G/TBT/N/UGA/920  
 
5 September 2018  
(18-5563) 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): Engine oil; 
Lubricating preparations (including cutting -oil preparations, bolt or nut release 
preparations, anti -rust or anti -corrosion preparations and mould release preparations, 
based on lubricants) and preparations of a kind used for the oil or grease treatment of 
textile materials, leather, furskins or other materials, but excluding preparations 
containing, as ba sic constituents, 70% or more by weight of petroleum oils or of oils 
obtained from bituminous minerals. (HS 3403). Lubricants, industrial oils and related 
products (ICS 75.100).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DUS 249 -5:2018, 
Engine Oils - Performance Classification - Part 5: Specification for Internal Combustion 
engine oils used in two - stroke cycle motorcycle gasoline engines and associated drive 
trains. (18 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content: This Draft  Uganda standard specifies requirements and test 
methods for motorcycle engine oils for two -stroke cycle spark ignition gasoline engines 
that employ a crankcase scavenging system and are used in transportation and leisure 
applications. This Standard specif ies the performance classification of two -stroke cycle 
gasoline engine oils based on the API classification, JASO and ISO classifications.  
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  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. US ISO 2719, Determination of flash point -- Pensky -Martens closed cup method  
2. DUS ISO 3104, Petroleum products -- Transparent and opaque liquids -- 
Determination of kinematic viscosity and calculation of dynamic viscosity  
3. DUS ISO 3987, Petroleum products - Lubricating oils and additives - Determination 
of sulfated ash  
4. DUS ISO 13738 -2011 Lubricants, industrial oils and related products (class L) -- G/TBT/N/UGA/920  
 
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  Family E (Internal combustion engine oils) -- Specifications for two -stroke -cycle 
gasoline engine oils (categories EGB, EGC and EGD)  
5. DUS 2053, Stan dard test method for the determination of homogeneity and 
miscibility in automotive engine oils  
6. US 249 -1, Engine Oil - Performance Classification - Part 1 - General  
7. JASO M340, Two -stroke -cycle gasoline engine - engine oils - lubricity test  
8. JASO M341 Two-stroke -cycle gasoline engine - Engine oils - Detergency test  
9. JASO M342, Two -stroke cycle gasoline engine - Engine oils -Smoke test  
10. JASO M343, Two -stroke -cycle gasoline engine - engine oils - Exhaust blocking 
system test  
11. JIS K 2283, Crude Petroleum and Petroleum Products - Determination of Kinematic 
Viscosity and Calculation of Viscosity Index from Kinematic Viscosity  
9. Proposed date of adoption: December 2018  
Proposed date of entry into force: Upon declaration as mandatory by the Minister for 
Trade, I ndustry 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:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/UGA/18_4766_00_e.pdf