G/TBT/N/UGA/997  
 
7 November 2018  
(18-6987) 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): 
Thermoplastic road marking paint; Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their 
derivatives; dyes, pigments and ot her colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and 
other mastics; inks (HS 32); Paints and varnishes (ICS 87.040), Road equipment and 
installations (ICS 93.080.30)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DUS DEAS 928 -
1: 2018 , Hot applied thermoplastic road marking paint - Specification, Part 1:Constituent 
material and mixtures, First Edition. (29 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content: This Draft Uganda Standard prescribes the requirements, 
methods of sampling and test for hot applied thermoplastic road marking paint and 
constituents that are melted and applied by spray, screed or extruded.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the 
environment; Quality requirements; Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and 
facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. DEAS 927:2018, Road  marking paints - Specification  
2. ISO 4618, Paints and varnishes - Terms and definitions  
3. ISO 591 -1, Titanium dioxide pigments for paints part 1: Specification and Method 
of test  
4. ISO 15528, Paints, varnishes and raw materials for paints and varnishes - 
Samplin g 
5. BS 598 -2, Sampling and examination of bituminous mixtures for roads and other 
paved areas/Methods for analytical testing  
6. BS 812 -103, Testing aggregates  G/TBT/N/UGA/997  
 
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  7. BS 1994, Specification for dichloromethane (methylene chloride)  
8. EN 1423, Road marking materials. Drop on materials. Glass beads, antiskid 
aggregates and mixtures of the two  
9. KS 2157 -1:2018, Hot applied thermoplastic road marking paint - Specification 
Part 1: Constituent material and mixtures  
9. Proposed date of adoption: May 2019  
Proposed date of entry int o 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_5782_00_e.pdf