G/TBT/N/UGA/711  
 
22 August 2017  
(17-4471) 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 [   ], 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):  School Clothing.  Other 
articles of plastics and articles of o ther materials of headings 39.01 to 39.14. (HS 3926), 
Worn clothing and other worn articles. (HS 6309), - Articles of apparel (HS 420310), - 
Clothing, clothing accessories, footwear and headgear (HS 681250). Products of the textile 
industry (ICS 59.080), C lothes (ICS 61.020), Textiles in general (ICS 59.080.01), Yarns 
(ICS 59.080.20), Textile fabrics (ICS 59.080.30), Coated fabrics (ICS 59.080.40), Ropes 
(ICS 59.080.50), Textile floor coverings (ICS 59.080.60), Geotextiles (ICS 59.080.70), 
Other products of  the textile industry (ICS 59.080.99).  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  DUS 1687 -1:2017, 
School Clothing — Part 1: General Requirements for School Clothing. (18 page(s), in 
English)    
6. Description of content:  This par t of DUS 1687 specifies the general requirements for the 
materials, workmanship, packing, care -labelling, marking and inspection of school clothing.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Consumer information , labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer 
protection; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. US 356, Size designation of clothes — Men's and boy outerwear garments  
2. US 357, Size designation of clothes — Women's and girl's outerwear garments  
3. US 358, Size designation of clothes — Infants garments  
4. US 948 -1, Textiles — Sewing threads — Part 1: Sewing thread made wholly or 
partly from synthetic fibres — Specification  
5. US EAS 356, Code of practice for inspection and acceptance criteria for u sed textile 
products  
6. US ISO 3758, Textiles — Care labelling code using symbols  
7. US ISO 4915, Textiles — Stitch types — Classification and terminology  G/TBT/N/UGA/711  
 
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  8. US ISO 9001, Quality management systems — Requirements (3rd edition)  
9. DUS 1687 -2, School clothing — Part 2: B lazers  
10. DUS 1687 -7, School clothing — Part 7: Knee high -stockings and ankle socks  
11. DUS 1687 -8, School clothing — Part 8: Jerseys and cardigans  
12. DUS 1687 -9, School clothing — Part 9: Briefs  
13. DUS 1687 -10, School clothing — Part 10: Tracksuits  
14. DUS 1687 -11, School  clothing — Part 11: Athletic wear  
15. DUS 1700 -3, School wear fabrics — Part 3: Polyester and wool fabrics  
16. DUS 1700 -4, School wear fabrics — Part 4: Polyester and viscose fabrics  
17. DUS 1700 -5, School wear fabrics — Part 5: Polyester and cotton fabrics  
18. DUS 1700 -6, School wear fabrics — Part 6: Shirting and blouse fabrics  
19. DUS 1700 -7, School wear fabrics — Part 7: Fabrics containing textured yarns  
20. DUS 1700 -8, School wear fabrics — Part 8: Warp knitted fabrics  
21. ISO 2859 -1, sampling procedures for inspection by attrib utes–Part 1: Sampling 
schemes indexed by acceptance quality limit (AQL) for lot -by-lot inspection.  
22. SANS 9001/ISO 9001(SABS ISO 9001), Quality management systems – 
Requirements  
9. Proposed date of adoption: December 2017.  
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 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/UGA/17_3713_00_e.pdf