G/TBT/N/UGA/565  
 
19 August 2016  
(16-4453) 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):  Insecticide treated 
mosquito nets.  Textile fabrics (I CS 59.080.30)  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  DUS DEAS 
455:2016, Long lasting insecticide treated mosquito nets - Specification (39 pages, in 
English).     
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard prescrib es the requirements and test 
methods for treated Long Lasting Insecticidal nets (LLIN).   
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Trade facilitation; Quality requirements ; Protection of Human health or Safety ; Prevention 
of deceptive practices and consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. Roll Back Malaria - Specification for Netting materials - WHO publication  
2. IS 9886: 1981 Indian Standard Specifications for mosquito nets  
3. WHO Interim specification 331/LN ( July 2006)  
4. WHO Interim Specification 333/LN (December 2009)  
5. WHO interim specification 454/LN/1(October 2009)  
6. EAS 124, Rounding off numerical values.  
7. EAS 237, Textiles - Determination of colour fastness - Colour fastness to washing - 
Test 3.  
8. EAS 258, Te xtiles - Determination of length and width of fabrics.  
9. ISO 105 -B01: Textiles - Tests for colour fastness - Part B01: Colour fastness to 
light: Daylight  
10. ISO 105 -B02: Textiles - Tests for colour fastness - Part B02: Colour fastness to 
artificial light: Xen on arc fading lamp test  
11. ISO 139, Textiles - Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing  
12. ISO 13938 -1 Textiles - Bursting properties of fabrics - Part 1: Hydraulic method for 
determination of bursting strength and bursting distension  
13. ISO 13938 -2: Te xtiles -- Bursting properties of fabrics -- Part 2: Pneumatic 
method for determination of bursting strength and bursting distension  
14. ISO 16663 -1: Fishing nets -- Method of test for the determination of mesh size -- 
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  15. ISO 1833 -1: Te xtiles - Quantitative chemical analysis - Part 1: General principles 
of testing  
16. ISO 1833 -11, Textiles - Quantitative chemical analysis - Part 11: Mixtures of 
cellulose and Polyester fibres (method using sulphuric acid)  
17. ISO 1833 -16, Textiles - Quantitat ive chemical analysis - Part 16: Mixtures of 
polypropylene fibres and certain other fibres (method using xylene)  
18. ISO 1833 -2: Textiles - Quantitative chemical analysis - Part 2: Ternary fibre 
mixtures  
19. ISO 1833 -23 Textiles - Quantitative chemical analysi s - Part 23: Mixtures of 
polyethylene and polypropylene (method using cyclohexanone)  
20. ISO 1833 -24 Mixtures of polyester and some other fibres( method using phenol 
and tetrachloroethane)  
21. ISO 2060, Textiles - Yarn from packages - Determination of linear density ( mass 
per unit length) by the Skein method  
22. ISO 1833 -5: Textiles - Quantitative chemical analysis - Part 5: Mixtures of viscose, 
cupro or modal and cotton fibres (method using sodium zincate)  
23. ISO 3758 Textiles - Care labelling code using symbols  
24. ISO 3759:  Textiles - Preparation, marking and measuring of fabric specimens and 
garments in tests for determination of dimensional change  
25. ISO 3801, Textiles - Woven fabrics - Determination of mass per unit length and 
mass per unit area  
26. ISO 3801, Textiles  - Woven fabrics - Determination of mass per unit length and 
mass per unit area  
27. ISO 5077, Textiles - Determination of dimensional change in washing and drying  
28. ISO 6330, Textiles - Domestic washing and drying procedures for textile testing  
29. ISO 8388: Knitted fabri cs - Types - Vocabulary  
30. ISO/TR 11827: Textiles - Composition testing - Identification of fibres  
31. ISO 6938: Textiles - Natural fibres - Generic names and definitions  
32. ISO 2076: Textiles - Man-made fibres - Generic names    
9. Proposed date of adoption:  December 2016.  
Proposed date of entry into force: Upon declaration as mandatory by the Minister for 
Trade, Industry and Cooperatives.   
10. Final date for comments:  4 November 2016  
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:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/UGA/16_3390_00_e.pdf