G/TBT/N/UGA/1398  
14 September 2021  
(21-6790) 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  
Plot 2 -12 ByPass Link, Bweyogerere Industrial and Business Park  
P.O. Box 6329  
Kampala, Uganda  
Tel: +(256) 4 1733 3250/1/2  
Fax: +(256) 4 1428 6123  
E-mail: info@unbs.go.ug  
Website: https://www.unbs.go.ug  
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 dif ferent 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):  
Non-woven surgical dressing; Wadding, gauze, bandages and the like, e.g. dressings, 
adhesive plasters, poultices, impregnated or covered with pharmaceutical substances or 
put up for retail sale for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purpo ses (excl. adhesive 
dressings and other articles having an adhesive layer) (HS 300590); Surgical instruments 
and materials (ICS 11.040.30)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS 706:2021, 
Non-woven surgical dressing — Specification, Second Edition (30 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and methods of test for three types of non -woven surgical dressings; unpadded 
swabs, padded swabs and surgical pa ds 
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  G/TBT/N/UGA/1398  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
1. G/TBT/N/UGA/227  
2. US ISO 1833 (all parts), Textiles — Quantitative chemical analysis  
3. US ISO 2859 -1, Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes - Part 1: 
Sampling schemes indexed by acceptance quality limit (AQL) for lot -by-lot 
inspection  
4. US ISO 3071, Textiles - Determination of pH of aqueous extract  
5. US ISO 10993 (all parts), Biological evaluation of medical devices  
6. US ISO 13938(all parts), Textiles — Bursting properties of fabrics  
7. US 2276:2020, Medical cotton swabs - Specification  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  November 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon declaration as a mandatory standard by the 
Minister of Trade, Industry & 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:   
Uganda National Bureau of Standards  
Plot 2 -12 ByPass Link, Bweyogerere Industrial and Business Park  
P.O. Box 63 29 
Kampala, Uganda  
Tel: +(256) 4 1733 3250/1/2  
Fax: +(256) 4 1428 6123  
E-mail: info@unbs.go.ug  
Website: https://www.unbs.go.ug  
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