G/TBT/N/UGA/615  
 
21 March 2017  
(17-1542) 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):  Steel tubes for non -
pressure purposes  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  DUS 1673 -1:2017, 
Steel tubes for non -pressure purposes - Sections for scaffolding general engineering and 
structural applications - Part 1: Specifications. (30 pages, in English)  
6. Description of content : This Draft Uganda Standard specifies the general requirements, 
manufacturing process and test methods for tubes for scaffolding, hollow sections for 
structural and general engineering purposes and cold -drawn and cold -formed hollow 
sections made from weld ed or seamless tubes.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
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8. Relevant documents:   
1. RS 263 -1, Steel tubes for non -pressure purposes - Sections for scaffolding general 
engineering and structural applicatio ns - Part 1: Specifications  
2. ISO 404, steel and steel products – General technical delivery requirements  
3. ISO 10893 -2, Non - destructive testing of steel tubes – Part 2: Automated eddy 
current testing of seamless and welded (except submerged arc -welded) stee l tubes 
for the detection of imperfections.  
4. ISO 10893 -11, Non -destructive testing of steel tubes - Part 11: Automated 
ultrasonic testing of the weld seam of welded steel tubes for the detection of the 
longitudinal and /or transverse imperfections  
5. ISO 1209 6, Sub -merged arc -welded steel tubes for pressure purposes – 
Radiographic testing of the weld seam for the detection of imperfections.  
6. ISO 148 -1, Metallic materials – Charpy pendulum impact test – Part 1: Test 
method.  
7. ISO 2566 -1, Steel – conversion of el ongation values – Part 1: Carbon and low alloy 
steels.  
8. ISO 6892 -1, Metallic materials – Tensile testing – Part 1: Method of test at room 
temperature.  
9. ISO 15607, Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic 
materials – General rules.   G/TBT/N/UGA/615  
 
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  10. ISO 15609 -1, Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic 
materials – Welding procedure specification – Part 1: Arc welding.  
11. ISO 15614 -1, Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic 
materials – welding proced ure test – Part 1: Arc and Gas welding of steels and arc 
welding of Nickel and Nickel alloys.  
12. ISO 10799 -1, Cold -formed welded structural hollow sections of non -alloy and fine 
grain steels – Part 1: Technical delivery conditions  
9. Proposed date of adopti on: June 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: