G/TBT/N/BDI/342 , G/TBT/N/KEN/1405  
G/TBT/N/RWA/849 , G/TBT/N/TZA/928  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1757  
9 March 2023  
(23-1756) 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:  BURUNDI, KENYA, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Uganda National Bureau of Standards  
Plot 2 -12 ByPass Link, Bweyogerere Industrial and Business Park  
P.O. Box 6329  
Kampala, Uganda  
Tel: +(256) 4 1733 3250/1/2  
Fax: +(256) 4 1428 6123  
E-mail: info@u nbs.go.ug  
Website: https://www.unbs.go.ug  
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 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Kraft 
paper, creped or crinkled, whether or not embossed or perforated, in rolls of a width > 
36 cm  or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 
cm in the unfolded state (HS code(s): 480840); Paper products in general (ICS code(s): 
85.080.01)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 86 8: 
2023, Natural and extensible sack kraft paper — Specification, Second Edition; (12 
page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, 
sampling and test methods for natural and extensible sack Kraft paper.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Quality requirements; Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and 
facilitating trade  G/TBT/N/BDI/342, G/TBT/N/KEN/1405, G/TBT/N/RWA/849, G/TBT/N/TZA/928, 
G/TBT/N/UGA/1757  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
1. ISO 186, Paper and board – Sampling to determine average quality  
2. ISO 187, Paper board and pulps — Standard atmosphere for conditioning and 
testing and procedure for monitoring the atmosphere and conditioning of samples  
3. ISO 216, Writing paper and certain classes of printed matter — Trimmed sizes — 
A and B series, and indication of machine direction  
4. ISO 287; Paper and board — Determination of moisture content of a lot — Oven-
drying method  
5. ISO 535; Paper and board — Determination of water absorptiveness — Cobb 
method  
6. ISO 536; Paper and board — Determination of grammage  
7. ISO 1924 -3, Paper and board — Determination of tensile properties —- Part 3: 
Constant rate of elongation method (100 mm/min)  
8. ISO 2758, Paper — Determination of bursting strength  
9. ISO 5636; Paper and board — Determination of air permeance (medium range)  
10. ISO 6588 -1, Paper, board and pulps — Determination of pH of aqueous extracts 
— Part 1: Cold extraction  
11. ISO 6590 -1, Packaging — Sacks  — Vocabulary and types — Part 1: Paper sacks  
12. EAS 868:2017, Natural and extensible sack Kraft paper — Specification  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
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:   
Uganda National Bureau of Standards  
Plot 2 -12 ByPass Link, Bweyogerere Industrial and Business Park  
P.O. Box 6329  
Kampala, Uganda  
Tel: +(256) 4 1733 3250/1/2  
Fax: +(256) 4 1428 6123  
E-mail: info@unbs.go.ug  
Website: https://ww w.unbs.go.ug  
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