G/TBT/N/UGA/973  
 
29 October 2018  
(18-6745) 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): Metal 
chairs, revolving metal chairs, tilting metal chairs; - Metal furniture of a kind used in 
offices (HS 940310 ). Furniture (ICS 97.140).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: FDUS 1910 -
2:2018, Furniture - Metal chairs for office purposes - Part 2: Specification for revolving 
and tilting chairs, First Edition (12 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content: This Final Draft Uganda Standard covers the requirements of 
materials, dimensions, construction and finish of revolving and tilting metal chairs for 
office purposes.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of 
human health or safety; Quality requirements; Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers 
and facilitatin g trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. ISO 1520, Paints and varnishes - Cupping test  
2. IS 3499 -2, Furniture: Metal chairs for office purposes - Part 2: Revolving and 
tilting - Specification    
3. ISO 2009, Slotted countersunk flat head screws - Product grade A  
4. ISO 4624, Paints and varnishes - Pull-off test for adhesion  
5. ISO 4950 -1, High yield strength flat steel products - Part 1: General requirements 
(sheets)  
6. US ISO 6361 -1, Wrought aluminium and aluminium alloys - Sheets, strips and 
plates - Part 1: Technical condit ions for inspection and delivery  
7. US ISO 6362 -1, Wrought aluminium and aluminium alloys - Extruded rods/ bars, 
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  8. ISO 6860, Paints and varnishes - Bend test (conical mandrel)  
9. ISO 9692-3:2016,Welding and allied processes - Types of joint preparation - Part 
3: Metal inert gas welding and tungsten inert gas welding of aluminum and its 
alloys  
10. ISO 11503, Paints and varnishes - Determination of resistance to humidity 
(intermittent conden sation)  
11. ISO 12633 -1, Hot -finished structural hollow sections of non -alloy and fine grain 
steels - Part 1: Technical delivery conditions  
12. ISO 15184, Paints and varnishes - Determination of film hardness by pencil test  
13. ISO 16143 -3:2014, Stainless steels for g eneral purposes - Part 3: Wire  
14. ISO 16925, Paints and varnishes - Determination of the resistance of coatings to 
pressure water -jetting  
15. US 1633, Cold rolled low carbon steel flat products for cold forming - Technical 
delivery conditions  
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_5603_00_e.pdf