G/TBT/N/UGA/864  
 
9 July 2018  
(18-4293) 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 [   ], 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): Portland 
cement, aluminous cement, slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic 
cements, whether or not  coloured or in the form of clinkers. (HS 2523). Cement. Gypsum. 
Lime. Mortar (ICS 91.100.10).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: FDUS EAS 148 -1, 
Cement - Test methods - Part 1: Determination of strength, 1st edition (39 p age(s), in 
English)    
6. Description of content: This Final Draft Uganda Standard describes the method for the 
determination of the compressive and, optionally, the flexural strength of cement mortar. 
The method applies to common cements and to other ceme nts and materials. It may not 
apply to cement types that have, for example, a very short initial setting time.  
The method is used for assessing whether the compressive strength of cement is in 
conformity with its specification and for validation testing of  standard sand, or alternative 
compaction equipment.  
This Final Draft Standard describes the reference equipment and procedure and allows 
alternative compaction equipment and procedures to be used provided that they have 
been validated in accordance with t he appropriate provisions in this standard. In the event 
of a dispute, only the reference equipment and procedure are used.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and fa cilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. EAS 18 -1, Cement - Part 1: Composition, specifications and conformity criteria for 
common cements  
2. EAS 148 -7, Cement - Test Method - Part 7: Methods of taking and preparing 
samples of cement  
3. ISO 565, Test sieves - Metal wire cloth, perforated metal plate and electroformed 
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  4. ISO 1101, Geometrical Product Specifications (GPS) - Geometrical tolerancing - 
Tolerances of form, orientation, location and run -out 
5. ISO 1302, Geometrical Product Specifications (GPS) - Indication of surface texture 
in technical product documentation  
6. ISO 3310 -1, Test sieves - Technical requirements and testing - Part 1: Test sieves 
of metal wire cloth  
7. ISO 4200, Plain end steel tubes, welded and seamless - General ta bles of 
dimensions and masses per unit length.  
8. ISO 7500 -1, Metallic materials - Verification of static uniaxial testing machines - 
Part 1: Tension/compression testing machines - Verification and calibration of the 
force-measuring system  
9. EN 196 -1: 2005, Cem ent - Methods testing cement - Part 1: Determination of 
strength  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  September 2018  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Not applicable  
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/2 018/TBT/UGA/18_3587_00_e.pdf