G/TBT/N/UGA/699  
 
12 July 2017  
(17-3751) 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 [  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):  Cold rolled low carbon 
steel flat products.  Flat-rolled produ cts of iron or non -alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or 
more, cold -rolled (cold -reduced), not clad, plated or coated. (HS 7209), Flat -rolled 
products of other alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more. (HS 7225). Flat steel products 
and semi -products (ICS 77.140.50).  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  DUS 1633:2017, 
Cold rolled low carbon steel flat products for cold forming — Technical delivery conditions. 
(20 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content:  This Draft U ganda Standard applies to cold rolled uncoated low 
carbon steel flat products in rolled widths equal to or over 600 mm for cold forming, with a 
minimum thickness of 0.35 mm.  
This standard does not apply to cold rolled narrow strip (rolling width < 600 mm)  nor to 
flat cold rolled products in particular the following:  
 cold rolled non -grain oriented magnetic steel sheet and strip;  
 semi-processed steel strip for the construction of magnetic circuits;  
 blackplate in coils;  
 cold rolled flat products in high yie ld strength steels for cold forming;  
 cold rolled uncoated non -alloy mild steel narrow strip for cold forming; and  
 cold rolled low carbon steel flat products for vitreous enamelling.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems wher e applicable: 
Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Quality requirements; 
Prevention of deceptive practices, protection of human safety, and trade promotion.  G/TBT/N/UGA/699  
 
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8. Relevant documents:   
1. EN 606, Bar coding – Transport and handling labels  for steel products.  
2. EN 10049, Measurement of roughness average Ra and peak count RPc on metallic 
flat products  
3. EN10130, Cold rolled low carbon steel flat products for cold forming — Technical 
delivery conditions  
4. WDUS 1790, Measurement of roughness average  Ra and peak count RPc on 
metallic flat products.  
5. ISO 10474, Steel and steel products — Inspection documents  
6. ISO 404, Steel and steel products — General technical delivery requirements  
7. ISO/TS 4949, Steel names based on letter symbols  
8. US 266, Steel — Tensil e testing (Metallic materials — Tensile testing at ambient 
temperatures)  
9. ISO 377, Steel and steel products — Location and preparation of samples and test 
pieces for mechanical testing  
10. US ISO 6929, Steel products — Vocabulary  
11. ISO 10113, Metallic materials — Sheet and strip — Determination of plastic strain 
ratio 
12. ISO 10275, Metallic materials — Sheet and strip — Determination of tensile strain 
hardening exponent  
13. ISO 14284, Steel and iron — Sampling and preparation of samples for the 
determination of chemical composition  
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 fro m: National enquiry point  [X] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnat tachments/2017/TBT/UGA/17_3144_00_e.pdf