G/TBT/N/UGA/780  
 
9 November 2017  
(17-6088) 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 [ 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): Body oils. 
Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS 33). Cosmetics. 
Toiletries  (ICS 71.100.70).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DUS 1921: 2017, 
Body oils — Specification. (14 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content: This Draft Uganda Standard specifies the requirements, method 
of sampli ng and test for body oils based on refined vegetable oils or vegetable oils blends, 
mineral oils or mixture of the vegetable oils and mineral oils meant for application on the 
skin. It does not cover skin creams, lotions, hair oils and pure essential oils;  and body oils 
for which therapeutic claims are made.  
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. 76/768/EEC, The European Economic Community Cosmetics Directive  
2. ISO 9001:2015, Quality management systems — Requirements  
3. KS 1766:2006, Specification for body oils  
4. US EAS 339:2013, Hair creams, lotions and gels — Specification  
5. FDEAS 846, Glossary of terms relating to the cosmetic industry  
6. FDEAS 847 - 2: Oils for cosmetic industry — Methods of test — Part 2: 
Determination of Moisture Content  
7. FDEAS 847 - 13: Cosmetics — Analytical methods — Part 13: Determination of 
rancidity  
8. FDEAS 847 -16, Oils for cosmetic industry — Methods of test — Part 16: 
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  9. FDEAS 847 -17, Oils for cosmetic industry — Methods of test — Part 17: Physio -
chemical tests  
10. FDEAS 847 -18, Cosmeti cs — Analytical methods — Part 18: Determination of 
thermal stability  
11. FDUS ISO 18416, Cosmetics — Microbiology — Detection of candida albicans  
12. FDUS ISO 21148, Cosmetics — Microbiology — General instructions for 
microbiological examination  
13. FDUS ISO 22717, C osmetics — Microbiology —Detection of Pseudomonas 
aeruginosa  
14. FDUS ISO 22718, Cosmetics — Microbiology — Detection of Staphylococcus aureus  
15. FDUS ISO 24153, Random sampling and randomisation procedures  
16. US EAS 346, Labelling of cosmetics — General requirement s 
17. US EAS 377 (all parts), Cosmetics and cosmetic products  
9. Proposed date of adoption: March 2018  
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_5026_00_e.pdf