G/TBT/N/UGA/802  
 
20 December 2017  
(17-7105) 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 [  ], 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): Aftershave.  
Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS 33). Cosmetics. 
Toiletrie s (ICS 71.100.70).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DUS 1934: 2017, 
Aftershave — Specification. (10 page(s), in English)   
6. Description of content: This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements, sampling 
and test m ethods for aftershave. This Draft standard covers both alcoholic and non -
alcoholic aftershaves. This standard does not cover aftershave 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. FDEAS 836: 2015, Sesame (simsim) oil for cosmetic industry – Specification  
2. Journal of Food Research; Vol. 2, No. 5; 2013.Effect of Nut Treatments on Shea 
Butter Physicochemical Criteria and Wrapper Hygienic Quality Influence on 
Microbiological Properti es  
3. Safety Assessment of Butyrospermum parkii (Shea) -Derived Ingredients as Used 
in Cosmetics  
4. IS 3506:1989, Tables for Alcohometry  
5. IS 9255:1995, Aftershave lotion - specification  
6. US 1636:2016, Shea nut – Specification  
7. OIML R22, International alcoholometric tables  
8. FDEAS 846, Glossary of terms relating to the cosmetic industry  G/TBT/N/UGA/802  
 
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  9. FDEAS 847 - 13: Cosmetics — Analytical methods — Part 13: Determination of 
rancidity  
10. FDEAS 847 -16, Oils for cosmetic industry — Methods of test — Part 16: 
Determination of Heavy metal Content  
11. FDEAS 847 -18, Cosmetics — Analytical methods — Part 18: Determination of 
thermal stability  
12. FDUS ISO 24153 — Random sampling and randomisation procedures  
13. ISO 21149, Cosmetics — Microbiology — Enumeration and detection of aerobic 
mesophil ic bacteria  
14. US EAS 104, Alcoholic beverages — Methods of sampling and test  
15. US EAS 346, Labelling of cosmetics — General requirements  
16. US EAS 377(all parts), Cosmetics and cosmetic products — Part 1: List of 
substances prohibited in cosmetic  
17. US 1692:2017, De termination of bactericidal efficacy of disinfectants/sanitizers  
18. US ISO 3960, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of peroxide 
value — Iodometric (visual) endpoint determination  
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_5638_00_e.pdf