G/TBT/N/UGA/753  
 
25 September 2017  
(17-5058) 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 appli cable): School wear 
fabrics, warp knitted fabrics.  Warp knit fabrics (including those made on galloon knitting 
machines), other than those of headings 60.01 to 60.04. (HS 6005). Products of the textile 
industry (ICS 59.080).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: 
DUS 1700-8:2017, School wear fabrics – Part 8: Warp -knitted fabrics. (12 page(s), in 
English)   
6. Description of content: This draft Uganda standard covers the specific requirements for 
one type of warp -knitted fabric  suitable for use in the manufacture of school clothing . 
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. SANS 1444 -8:2014, School wear fabrics  – Part 8: Warp -knitted fabrics  
2. DUS 1779, Textiles – Standard Test Methods for Wale and Course Count of Weft 
Knitted Fabrics  
3. DUS ISO 9073 -1, Textiles – Test methods for nonwovens – Part 1: Determination 
of mass per unit area  
4. DUS ISO 9866 -2, Textiles – Effect of dry heat on fabrics under low pressure – Part 
2: Determination of dimensional change in fabrics exposed to dry heat  
5. US ISO 105 -B02, Textiles – Tests for colour fastness – Part B02: Colour fastness to 
artificial light: Xenon arc fading lamp test  
6. US ISO 105 -C10, Textiles – Tests for colour fastness – Part C10: Colour fastness to 
washing with soap or soap and soda  
7. US ISO 105 -E04, Textiles – Tests for  colour fastness – Part E04: Colour fastness to 
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  8. US ISO 105 -X12, Textiles – Tests for colour fastness – Part X12: Colour fastness to 
rubbing  
9. US ISO 1833 -1, Textiles – Quantitative chemical analysis – Part 1: General 
principles of testing  
10. US ISO  3801, Textiles – Woven fabrics – Determination of mass per unit length 
and mass per unit area  
11. US ISO 5077, Textiles – Determination of dimensional change in washing and 
drying  
12. DUS 1700 -1, School wear fabrics – Part 1: General requirements  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  December 2017  
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 _4242_00_e.pdf