G/TBT/N/UGA/1006  
 
17 December 2018  
(18-7980) 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 [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): Paper 
plates, paper cups ; Trays, dishes, plates, cups and the l ike, of paper or paperboard 
(HS 482360). Other pape r products (ICS 85.080.99).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DUS DEAS 932, 
Paper plates and cups for food packaging - Specification, First Edition. (17 page(s), in 
English)   
6. Description of content: This Draft Uganda Standard specifies the requirements, 
methods of sampling and test for paper plates and cups with or without lids used for food 
packaging.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements; 
Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. EAS 880, Waxed paper for packaging of confectionery - Specification  
2. ISO 287, Paper and board - Determination of moisture content of a lot - Oven-
drying method  
3. ISO 536, Paper and board - Determination of grammage  
4. ISO 5628, Paper and board - Determination of bending stiffness - General 
principle s for two -point, three point and four -point methods  
5. ISO 13302, Sensory analysis - Methods for assessing modifications to the flavour 
of foodstuffs due to packaging  
6. ISO 216, Writing paper and certain classes of printed matter - Trimmed sizes - A 
and B serie s, and indication of machine direction  
7. ISO 8784 -1, Pulp, paper and board - Microbiological examination - Part 1: Total 
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  8. ISO 13914, Soil quality - Determination of dioxins and furans and dioxin -like 
polychlorinated biphenyls by gas chromatography with high -resolution mass 
selective detection (GC/HRMS)  
9. ISO 2758:2014, Paper - Determination of bursting strength  
10. ISO 21067, Packaging - Vocabulary  
11. ISO 4046 -5, Paper, board, pulps and related terms - Vocabulary - Part 5: 
Properties of pulp, paper and board  
12. ISO 4046 -4, Paper, board, pulps and related terms - Vocabulary - Part 4: Paper 
and board grades and converted products  
13. KS 2799, Paper plates and cups for food packaging - Specification  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  March 2019  
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 addr ess, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/UGA/18_6463_00_e.pdf