G/TBT/N/UGA/895  
 
17 July 2018  
(18-4488) 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): Paint films  
Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or 
chemically modifi ed natural polymers, dispersed or diss olved in an aqueous medium. 
(HS 3209), - Paint, distemper, varnish or similar brushes (other than brushes of 
subheading 9603.30); paint pads and rollers (HS 960340).  
Paints and varnishes (ICS 87.040).  
5. Title, numbe r of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DUS 1997:2018, 
Standard guide for application and evaluation of brush and roller applied paint films - 
1st Edition (10 page(s), in English)   
6. Description of content: This guide describes procedures for the application of brush or 
roller, or both, applied paint films to sealed wallboard for evaluating application properties. 
Because both the application and panel evaluation are subjective, this guide should be 
used only for comparative testing within one laboratory using one operator for each set of 
applications, as the ratings assigned by different laboratories may not agree. The values 
stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are 
for information only.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of 
human health or safety; Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. ASTM D1475 Test Method for Density o f Liquid Coatings, Inks, and Related 
Products  
2. ASTM D3924 Specification for Environment for Conditioning and Testing Paint, 
Varnish, Lacquer, and Related Materials  
3. ASTM D3925 Practice for Sampling Liquid Paints and Related Pigmented Coatings  
4. ASTM D4707 Test  Method for Measuring Paint Spatter Resistance during Roller 
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  5. ASTM D5068 Practice for Preparation of Paint Brushes for Evaluation  
6. ASTM D5069 Practice for Preparation of Paint -Roller Covers for Evaluation of 
Architectural Coatings  
7. ASTM D5301 Practice for Physical Characterization of Paint Brushes  
8. ASTM D5913 Test Method for Evaluation of Cleanability of Paint Brushes  
9. ASTM E1347 Test Method for Color and Color -Difference Measurement by 
Tristimulus Colorimetry  
10. Pictorial Standards of Paint Roller Spatter, shown in the Pictorials Standards of 
Coating Defects  
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: