G/TBT/N/UGA/518  
 
28 September 2015  
(15-4994)  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 telephon e 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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Pneumatic tyres for 
light trucks. New pneumatic tyres, of rubber (HS: 4011). Road vehicle tyres (ICS: 83.160.10) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DUS EAS 
359:2004, Pneumatic Tyres for Light Trucks – Specification (38 pages, in English) 
6. Description of content: This draft Uganda Standard specifies tyre dimensions, 
designation, marking requirements and load ratings. It also gives laboratory test requirements for bead unseating, strength and endurance performance for light truck 
tyres. This East African Standard also specifies sampling methods and disposition of non-
conforming tyres.  
The Standard applies to all pneumatic light truck tyres with both "tube type and tubeless" 
of radial and bias constructions. It does not apply to any tyre that has been reconditioned 
or altered so as to render it impossible for use or repaired for use as part of motor vehicle equipment. For the purposes of this Standard, light truck tyre is considered to be a tyre for commercial and light truck vans with carrying capacity of up to 1 – 5 tons, ply rating from 
6 – 14, rim size form 10" – 17.5" and load index from 81 – 144 (for radial tyres having 
description suffix "C"). 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Prevention of deceptive practices, pr otection of human safety, and trade 
promotion.  
8. Relevant documents:  
1. EAS 359:2004, Pneumatic Tyres for Light Trucks – Specification 
2. BS AU 50-1.2.1a:1995, Tyres and Wheels – Specification for Metric Series Tyres – 
Commercial Vehicle Tyres 
3. ISO 4209-1:2001, Truck and Bus Tyres and Rims (Metric Series) – Part 1: Tyres 
4. ISO 10454, Truck and Bus Tyres – Verifyin g Tyre Capabilities – Laboratory Test 
Methods 
5. ETRTO Standard Manual: 2001, Standards for Tyres/Rims/Valves for Ground 
Vehicles – The European tyre and rim technical organization (E.T.R.T.O.) 
6. ETRTO Engineering Design Information: 2001, The European Tyre and Rim Technical G/TBT/N/UGA/518 
 
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7. E.T.R.T.O. Design Guides and Engineering Data 
8. JATMA Year Book (Tyres Standards): 2001 The Japan Automobile Tyre 
Manufacturers Association, Inc. 
9. EAS 357, Pneumatic Tyres for Trucks and Buses – Specification 
10. EAS 124, Rounding off Numerical Values 
11. The Tyre and Rim Association Inc. Year Book: 2000 – TRA Manual 
9. Proposed date of adoption: December 2015 
Proposed date of entry into force: Upon declaration as mandat ory by the Minister for 
Trade, Industry and Cooperatives 
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
https://member s.wto.org/crnattachments/2 015/TBT/UGA/15_3823_00_e.pdf