G/TBT/N/UGA/853  
 
28 June 2018  
(18-4096) 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): Plain bars; 
Iron and steel (HS 72). Steels for reinforcement of concrete (ICS 77.140.15).  
5. Title, number of pag es and language(s) of the notified document: DUS DEAS 412 -
1: 2018, Steel for the reinforcement of concrete — Part 1: Plain bars, 2nd edition 
(15 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content: This part of East Africa Draft Standard specifies technical 
requirements for plain bars to be used as reinforcement in non - structural concrete.  
This part of East Africa Draft Standard covers nine steel grades not intended for welding 
which are B240A -P, B240B -P, B240C -P, B240D -P, B300A - P, B300B -P, B300C -P, B300D -P 
and B420D -P, and one steel grade intended for welding which is B420DWP. The production 
process is at the discretion of the manufacturer. It also applies to plain bars supplied in coil 
form. The requirements of this part of ISO 6935 apply to straightened p roduct. The steel 
grades are designated with steel names allocated in accordance with ISO/TS 4949.  
Plain bars produced from finished products, such as plates and railway rails, are excluded.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent probl ems 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. G/TBT/N/UGA/382  
2. ISO 14347, Fatigue — Design procedure for welded hollow -section joints — 
Recommendations  
3. ISO 404, Steel and steel products — General technical delivery requirements  
4. ISO/TS 4949, Steel names based on letter symbols  
5. ISO/TR 9769, Steel and iron — Review of available methods of analysis  
6. ISO 10144, Certification scheme for steel bars and wires for the reinforcement of 
concrete structures  G/TBT/N/UGA/853  
 
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  7. ISO 14284, Steel and iron — Sampling and preparation of samples for the 
determination of chemical  composition  
8. ISO 15630 - 1, Steel for the reinforcement of concrete and prestressing of concrete 
— Test methods — Part 1:Reinforcing bars, wire rod and wire  
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_3331_00_e.pdf