G/TBT/N/UGA/980  
 
29 October 2018  
(18-6754) 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 [   ], 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): Engine 
oils; Lubricating preparations (including cutting -oil preparations, bolt or nut release 
preparations, anti -rust or anti -corrosion preparations and mould release preparations, 
based on lubricants) and preparations of a kind used for the oil or grease treatment of 
textile materials, leather, furskins or other materials, but excluding preparations 
containing, as b asic constituents, 70% or more by weight of petroleum oils or of oils 
obtained from bituminous minerals. (HS 3403). Lubricants, industrial oils and related 
products (ICS 75.100).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: 
FDUS  2075:2018, Standard Test Method for Shear Stability of Polymer Containing Fluids 
Using a European Diesel Injector Apparatus, First Edition. (16 page(s), in English)   
6. Description of content: This Final Draft Uganda Standard covers the test method for 
the e valuation of the shear stability of polymer -containing fluids. The test method 
measures the percent viscosity loss at 100  °C of polymer -containing fluids when 
evaluated by a diesel injector apparatus procedure that uses European diesel injector test 
equipm ent. The viscosity loss reflects polymer degradation due to shear at the nozzle.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. ASTM D445  Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and 
Opaque Liquids (and Calculation of Dynamic Viscosity)  
2. ASTM D2603 Standard Test Method for Sonic Shear Stability of Polymer -
Containing Oils  
3. CEC L -14-A-93 Evaluation of the  Mechanical Shear Stability of Lubricating Oils 
Containing Polymers  
4. ASTM D5275 -17 Standard Test Method for Fuel Injector Shear Stability Test 
(FISST) for Polymer Containing Fluids  G/TBT/N/UGA/980  
 
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  5. ASTM D6299 -18 Standard Practice for Applying Statistical Quality Assurance a nd 
Control Charting Techniques to Evaluate Analytical Measurement System 
Performance  
6. ASTM D7109 -18 Standard Test Method for Shear Stability of Polymer -Containing 
Fluids Using a European Diesel Injector Apparatus at 30 Cycles and 90 Cycles  
9. Proposed date of adoption: December 2018  
Proposed date of entry into force: Not applicable  
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: