G/TBT/N/UGA/800  
 
20 December 2017  
(17-7103) 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): Lip balm, 
Lip salve.  
Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS 33). Cosmetics. 
Toiletries (ICS 71.100.70).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DUS 1932: 2017, 
Lip balm (salve) — Specification. (12 page(s), in English)   
6. Description of content: This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements, samp ling 
and test methods for lip balm which are petroleum or vegetable oil based. This standard 
does not cover lip balms for which therapeutic claims are made, lipsticks, lip gloss and 
emulsion types.  
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  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. 76/768/EEC, The European Economic Community Cosmetics Directive  
2. FDEAS 836: 2015, Sesame (simsim) oil for cosmetic industry - Specification  
3. FDEAS 837:2015, Avocado oil for cosmetic industry - Specification  
4. FDEAS 838: 2015, Coconut oil for cos metic industry – Specification  
5. FDEAS 839: 2015, Ground nuts (peanut) oil for cosmetic industry - Specification  
6. IS 7299:1974, mineral oils for cosmetics  
7. IS 10284 (1982): Specification for lip salve  
8. US 1635 2016, Shea butter – Specification  
9. FDEAS 847 -16, Oils for cosmetic industry — Methods of test — Part 16: 
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  10. FDEAS 847 -18, Cosmetics — Analytical methods — Part 18: Determination of 
thermal stability  
11. FDUS ISO 24153, Random sampling and randomisation procedures  
12. ISO 21149,  Cosmetics — Microbiology — Enumeration and detection of aerobic 
mesophilic bacteria  
13. US EAS 346, Labelling of cosmetics — General requirements  
14. US EAS 377 (all parts), Cosmetics and cosmetic products  
15. US ISO 3960, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determi nation of peroxide 
value — Iodometric (visual) endpoint determination  
16. US ISO 22716, Cosmetics — Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) — Guidelines on 
Good Manufacturing Practices  
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_5635_00_e.pdf