G/TBT/N/UGA/863  
 
9 July 2018  
(18-4294) 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 18 -2, 
Cement - Part 2: Conformity evaluation, 1st edition (31 page(s), in English)   
6. Description of content: This Final Draft Uganda Standard specifies the scheme for the 
assessment and verification of constancy of performance (AVCP) of cements to their 
corresponding product specification standards, including certification of constanc y of 
performance by a product certification body.  
This standard provides technical rules for factory production control by the manufacturer, 
including auto -control testing of samples, and for the tasks of the product certification 
body. It also provides rules for actions to be followed in the event of non -conformity, the 
procedure for the AVCP and requirements for dispatching centres.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Harmonization; 
Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. G/TBT/N/UGA/586  
2. EAS 18 -1, Cement - Part 1: Composition, specifications and conformity criteria for 
common cements  
3. EAS 148 -1 Cement - Test method s - Part 1: Determination of strength  
4. EAS 148 -2, Cement -Test methods - Part 2: Chemical analysis of cement  
5. EAS 148 -3, Cement -Test methods - Part 3: Determination of setting time and 
soundness  
6. EAS 148 -5, Cement -Test methods - Part 5: pozzolanity test for po zzolanic cements  G/TBT/N/UGA/863  
 
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  7. EAS 148 -7 Cement - Test methods - Part 7: Methods of taking and preparing 
samples of cement  
8. ISO 2854, Statistical interpretation of data - Techniques of estimation and tests 
relating to means and variances  
9. CEN/TR 14245, Cement - Guidelines  for the application of EN 197 -2 Conformity 
evaluation  
10. EN 45020, Standardization and related activities - General vocabulary  
11. ISO 9000, Quality management systems - Fundamentals and vocabulary  
12. EN 197 -2: 2014; Cement - Part 2; Conformity evaluation  
13. EN 196 -1, Methods of testing cement - Part 1: Determination of strength  
14. EN 197 -1, Cement - Part 1: Composition, specifications and conformity criteria for 
common cements  
15. EN 14216, Cement - Composition, specifications and conformity criteria for very 
low heat specia l cements  
16. EN 15743, Supersulfated cement - Composition, specifications and conformity 
criteria  
17. ISO/IEC 17020, Conformity assessment - Requirements for the operation of 
various types of bodies performing inspection  
18. ASTM C 91 Specification for Masonry Cement  
19. ISO 17025, General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration 
laboratories  
20. ISO/IEC 17043, Conformity assessment - General requirements for proficiency 
testing  
21. ISO/IEC 17065, Conformity assessment - Requirements for bodies certifying 
produc ts, processes and services  
22. EN 14647, Calcium aluminate cement, Composition, specifications and conformity 
criteria  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  September 2018  
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 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/UGA/18_3586_00_e.pdf