G/TBT/N/UGA/1056  
 
24 April 2019  
(19-2773) 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 [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):  Eaves 
gutters and fittings; - Other (HS 392590); Rubber and plastics products in general 
(ICS 83.140.01)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS 2094:2019, 
Eaves gutters and fittings made of PVC -U — Definitions, requirements and testing, First 
Edition (24 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements and test 
methods of eaves gutters and fittings made from unplasticized poly (vinyl chloride) 
(PVC-U), and intended to be used for rainwater drainage  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicabl e: Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. ISO 4665, Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic - Resistance to weathering  
2. ISO 6259 -2, Thermoplastics pipes - Determination of tensile properties - Part 2: 
Pipes made of unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC -U), chlorinated poly (vinyl 
chloride) (PVC -C) and high -impact poly (vinyl chloride) (PVC -HI) 
3. ISO 23711, Elastomeric seals  - Requirements for materials for pipe joint seals 
used in water and drainage applications - Thermoplastic elastomers  
4. ISO 4633, Rubber seals — Joint rings for water supply, drainage and sewerage 
pipelines — Specification for materials  
5. ISO 306, Plastics — Thermoplastic materials — Determination of Vicat softening 
temperature (VST)  
6. ISO 2505, Thermoplastics pipes — Longitudinal reversion — Test method and 
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  7. ISO 580, Plastics piping and ducting systems — Injection -moulded thermoplastics 
fittings - Methods for visually assessing the effects of heating  
8. ISO 13229, Thermoplastics piping systems for non -pressure applications — 
Unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC -U) pipes and fittings — Determination of 
the viscosity number and K -value  
9. EN 1905, Plastics p iping systems — Unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC -U) 
pipes, fittings and material — Method for assessment of the PVC content based 
on total chlorine content  
10. ISO 10474, Steel and steel products — Inspection documents  
11. ISO 105 -A02:1993 Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part A02: Grey scale 
for assessing change in colour  
12. ISO 527 -2, Plastics — Determination of tensile properties — Part 2: Test 
conditions for moulding and extrusion plastics  
13. ISO 1183 -3, Plastics — Methods for determining the density of non-cellular 
plastics — Gas pyknometer  method  
14. US ISO 9001 Quality management systems — Requirements  
15. KS 2198:2012,  Eaves gutters and fittings made of PVC -U — Definitions, 
requirements and testing  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  July 2019  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon declaration as mandatory by the Minister 
responsible 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/2019/TBT/UGA/19_4011_00_e.pdf