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9 January 2020  
(20-0251) 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):  Kikoi; 
Textile products and articles, for technical uses, specified in Note 7 to this Chapter 
(HS 5911); Textile fa brics (ICS 59.080.30)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS 
DEAS  1015:2019, Textiles — Kikoi — Specification, First Edition. (15 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda standard specifies the re quirements,  
sampling and test methods for Kikoi (also known as "Kikoy").  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements; 
Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. ISO 105 -B01, Tex tiles – Tests for colour fastness – Part B01: Colour fastness to 
light: Daylight  
2. ISO 105 -C10, Textiles – Tests for colour fastness – Part C10: Colour fastness to 
washing with soap or soap and soda  
3. ISO 105 -D01, Colour fastness to dry cleaning using perchloroethylene solvent  
4. ISO 105 -E04, Tests for colour fastness – Part E04: Colour fastness to 
perspiration  
5. ISO 105 -X11, Colourfastness to hot pressing  
6. ISO 105 -X12, Textiles – Tests for colour fastness – Part X12: Colour fastness to 
rubbing  
7. ISO 1833 (all parts), Textiles – Quantitative chemical analysis  
8. ISO 3071, Textiles – Determination of pH of aqueous extract  G/TBT/N/UGA/1165  
 
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  9. ISO 3175, Textiles – Determination of dimensional change on dry cleaning in 
perchlorethylene – Machine method  
10. ISO 3758, Textiles – Care labelling code using symbols  
11. ISO 3801, Textiles – Woven fabrics – Determination of mass per unit length and 
mass per unit area  
12. ISO 5077, Textiles – Determination of dimensional change in washing and 
drying  
13. ISO 6330, Domestic washing and drying procedures for textile  testing  
14. ISO 6939, Textiles – Yarns from packages – Method of test for breaking 
strength of yarn by the skein method  
15. ISO 12945 -2, Textiles – Determination of the fabric propensity to surface pilling, 
fuzzing or matting – Part 2: Modified Martindale Method  
16. ISO 13934 -1, Textiles – Tensile properties of fabrics – Part 1: Determination of 
maximum force and elongation at maximum force using the strip method  
17. ISO 13936 -1, Textiles – Determination of the slippage resistance of yarns at a 
seam in woven fabrics – Part 1: Fixed seam opening method  
18. ISO 13937 -2, Textiles – Tear properties of fabrics – Part 2: Determination of 
tear force of trouser shaped specimens (Single tear method)  
19. ISO 14362 -1, Textiles – Methods for determination of certain aromatic amines 
derived fr om azo colourants – Part 1: Detection of the use of certain azo 
colourants accessible with and without extracting the fibres  
20. ISO 14362 -3, Textiles – Methods for determination of certain aromatic amines 
derived from azo colourants – Part 3: Detection of the  use of certain azo 
colourants accessible which may release 4 -aminoazobenzene  
21. ISO 16373 -2, Textiles – Dyestuffs – Part 2: General method for determination 
of extractable dyestuffs including allergenic and carcinogenic dyestuffs (method 
using pyridine -water ) 
22. ISO 16373 -3, Textiles – Dyestuffs – Part 3: Method for determination of certain 
carcinogenic dyestuffs (method using trimethylamine/methanol)  
23. ISO 22198, Textiles – Fabrics – Determination of width and length  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  June 2020.  
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 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/2020/TBT/UGA/20_0310_00_e.pdf  
 