G/TBT/N/UGA/420  
 
17 July 2014  
(14-4143)  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: 
National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) 
NEMA House 
Plot 17/19/21 Jinja Road P.O. Box 22255 
Kampala 
Uganda Tel: +256-414-251064/5/8 Fax: +256-414-257521 
Email: info@nemaug.org  
Website: http://www.nemaug.org  
Name and address (including telephon e 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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable): Petroleum and related 
technologies (ICS 75) 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: The National 
Environment (Oil Spill Prevention, Control and Management) Regulations, 2014 (171 pages, 
in English) 
6. Description of content: The purpose of these Regulations is to provide for: 
a) The prevention, control and monitoring of oil spill caused by oil and other harmful or 
dangerous substances in waters and on land under Ugandan jurisdiction and other 
matters;  
b) The establishment of basic principles to be observed in handling oil and other 
harmful or dangerous substances in  facilities, platforms and vessels in Uganda; 
c) Role of the NEMA and other spill responders; 
d) Enforcement of spiller responsibility; 
e) Access and right-of-entry to spill sites; 
f) Contractor selection and call-out; 
g) Emergency response to fire and safety hazard; 
h) Confining and containing oil  releases; 
i) Corrective action; 
j) Personal health and safety prot ection  during an oil spill; 
k) Equipment training, calibration, and maintenance; 
l) Proper management of spill residuals and debris; and 
m) Quality assurance and quality control procedures. G/TBT/N/UGA/420 
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:  
1. The National Environment Act, Cap 153; 
2. The Petroleum (Exploration, Development and Production) Act, 2013; 
3. The Petroleum (Refining, Conversion, Tran smission and Midstream Storage) Act, 2013; 
4. The Petroleum Supply Act, 2003. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   June 2015 
Proposed date of entry into force:   December 2015   
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
NEMA House 
Plot 17/19/21 Jinja Road 
P.O. Box 22255 
Kampala Uganda 
Tel: +256-414-251064/5/8 
Fax: +256-414-257521 Email: info@nemaug.org  
Website: http://www.nemaug.org  
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