G/TBT/N/UGA/913  
 
20 August 2018  
(18-5256) 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): Sterile 
surgical blades  
Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or 
surgica l instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS 90). Surgical 
instruments and materials (ICS 11.040.30).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DUS 2011:2018, 
Sterile surgical blades - Specification, First Editi on (18 page(s), in English)   
6. Description of content: This Draft Uganda standard specifies the requirements, methods 
of test and sampling of sterile surgical blades.  
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. ASTM A 751 -14a, Standard Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for Chemical 
Analysis of Steel Products  
2. ISO 7740, Instruments for surgery - Scalpels with detachable blades - Fitting 
dimensions  
3. ISO 13402, Surgical and dental hand instruments - Determination of resistance  
against autoclaving, corrosion and thermal exposure  
4. ISO 2859 -1, Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes - Part 1: Sampling 
schemes indexed by acceptance quality limit (AQL) for lot -by-lot inspection  
5. US ISO 6508 -1, Metallic materials - Rockwell ha rdness test - Part 1: Test method  
6. ASTM A240/A240M - 17, Standard Specification for Chromium and Chromium -
Nickel Stainless Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip for Pressure Vessels and for General 
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  7. IS 3319, 1995, Blades, Surgical, Detachable (Bard Parker Type) and Handles - 
Specification (fourth revision)  
8. ISO 11135 (both parts), Sterilization of health care products - Ethylene oxide  
9. ISO 11137 (all parts), Sterilization of health care products - Radiation  
10. ISO 17665 (all parts), Sterilization of healt h care products - Moist heat  
11. ISO 19000:2015, Quality management systems  
9. Proposed date of adoption: December 2018  
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 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/UGA/18_4498_00_e.pdf