G/TBT/N/UGA/701  
 
12 July 2017  
(17-3753) 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):  Wall fillers.  Paints and 
varnishes (ICS 87.040).  
5. Title, nu mber of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  DUS 1781:2017, 
Wall fillers — Specifications. (14 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies the requirements, test and 
sampling methods for fillers in for m of powder and paste used on both interior and exterior 
surfaces for levelling of surface imperfections, filling dents, cracks and other uneven 
surfaces on any wall and partitions like plaster, concrete, ceilings and building boards The 
standard does not apply to sand filling and structural cracks.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of human health or 
safety; Protection of the environme nt; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. EU Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 (REACH)  
2. KS 667:2013, Water -thinned priming paints for wood — Specification  
3. IS SP 25 (1984): Handbook on Causes and Prevention of Cracks in Building  
4. IS: 4031 -Part 1 -1996, Fineness of Cement by dry sieving  
5. DUS ISO 3856 -1, Paints and varnishes — Determination of "soluble" metal content 
— Part 1: Determination of lead content — Flame atomic absorption spectrometric 
method and dithizone spectrophotometric method  
6. DUS ISO 9117 -1, Paints and varnishes — Drying tests —Part 1: Determination of 
through -dry state and through -dry time  
7. DUS ISO 24153 —.Random sampling and randomisation procedures  
8. US 100 -3, Cement — Test methods — Part 3: Determination of setting times and 
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  9. US 100 -6, Cement — Test methods — Part 6: Determination of fineness  
10. US ISO 3251, Paints, varnishes and plastics — Determination of non -volatile 
matter content  
11. US ISO 3679, Determination of flash no flash and flash point — Rapid equilibrium 
closed -cup method  
12. US ISO 7010 — Graphical symbols safety colours and safety signs — Registered 
safety  
 
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_3146_00_e.pdf