G/TBT/N/UGA/422  
 
18 July 2014  
(14-4179)  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: 
National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) 
NEMA House, Plot 17/19/21 Jinja Road 
P.O. Box 22255 Kampala, Uganda 
Tel: +256-414-251064/5/8 
Fax: +256-414-257521 Email: info@nemaug.org  
Website: http://www.nemaug.org  
Name and address (including telephon e 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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable): Vibration and shock 
with respect to human beings (ICS 13.160), Acoustic measurements and noise abatement in 
general (ICS 17.140.01), Vibrations, shock and vibration measurements (ICS 17.160), 
Seismic and vibration protection (ICS 91.120.25) 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: The National 
Environment (Noise and Vibrations Standards and Control) Regulations, 2013 (75 pages, in 
English) 
6. Description of content: The purpose of these Regulations is to provide for the 
maintenance of a healthy environment for people and wildlife in Uganda, the tranquillity of their surroundings and psychological well-being by regulating noise and vibration levels, 
and generally, to elevate the standard of living of the people and the safety of wildlife by:  
a) Prescribing regulations and standards to control noise and vibration and preserve 
the quality of the environment for humans and human interests including wild life 
and buildings; 
b) Prescribing the maximum noise and vibration levels from a facility or activity to 
which the person may be exposed; 
c) Providing for the control of noise and for mitigating measures for the reduction of 
noise and vibration; 
d) Providing an effective technical measures needed to (i) Reduce noise and vibration 
emission by the various machine sources; ( ii) Prevent the propagation, amplification 
and reverberation of noise and vibration; and (iii) Isolate and protect the sensitive 
areas from the noise and vibration; G/TBT/N/UGA/422 
 
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  e) Setting out strategies for the control of noise and vibration at the sources including: 
(i) Factories; (ii) Places of worship; (iii) Places of entertainment; (iv) Traffic; (v) Places of care and treatment (hospitals); (vi) Suppliers; (vii) Petroleum activities 
including exploration, production, development, pipelines, refineries; and (viii) 
Construction sites; 
f) Placing responsibility upon the person  who creates the noise and vibration; 
g) Putting in place a mechanism to identify, involve and empower other key players in 
the control of noise and vibration, and spell out their duties in their control 
including: (i) Local authorities; (ii) The police; (iii) Lead agencies; and (iv) The 
National Environment Management Authority; 
h) Providing for zone out areas with diffe rent land uses and set standards; 
i) Creating offences and penalties; and 
j) Generally for giving effect to the pr ovisions of section 29 of the Act. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Protection of human health or safety; Protection of animal or plant life or health; 
Protection of the environment.  
8. Relevant documents:  
1. The National Environment Act, Cap 153; 
2. IEC Publication 225; 3. ISO 389:1975. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   June 2015 
Proposed date of entry into force:   December 2015   
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [  ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
NEMA House, Plot 17/19/21 Jinja Road 
P.O.Box 22255 
Kampala 
Uganda Tel: +256-414-251064/5/8 Fax: +256-414-257521 
Email: info@nemaug.org  
Website: http://www.nemaug.org  
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