G/TBT/N/UGA/870  
 
9 July 2018  
(18-4287) 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 [  ], 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): Portland 
cement, aluminous cement, slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic 
cements, whether or not  coloured or in the form of clinkers. (HS 2523). Cement. Gypsum. 
Lime. Mortar (ICS 91.100.10).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: FDUS EAS 148 -7, 
Cement - Test methods - Part 7: Methods of taking and pre paring samples, 1st edition 
(23 page(s), in English)   
6. Description of content: This Final Draft Uganda Standard describes the equipment to be 
used, the methods to be followed and the provisions to be complied with for taking 
samples of cement representative of given lots for testing to assess the quality of products 
prior to, during or after delivery.  
The provisions of this standard are only applicable when samples of cement are requested 
for verifying the compliance of either:  
1. current production of a cement at any time with a standard (for example to meet 
the needs of the manufacturer's auto -control or again in response to the 
requirements of a certification procedure); or  
2. a delivery or a lot with a standard, the provisions of a contract or the specification 
in an order.  
3. The standard is applicable to the taking of samples of all types of cements defined 
by EAS 18 -1 whether they are:  
 contained in silos;  
 contained in bags, canisters, drums or any other packages;  
 transported in bulk in, road vehicles, railway wagons, ships.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  G/TBT/N/UGA/870  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
1. EAS 18 -1; Cement - Part 1: Composition, specifications and conformity criteria  
2. EAS 148-6; Cement - Test methods - Part 6: Determination of fineness  
3. ISO 5725 -6 Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and 
results - Part6: use in practice of accuracy values  
4. EN 196 -6, Methods of testing cement - Determination of fineness  
5. EN 197-2, Cement - Conformity evaluation  
6. EN 196 -7; Methods testing cement - Part 7: Method of taking and preparing 
samples of cement.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  September 2018  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Not applicable  
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_3593_00_e.pdf