G/TBT/N/UGA/886  
 
13 July 2018  
(18-4409) 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): Dried films  
Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or 
chemically modifi ed natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non -aqueous medium; 
solutions as defined in Note 4 to this Chapter. (HS 3208), Paints and varnishes (including 
enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural 
polymers, dispe rsed or dissolved in an aqueous medium. (HS 3209).   
Paints and varnishes (ICS 87.040), Road equipment and installations (ICS 93.080.30).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DUS 2005: 2018, 
Standard Test Method for Low Conc entrations of Lead, Cadmium, and Cobalt in Paint by 
Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy, First Edition. (10 page(s), in English)   
6. Description of content: This Draft Uganda  Standard  covers the determination of lead 
contents between 0.01 and 5%, cadmium contents between 50 and 150 ppm (mg/kg), and 
cobalt contents between 50 and 2000 ppm (mg/kg) present in the nonvolatile portion of 
liquid coatings or contained in dried films. There is no reason to believe that higher levels 
of all three elements could not  be determined by this test method, provided that 
appropriate dilutions and adjustments in specimen size and reagent quantities are made. 
Only pigmented coatings were used for evaluating this test method, but there is no reason 
to believe that varnishes an d lacquers could not be analyzed successfully, provided that 
appropriate precautions are taken.  
This test method is not applicable to the determination of lead in samples containing 
antimony pigments (low recoveries are obtained). If lead is present in the  sample to be 
analyzed in the form of an organic lead compound at a concentration greater than 0.1%, 
small losses of lead may occur, resulting in slightly poorer precision than shown in Section.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent p roblems where 
applicable: Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of 
human health or safety; Harmonization  G/TBT/N/UGA/886  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
1. ASTM D1193  Specification for Reagent Water  
2. ASTM D2832  Guide for Determining Volatile and Nonvolatile Content of Paint and 
Related Coatings  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  December 2018  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Not applicable  
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: