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8 April 2019  
(19-2225) 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 [   ], 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):  
Hypodermic syringes, hypodermic needles; - Syringes, needles, catheters, cannulae and 
the like: (HS 90183); Transf usion, infusion and injection equipment (ICS 11.040.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS 2140: 
2019, Guideline on use of the ISO 7886 and ISO 7864 standards for hypodermic syringes 
and hypodermic needles, First editi on (10 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Uganda standard covers guidelines on how to use 
the ISO 7886 and ISO 7864 standards for hypodermic syringes and Hypodermic Needles 
respectively.This guidance standard provides sampling and acceptance criteria for ISO 
7886 for hypodermic syringes and ISO 7864 for hypodermic needles standards.  This 
standard also clarifies on when the auto -disable feature on hypodermic syringes is a 
requirement.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature  of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. US 7886 (all parts), Sterile hypodermic syringes for single use  
2. US ISO 7864, Sterile hypodermic needles for single use - Requirements and test 
methods  
3. ISO 2859 -1, Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes - Part 1: Sampling 
schemes indexed by acceptance quality limit (AQL) for lot -by-lot inspection  
4. National Policy on injection safety and health care waste management, July 2004, 
Minist ry of Health, Republic of Uganda  
5. Demographic and Health Survey, 2006 Uganda.  
6. WHO guideline on the use of safety -engineered syringes for intramuscular, 
intradermal and subcutaneous injections in health care settings, 2016.  G/TBT/N/UGA/1050  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  June 2019  
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/2019/TBT/UGA/19_1975_00_e.pdf  
 