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27 May 2019  
(19-3657) Page: 1/1 
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):  
Detonators; Safety fuses; detonating fuses; percussion or detonating caps; igniters; 
electric detonators (HS 3603)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DUS 2141 -
1:2019, Detonator — Specifications — Part 1: Shock -tube Detonator, First Edition 
(27 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Uganda standard specifies requirements, sampling 
and test methods for permitted shock -tube detonators for commercial use. The draft 
Uganda standard applies to shock -tube detonator No. 6 (surface) and No.8 (In -hole) for 
commercial use.  
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; Protection of the 
environment; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. US EA S 124:1999, Rounding off number values  
2. ISO 7010:2011, Graphical symbols -- Safety colours and safety signs -- 
Registered safety signs  
3. GB 19417: 2003, Shock -tube Detonator  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  December 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_3095_00_e.pdf  
 