G/TBT/N/UGA/781  
 
9 November 2017  
(17-6093) 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): Gaming 
equipment. Equipment for entertainment in general (ICS 97.200.01)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s ) of the notified document: DUS 1580 -1: 
2017, Gaming equipment — Part 1: Requirements for casinos. (56 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content: This Draft Uganda Standard provides the constructional and 
operational requirements for gaming devices  that reside on, or are operated on (or both), 
the gaming floor of a casino. Equipment covered by the requirements of this standard 
includes gaming machines, jackpot controllers and displays and machine consoles.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Quality 
requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. SANS 1718 -1: 2008, Gaming equipment — Part 1: Casino equipment  
2. SANS 222/CISPR 22, Information technology equipment – Radio disturbance 
characteristics – Limits and methods of measurement.  
3. US 61000 -4-2/IEC 61000 -4-2, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4 -2: 
Testing and measurement techniques – Electrostatic discharge  immunity test.  
4. US 61000 -4-3/IEC 61000 -4-3, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4 -3: 
Testing and measurement techniques – Radiated, radio -frequency, electromagnetic 
field immunity test.  
5. US 61000 -4-4/IEC 61000 -4-4, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)  – Part 4 -4: 
Testing and measurement techniques – Electrical fast transient/burst immunity 
test. 
6. US 61000 -4-5/IEC 61000 -4-5, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4 -5: 
Testing and measurement techniques – Surge immunity test.  G/TBT/N/UGA/781  
 
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  7. US 61000 -4-8/IEC 61000 -4-8, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4 -8: 
Testing and measurement techniques – Power frequency magnetic field immunity 
test. 
8. US 61000 -4-9/IEC 61000 -4-9, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4 -9: 
Testing and measurement techniques – Pulse mag netic field immunity test.  
9. Lotteries and Gaming Act; 2016.  
9. Proposed date of adoption: March 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/2017/TBT/UGA/17_5031_00_e.pdf