G/TBT/N/UGA/1392  
13 September 2021  
(21-6732) 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  
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):  Mosquito 
nets; Articles for interior furnishing, of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, blankets and 
travelling rugs, bedlinen, table linen, toilet linen, kitchen linen, curtains, incl. drapes, 
interior blinds, curtain or bed valances, bedspre ads, lampshades and articles of heading 
9404) (HS 630492); Textile fabrics (ICS 59.080.30)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS DEAS 
455:2021, Long lasting insecticide treated mosquito nets — Specification, Second Editio n 
(41 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements, sampling 
and test methods for treated Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLIN).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems wher e 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements; 
Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. G/TBT/N/UGA/565/Add.2  
2. G/TBT/N/UGA/565/Add.1  
3. G/TBT/N/UGA/565  
4. EAS 455:2019, Long lasting insecticide treated mosquito nets — Specification  G/TBT/N/UGA/1392  
 
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  5. WHO Interim specification 333/LN/1 (July 2019)  
6. WHO Interim specification 333/LN/2 (January 2019)  
7. WHO Interim specificat ion 333+33/LN/1 (NETTING) (April 2019)  
8. WHO Interim specification 333+33/LN/1 (NET) (April 2019)  
9. WHO Interim specification 333+33/LN/2 (NETTING) (January 2019)  
10. WHO Interim specification 333+33/LN/2 (NET) (January 2019)  
11. EAS 124, Rounding off number values  
12. ISO 105 -B01, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part B01: Colour fastness 
to light: Daylight  
13. ISO 105 -B02, Textiles -- Tests for colour fastness — Part B02: Colour fastness 
to artificial light: Xenon arc fading lamp test  
14. ISO 105 -C10, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part C10: Colour fastness 
to washing with soap or soap and soda  
15. ISO 139, Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing  
16. ISO 1833 -1, Textiles — Quantitative chemical analysis — Part 1: General 
principles of testing  
17. ISO 1833-2, Textiles — Quantitative chemical analysis — Part 2: Ternary fibre 
mixtures  
18. ISO 1833 -5, Textiles — Quantitative chemical analysis — Part 5: Mixtures of 
viscose, cupro or modal and cotton fibres (method using sodium zincate)  
19. ISO 1833 -11, Textiles — Quantitative chemical analysis — Part 11: Mixtures of 
cellulose and Polyester fibres (method using sulphuric acid)  
20. ISO 1833 -16, Textiles — Quantitative chemical analysis — Part 16: Mixtures of 
polypropylene fibres and certain other fibres (method using xyle ne) 
21. ISO 1833 -24, Textiles — Quantitative chemical analysis — Part 24: Mixtures of 
polyester and some other fibres (method using phenol and tetrachloroethane)  
22. ISO 1833 -25, Textiles — Quantitative chemical analysis — Part 25: Mixtures of 
polyester and certai n other fibres (method using trichloro acetic acid and 
chloroform)  
23. ISO 2060, Textiles — Yarn from packages — Determination of linear density 
(mass per unit length) by the Skein method  
24. ISO 2076, Textiles — Man-made fibres — Generic names  
25. ISO 3758, Textiles — Care labelling code using symbols  
26. ISO 3759, Textiles — Preparation, marking and measuring of fabric specimens 
and garments in tests for determination of dimensional change  
27. ISO 3801, Textiles — Woven fabrics — Determination of mass per unit length 
and mas s per unit area  
28. ISO 5077, Textiles — Determination of dimensional change in washing and 
drying  
29. ISO 6330, Textiles — Domestic washing and drying procedures for textile 
testing  
30. ISO 6938, Textiles — Natural fibres — Generic names and definitions  
31. ISO 8388, Kni tted fabrics — Types — Vocabulary  
32. ISO 8499, Knitted fabrics — Description of defects — Vocabulary  
33. ISO 13938 (all parts), Textiles — Bursting properties of fabrics  G/TBT/N/UGA/1392  
 
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  34. ISO 16373 -1, Textiles — Dyestuffs — Part 1: General principles of testing 
coloured textiles f or dyestuff identification  
35. ISO 16373 -2, Textiles — Dyestuffs — Part 2: General method for the 
determination of extractable dyestuffs including allergenic and carcinogenic 
dyestuffs (method using pyridine -water)  
36. ISO 16373 -3, Textiles — Dyestuffs — Part 3: Method for determination of 
certain carcinogenic dyestuffs (method using triethylamine/methanol)  
37. ISO/TR 11827, Textiles — Composition testing — Identification of fibres  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  December 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon de claration 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:   
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  
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