G/TBT/N/UGA/694  
 
30 June 2017  
(17-3529) 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):  Sports footwear: (HS 
64021), -- Sports footwear; tennis sho es, basketball shoes, gym shoes, training shoes and 
the like (HS 640411), - Sports footwear: (HS 64031). Footwear (ICS 61.060), Rubber and 
plastics products (ICS 83.140).  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  DUS 1688:2017, 
Footwear — Sports shoes — Specification. (46 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content:  This draft Uganda standard prescribes the performance, 
requirements, sampling and test methods of sports footwear.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nat ure of urgent problems where applicable: 
Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of human health or 
safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. IS 15844:2010, Sports footwear — Specification  
2. DUS 1787, Standard test m ethod for tear strength of conventional vulcanized 
rubber and thermoplastic elastomers  
3. DUS 1788, Standard test method for measuring rubber detoriation -Cut growth 
using Ross flexing apparatus  
4. ISO 3379, Leather — Determination of distention and strength of s urface (Ball 
burst method)  
5. US 696, Abrasion resistance of footwear materials (Martindale)  
6. US 721, Footwear materials — Determination of absorption and desorption of 
water  
7. US ISO 105 -B02, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part B02: Colour fastness 
to artificial light: Xenon arc fading lamp test  
8. US ISO 105 -X12, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part X12: Colour fastness 
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  9. US ISO 3376, Leather — Physical and mechanical tests — Determination of tensile 
strength and percentage elongation  
10. US IS O 9407, Shoes sizes -Mondopoint system of sizing and marking  
11. US ISO 17696, Footwear — Test methods for uppers, linings and insocks — Tear 
strength  
12. US ISO 17707, Footwear — Test methods for outsoles — Flex resistance  
13. US ISO 17708, Footwear — Test methods for  whole shoe — Upper sole adhesion  
14. US ISO 18454, Footwear — Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing of 
footwear and components for footwear  
15. US ISO 19952, Footwear — Vocabulary  
16. US ISO 20875, Footwear — Test methods for outsoles — Determination of s plit 
tear strength and delamination resistance  
9. Proposed date of adoption: December 2017  
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 not ification  
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:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/UGA/17_2981_00_e.pdf