G/TBT/N/UGA/833  
 
28 March 2018  
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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:   
Uganda National Bureau of Standards  
Plot 2 -12 ByPass Link Bweyogerere Industrial and Business Park  
P.O Box 6329  
Kampala, Uganda  
Tel Off: +256 (0)417 -333 250/1/2  
Fax: +256 (0)414 -286 123  
Email: info@unbs.go.ug  
Web: www.unbs.go.ug  
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 applicable, otherwise na tional tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Surgical 
instruments and materials (ICS 11.040.30).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DUS 1959: 2018, 
Surgical suture needles — Specification (16 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content: This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements, sampling 
and test methods for surgical suture needles.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applic able: Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:   
 ASTM A 751 – 01, Standard Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for Chemical 
Analysis of Steel Products  
 ASTM F1840 – 10, Standard Terminology for Surgical Suture Needles  
 ASTM F1089 – 02, Standard Test Method for Corrosion of Surgical Instruments  
 US ISO 6507 -1, Metallic materials —Vicker hardness test — Part 1: Test method  
 DUS 1961, Standard Test Method for Penetration Tes ting of Needles Used in 
Surgical Sutures  
 DUS 1962, Standard Test Method for Bend Testing of Needles Used in Surgical 
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   WDUS ISO 13402, Surgical and dental hand instruments — Determination of 
resistance against autoclaving, corrosion and thermal exp osure  
 IS 1501:2002, method for Vickers hardness test for metallic materials (Third 
Revision)  
 IS 7531 (1990): Surgical Instruments — Corrosion Resistance of Stainless Steel 
Surgical Instruments — Methods of Tests  
 IS 9165 (Part 1): 1992, Surgical instrume nts — needles, suture Part 1 — 
Specification  
 ISO 6507 -2:2018, Metallic materials — Vickers hardness test — Part 2: Verification 
and calibration of testing machines  
9. Proposed date of adoption: 1 June 2018  
Proposed date of entry into force: 1 November 2018 
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:   
Uganda National Bureau of Standards  
Plot 2 -12 ByPass Link Bweyogerere Industrial and Business Park  
P.O Box 6329  
Kampala, Uganda  
Tel Off: +256(0)417 -333 250/1/2  
Fax: +256 (0)414 -286 123  
Email:  info@unbs.go.ug  
Web: www.unbs.go.ug  
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