G/TBT/N/UGA/616  
 
21 March 2017  
(17-1543) 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):  Plastic cling wrap film 
for food contact use  
5. Title,  number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  DUS 1671:2017, 
Plastic cling wrap film for food contact use - General requirements. (20 pages, in English)    
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies the definitions and ter ms, 
product classifications, marking, requirements, test methods, inspection rules, labels, 
packaging, transport and storage of plastic cling wrap film for food contact use. This 
Standard applies to plastic cling wrap film for keeping food fresh (hereinaft er referred to as 
cling wrap film) which is made of resin such as polyethylene, polyvinylchloride, polyvinyl 
dichloride, processed by the method of monolayer or multilayer extrusion.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems wher e applicable: 
Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment; Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. GB 10457 -2008, Plastic Cling Wrap film for keeping food fresh  
2. ISO 2528:1995 Sheet materials – Determination of water vapour transmissi on rate 
– Gravimetric method  
3. ISO 15105 – 1:2007 Plastics – Film and sheeting – Determination of gas 
transmission rate – part 1: Differential pressure method  
4. ISO 527 – 3:1995 Plastics – Determination of tensile properties – Part 3: Test 
conditions for fil ms and sheets  
5. ISO 14782:1999 Plastics – Determination of haze for transparent materials.  
6. ISO 2859 – 5:2005 Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes – Part 5: 
System of sequential sampling plans indexed by acceptance quality limit (AQL) for 
lot-to-lot inspection  
7. ISO 291:2008 Plastics – Standard atmosphere for conditioning and testing  
8. ISO 4593:1993 Plastics – Film and sheeting – Determination of thickness by 
mechanical scanning  
9. ISO 6383 – 1:2015 Plastics – Film and sheeting – Determination of tea r resistance 
– Part 1: Trouser tear method  G/TBT/N/UGA/616  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: June 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 notifi cation  
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/2017/TBT/UGA/17_1379_00_e.pdf