G/TBT/N/UGA/601  
 
10 January 2017  
(17-0140) Page: 1/3 
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  
Nam e 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) : Men's closed  shoes.  
Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such a rticles (HS: 64) . Footwear (ICS: 61.060)  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document : DUS 1654 -2:2016, 
Footwear  – Men's shoes – Specification – Part 1: Closed  shoes.  (24 pages, in English)  
6. Description of content : This Draft Ugan da standard  specifies the requir ements and test 
methods for men' s closed shoes made from all types of materials and of all constructions 
and designs.  It will assist footwear manufacturers and merchants in getting value for their 
products. In addition, it w ill give the general consumers of the product bases to choose the 
products from an informed state.  The main purpose of this draft standard therefore is to 
provide a basis fo r evaluating the quality of men' s closed shoes.  
7. Objective and rationale , includ ing the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Prevention of deceptive trade practices; Protection of human health or safety ; 
Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents : 
1. MS 887: 1982 Specification for spike proof combat boots  
2. IS 2060: 1984 Specificat ion for gents shoes  
3. SABS 421: 1976 Specific ation for the production of men' s shoes (good year welted 
with stitched or stuck -on outer soles)  
4. SABS 1363: 1999 Specification for young  people' s shoes (stuck -on and stitch -down 
constructions)  
5. KS 01 -679: 1989 Spe cification for sole leather  
6. BATA Shoe Company specifications  
7. KS 08 -893: Part 2: 1993 Specification for upholstery fabrics  – Part 2: Coated fabrics  
8. ISO 19952:  Footwear  – Vocabulary  
9. US ISO 9407:  Shoes sizes – Mondo point  system of sizing and marking  G/TBT/N/UGA/601  
 
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  10. ISO 2589 : Leather - Physical and mechanical tests – Determination of thickness  
11. ISO 17706: Footwear - Test methods for uppers – Tensile strength and elongation  
12. US ISO 3376: Leather – Physical and mech anical tests – Determination of tensile 
strength and percentage e longation  
13. ISO 17696: Footwear - Test methods for uppers, linings and insocks – Tear strength  
14. US ISO 11644: Leather - Test for adhesion of finish  
15. ISO 17700: Footwear - Test methods for uppers, linings a nd insocks – Colour 
fastness to rubbing  
16. ISO 17699: Foot wear - Test methods for uppers and lining - Water vapour 
permeability and absorption  
17. ISO 5398 -1: Leathe r – Chemical determination of chromic oxide content by titration  
18. US ISO 20344:  Personal protective equipme nt – Test methods for footwear  
19. US ISO 4045: Lea ther-Chemical tests – Determination of Ph  
20. US ISO 4048: Leather -Chemical tests – Determination of matter soluble in 
dichloromethane and free fatty acid content  
21. ISO 4047: Leather - Determination of sulphated total ash and sulphated water 
insoluble ash  
22. ISO 40 98: Leather -Chemical tests – Determination of water soluble matter, water 
soluble inorganic matter and water soluble organic matter  
23. US ISO 3380: Leather - Physical and mechanical tests – Determination of shrinkage 
temperature up to 100o C 
24. US ISO 105 -B02: T extiles - Tests for colour fastness to artificial light  
25. ISO 11642: Leather - Tests for colour fastness – Colour fastness to water  
26. ISO 20869: Footwear - Test method for outsole s, insoles, linings and insocks – 
Water soluble content  
27. ISO 7619-2: Rubber, vulca nized or thermoplastic – Determination of indentation 
hardness  
28. ISO 22654: Footwear – Test methods for outsoles – Tensile strength and elongation  
29. ISO 17707: Footwear – Test methods for outsoles – Flex resistance  
30. ISO 20865: Footwear – Test methods f or outsol es – Compression energy  
31. ISO 20875: Footwear – Test methods for outsoles – Determination of split tear 
strength and delamination resistance  
32. ISO 20874: Footwear – Test methods for outsoles – Needle tear strength  
33. US ISO 13287: Personal protective equipment – Footwear test method for slip 
resistance  
34. US ISO 4684: Leather – Chemical tests -Determination of volatile matter  
35. ISO 17072 -2: Leather – Chemical determination of metal content  
36. ISO 6942:  Protection against heat and fire – Evaluation of materials and material  
assemblies when exposed to a source of radiant heat  
37. ISO 3378: Leather – Physical and mechanical tests – Determination of resistance to 
grain cracking and grain crack index  
38. ISO 20876 : Footwear – Test methods for insoles – Resistance to stitch tear  
39. ISO 2264 9: Footwear – Test methods for insoles and insocks -water absorption and 
desorption  
40. ISO 9073 -2: Textiles – Test methods for non wovens – Determination of thickness  G/TBT/N/UGA/601  
 
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  41. US ISO 17708: Footwear – Test methods for whole shoe – Upper sole adhesion  
42. ISO 17697: Footwea r – Test methods for uppers, lining and insocks – Seam strength  
43. ISO 17702: Footwear – Test methods for uppers – Water resistance  
44. ISO 20871: Footwear – Test methods for outsoles – Abrasion resistance  
45. ISO 22650: Footwear – Test methods for whole shoe – Heel attachment  
46. ASTM D6182:  Flexibility and Adhesion of finish on Leather  
47. ASTM D6020:  Calculation of (Non mineral) Combined Tanning Agents and Degree of 
tannage  
9. Proposed date of adoption : June 2017  
Proposed date of entry into force : Upon declaration as mand atory 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 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/UGA/17_0062_00_e.pdf