G/TBT/N/UGA/538/Rev.1  
 
26 April 2017  
(17-2270) Page: 1/2 
Commi ttee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : UGANDA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Uganda National Bureau of S tandards.  
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 Arti cle 2.9.2 [  ], 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):  Toys; 
Electrical and Electronics; Automotive Products  and Inputs; Chemical Products; Mechanical 
Materials and Gas Appliances; Textile, Leather, Plastics and Rubber; Furniture (wood and 
metal articles); Paper and Stationery; Protective Safety Equipment; Food and Food 
Products; and Used Products, including use d Motor Vehicles.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : The Uganda 
National Bureau of Standards (Use of Distinctive Mark on Commodities) Regulations, 2017. 
(23 pages, in English)  
6. Description of content:  The draft regulati ons contain provisions for prohibition from 
dealing in a commodity without a distinctive mark; application of a distinctive mark on a 
commodity; registration of importers and manufacturers and use of distinctive marks; 
application requirements for a domest ic manufacturer; application requirements for an 
importer; sampling of products for testing; application of a distinctive mark on a 
commodity; terms of use of a distinctive mark; suspension or withdrawal of authorization 
to use a distinctive mark; cancella tion of a permit to use a distinctive mark; refusal to 
grant or renew authorization to use a distinctive mark where the requirements of these 
Regulations have not been met; renewal of the permit to use the distinctive mark for 
domestic manufacturers; admin istrative sanctions; fees and charges for the application of 
the grant of a authorization to use a distinctive mark and other incidental matters; 
offences and penalties for using a distinctive mark without authorization or falsely 
representing any product to be a product that complies with the provisions of these 
Regulations; and appeals as provided for under section 25 of the UNBS Act CAP 327 as 
amended.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer informa tion, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Protection of animal or plant 
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  8. Relevant documents:  Uganda National Bure au of Standards Act, Cap 327.  
9. Proposed date of adoption: July 2017.   
Proposed date of entry into force: 6 months from date of adoption.   
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point  [X] or ad dress, telephone or fax 
number s and  email and website address es, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/UGA/17_2000_00_e. pdf