G/TBT/N/UGA/891  
 
13 July 18  
(18-4417) 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): Road 
marking paints, Runway marking paints  
Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on syntheti c polymers or 
chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or diss olved in an aqueous medium. 
(HS 3209).  
Paints and varnishes (ICS 87.040).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DUS 745: 2018, 
Road and runway marking pain ts - solvent -borne and water -borne paints  - Specification, 
2nd Edition (20 page(s), in English)   
6. Description of content: This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements, methods of 
test and sampling for conventional solvent -borne and water -borne paints suitable for 
permanently marking traffic -bearing bituminous or concrete road and runway surfaces. 
The paint shall be reflectoried unless otherwise specified. It makes provision for white, 
yellow and red.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where 
applicable: Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment; 
Quality requirements; Reducing trade barriers and fac ilitating trade; Cost saving and 
productivity enhancement  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. G/TBT/N/UGA/19  
2. DUS 1976, Road Marking glass spheres (beads)  - Specification  
3. DUS 1992, Test method for no -pick-up time of traffic paint  
4. DUS 1993, Abrasion resistance of orga nic coatings by Taber Abrader  
5. DUS 1994: Standard Practice for calculation of color tolerances and color 
differences from instrumentally measured color coordinates  G/TBT/N/UGA/891  
 
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  6. DUS 1995; Standard Test Method for Consistency of Paints Measuring Krebs Unit 
(KU) Viscosity Using a Stormer -Type Viscometer  
7. DUS 1997 Standard guide for application and evaluation of brush and roller applied 
paint films  
8. DUS 1998 Standard test method for measuring the skid resistance of Standard test 
method for measuring the skid resistan ce of Pavements and Other Trafficked 
Surfaces Using a Continuous Reading, Fixed -Slip Technique  
9. DUS1999 Standard Test Method for Measurement of Retroreflective Pavement 
Marking Materials with CEN -Prescribed Geometry Using a Portable 
Retroreflectometer  
10. DUS 2000 Standard Test Method for Hiding Power of Paints by Reflectometry  
11. DUS 2001 Standard Test Method For Density of Liquid Coatings, Inks, and Related 
Products  
12. DUS 2002 Standard Test Method for Volatile Content of Coatings  
13. DUS 2003 -Standard Test Method for  Fineness of Dispersion of Pigment -Vehicle 
Systems by Hegman -Type Gage  
14. DUS 2004 Standard Practice for Calculating Yellowness and Whiteness Indices from 
Instrumentally Measured Color Coordinates  
15. DUS 2005 Standard Test Method for Low Concentrations of Lead, Cadmium, and 
Cobalt in Paint by Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy  
16. DUS 2006 Standard Test Method for Low Concentrations of Chromium in Paint by 
Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy  
17. DUS 2007 Standard Practice for Determination of Degree of Bleeding of Traffic 
Paint 
18. US ISO 15528, Paints, varnishes and raw materials for paints and varnishes - 
Sampling  
19. US ISO 1514, Paints and varnishes - Standard panels for testing  
20. US ISO 1513, Paints and varnishes - Examination and preparation of samples for 
testing  
21. US ISO 2813, Paint s and varnishes - Measurement of specular gloss of non -
metallic paint films at 20º, 60º and 85º  
22. US ISO 3270, Paints and varnishes and their raw materials - Temperatures and 
humidities of conditioning and testing  
23. US ISO 2814, Paints and varnishes - Compar ison of contrast ratio (hiding power) 
of paints of the same type and colour  
24. BS 381 C, Specification for colours for identification, coding and special purposes  
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_3742_00_e.pdf