Manual determination of mass 
concentration of particulate matter  G/TBT/N/UGA/686  
 
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  9. ISO 12039, Stationary source emissions – Determination of carbon monoxide, 
carbon dioxide and oxygen – Performance characteristics and calibration of 
automated measuring systems  
9. Proposed date of adoption: December 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:   
https://member s.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/UGA/17_2731_00_e.pdf