G/TBT/N/UGA/1015  
 
9 January 2019  
(19-0123) Page: 1/3 
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): 
Automotive gasoline, Premium motor spirit; Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of 
their distillation; bitumin ous substances; mineral waxes (HS 27). Liquid fuels 
(ICS 75.160.20).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DUS DEAS 
158:2018, Automotive gasoline (premium motor spirit) - Specification, Third Edition 
(19 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content: This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements and 
methods of sampling and test for automotive gasoline, Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also 
commonly known as petrol, for use in spark ignition engines, including those equipped  
with devices to reduce emitted pollutants. The standard applies to PMS as manufactured, 
stored, transported and marketed.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer  protection; Quality 
requirements; Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. G/TBT/N/UGA/276  
2. ASTM D86, Standard test method for distillation of petroleum products at 
atmospheric pressure  
3. ASTM D130, Standard Test  Method for Corrosiveness to Copper from Petroleum 
Products by Copper Strip Test  
4. ASTM D323, Standard test method for vapour pressure of petroleum products 
(Reid Method)  
5. ASTM D381, Standard Test Method for Gum Content in Fuels by Jet Evaporation  
6. ASTM D525, Standard Test Method for Oxidation Stability of Gasoline (Induction 
Period Method)  
7. ASTM D1298, Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density, or API Gravity 
of Crude Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum Products by Hydrometer Method  
8. ASTM D1319, Standard Tes t Method for Hydrocarbon Types in Liquid Petroleum 
Products by Fluorescent Indicator Adsorption  G/TBT/N/UGA/1015  
 
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  9. ASTM D2622, Standard Test Method for Sulphur in Petroleum Products by 
Wavelength Dispersive X -ray Fluorescence Spectrometry  
10. ASTM D2699, Standard Test Method for  Research Octane Number of Spark -
Ignition Engine Fuel  
11. ASTM D2700, Standard Test Method for Motor Octane Number of Spark -Ignition 
Engine Fuel  
12. ASTM D3227, Standard Test Method for (Thiol Mercaptan) Sulphur in Gasoline, 
Kerosene, Aviation Turbine, and Distill ate Fuels (Potentiometric Method)  
13. ASTM D3237, Standard Test Method for Lead in Gasoline by Atomic Absorption 
Spectroscopy  
14. ASTM D4052, Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density, and API Gravity 
of Liquids by Digital Density Meter  
15. ASTM D4952, Standa rd Test Method for Qualitative Analysis for Active Sulphur 
Species in Fuels and Solvents (Doctor Test)  
16. ASTM D5191, Standard Test Method for vapour pressure of petroleum products 
(Mini method)  
17. ASTM D5443, Standard Test Method for Paraffin, Naphthene, and Ar omatic 
Hydrocarbon Type Analysis in Petroleum Distillates Through 200°C by Multi -
Dimensional Gas Chromatography  
18. ASTM D5580, Standard Test Method for Determination of Benzene, Toluene, 
Ethylbenzene, p/m -Xylene, o -Xylene, C9 and Heavier Aromatics, and Total 
Aromatics in Finished Gasoline by Gas Chromatography  
19. ASTM D5599, Standard Test Method for determination of oxygenates in gasoline 
by gas chromatography and oxygen selective flame ionization detection  
20. EN 237, Liquid petroleum products - Petrol - Determinati on of low lead 
concentrations by atomic absorption spectrometry  
21. EN 238, Liquid petroleum products - Petrol - Determination of the benzene 
content by infrared spectrometry  
22. EN 1601, Liquid petroleum products - Unleaded petrol - Determination of organic 
oxyge nate compounds and total oxygen content by gas chromatography (O -FID) 
23. EN 12177, Liquid petroleum products - Unleaded Petrol - Determination of 
benzene content by gas chromatography  
24. EN 13016 -1, Liquid petroleum products - Vapour pressure - Part 1: Determina tion 
of air saturated vapour pressure (ASVP)  
25. EN 13132, Liquid petroleum products - Unleaded petrol - Determination of organic 
oxygenate compounds and total organically bound oxygen content by gas 
chromatography using column switching  
26. EN 24260, Petroleum pr oducts and hydrocarbons - Determination of Sulphur 
content - Wickbold combustion method  
27. IP 30, Detection of mercaptans, hydrogen sulphide, elemental sulphur and 
peroxides - Doctor test method  
28. IP 40, Petroleum products - Determination of oxidation stability  of gasoline - 
Induction period method  
29. IP 123, Petroleum products - Determination of distillation characteristics at 
atmospheric pressure  
30. IP 154, Petroleum products - Corrosiveness to copper - Copper strip test  
31. IP 336, Petroleum products - Determination of  sulphur content - Energy -
dispersive -X-ray fluorescence method  
32. IP 428, Liquid petroleum products - Petrol - Determination of low lead 
concentrations by atomic absorption spectrometry  G/TBT/N/UGA/1015  
 
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  33. IP 429, Liquid petroleum products - Petrol - Determination of the benzene  content 
by infrared spectrometry  
34. ISO 1998, Petroleum industry - Terminology (all parts)  
35. ISO 2160, Petroleum products - Corrosiveness to copper - Copper strip test  
36. ISO 3405, Petroleum products - Determination of distillation characteristics at 
atmospheric pressure  
37. ISO 3675, Crude petroleum and liquid petroleum products - Laboratory 
determination of density - Hydrometer method  
38. ISO 4259, Petroleum products - Determination and application of precision data 
in relation to methods of test  
39. ISO 5163, Petroleum pro ducts - Determination of knock characteristics of motor 
and aviation fuels - Motor method  
40. ISO 5164, Petroleum products - Determination of knock characteristics of motor 
fuels - Research method  
41. ISO 6246, Petroleum products - Gum content of light and middle distillate fuels - 
Jet evaporation method  
42. ISO 7536, Gasoline - Determination of oxidation stability of gasoline - Induction 
period method  
43. ISO 8754, Petroleum products - Determination of sulphur content - Energy -
dispersive X -ray fluorescence spectrometry  
44. ISO 20847, Petroleum products - Determination of sulphur content of automotive 
fuels - Energy -dispersive X -ray fluorescence spectrometry  
45. ASTM D 1613, Standard test method for acidity in volatile solvents and chemical 
intermediates used in paint, varnish, lac quer, and related products  
46. ASTM D4953, Standard test method for vapour pressure of gasoline and gasoline -
oxygenate blends (dry method)  
47. BS EN 228:2017 Automotive fuels - Unleaded petrol - Requirements and test 
methods  
48. EN 14517, Liquid petroleum products - Determination of hydrocarbon types and 
oxygenates in petrol - Multidimensional gas chromatography method  
49. ISO 12185, Crude petroleum and petroleum products - Determination of density 
- Oscillating U -tube method  
50. ISO 20884, Petroleum products - Determination o f sulfur content of automotive 
fuels - Wavelength -dispersive X -ray fluorescence spectrometry  
51. ISO 20846, Petroleum products - Determination of sulfur content of automotive 
fuels - Ultraviolet fluorescence method  
52. SANS 1598:2006, Unleaded petrol  
9. Proposed date of adoption: June 2019  
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:   
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