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6 April 2021  
(21-2853) 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  
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 [   ], 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):  
Thermometers and pyrometers, not combined with other instruments (excl. liquid -filled 
thermometers for direct reading) (HS 902519); Diagnostic equipment (ICS 11.040.55)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS 2 294:2021, 
Standard Specification for Electronic Thermometer for Intermittent Determination of 
Patient Temperature, First Edition (12 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda Standard covers electronic instruments 
intended for inte rmittent monitoring of patient temperatures. It  does not cover infrared 
thermometers.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer pro tection; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. ASTM E344  
2. ASTM  E1104    
3. ASTM  E1965  
4. UL 544 Standards for Safety, Medical and Dental Equipment  G/TBT/N/UGA/1290  
 
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  5. UL 913 Standards for Safety, Intrinsically Safe Electrical Circuits, and Equipment 
for Use in Hazardous Location  
6. CFR Part 87 Establishment Registration and Premarket Notification Procedure  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  June 2021  
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:   
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  
 