Regulatory Updates

Distribution date: 20 July 2018 | Final date for Comment: 18 September 2018

This draft specifies the requirements for the modification Light Duty Vehicles. This is applicable to used and new Light Duty Vehicles modified by the addition, substitution, or alteration of vehicle equipment or systems. Excluded are the motorcycle, trailers, caravans and tractors.

Products Covered: ICS 43.020

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 20 July 2018 | Final date for Comment: 18 September 2018

This regulation specifies the following: Terms and Definitions, scope, objectives, supplier Obligations, Labeling, Conformity Assessment Procedures, Responsibilities of regulatory authorities, the authorities of market survey Responsibilities, Violations and Penalties, general rules, Transitional rules, Appendix (lists, types )

Products Covered: HS Code: 360410000000.

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 20 July 2018 | Final date for Comment: 18 September 2018

This regulation specifies the following: Terms and Definitions, scope, objectives, supplier Obligations, Labeling, Conformity Assessment Procedures, Responsibilities of regulatory authorities, the authorities of market survey Responsibilities, Violations and Penalties, general rules, Transitional rules, Appendix (lists, types)

Products Covered: HS Code: from 870310 to 870390

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 19 July 2018

Products Covered: Breathalysers (devices for measuring the level of alcohol in the blood) (national tariff heading 90268099)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 19 July 2018

Products Covered: Alcoholometers (devices for measuring the level of alcohol in the blood) (national tariff heading 90268099)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 17 July 2018 | Final date for Comment: 15 September 2018

This test method covers the determination of the content of chromium (including chromium oxide) in the range between 0.005 and 1.0 % present in the solids of liquid coatings or in dried films obtained from previously coated substrates. There is no reason to believe that higher levels could not be determined by this test method, provided that appropriate dilutions and adjustments in specimen size and reagent quantities are made. The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.

Products Covered: Test Method for Low Concentrations of Chromium in Paint

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 17 July 2018 | Final date for Comment: 15 September 2018

This guide describes procedures for the application of brush or roller, or both, applied paint films to sealed wallboard for evaluating application properties. Because both the application and panel evaluation are subjective, this guide should be used only for comparative testing within one laboratory using one operator for each set of applications, as the ratings assigned by different laboratories may not agree. The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.  

Products Covered: Paint films

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 13 July 2018 | Final date for Comment: 11 September 2018

This Draft Uganda Standard covers a laboratory procedure for determining the no-pick-up time of a traffic paint. The method uses a wheel consisting of a metal cylinder with rubber O-rings. The wheel is rolled down a ramp over a freshly applied traffic paint film repeatedly until there is no transfer of paint to the rubber rings. The elapsed time from paint film application to point of no paint transfer is the no-pick-up time. Key variables to be controlled during testing are film thickness, temperature, humidity, and air flow. The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.

Products Covered: Traffic paint

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 13 July 2018 | Final date for Comment: 11 September 2018

This Draft Uganda Standard covers the measurement of density of paints, inks, varnishes, lacquers, and components thereof, other than pigments, when in fluid form. For higher precision when working with non-pigmented materials (drying oils, varnishes, resins and related materials), Test Method D1963 can be used to determine specific gravity and, thence, density. The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only. Exception—The values for density are to be stated in inch-pound units.

Products Covered: Paints and varnishes, incl. enamels and lacquers, based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium; solutions of products of subheading 3901 to 3913 in volatile organic solvents, containing > 50% solvent by weight (excl. solutions of collodion) (HS code(s): 3208); Paints and varnishes, incl. enamels and lacquers, based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium (HS code(s): 3209); Paints and varnishes (ICS code(s): 87.040); Inks. Printing inks (ICS code(s): 87.080)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 13 July 2018 | Final date for Comment: 11 September 2018

This Draft Uganda Standard covers measurement of the degree of dispersion (commonly referred to as “fineness of grind”) of the pigment in a pigment-vehicle system such as liquid coatings and their intermediates. It may also be used to assess the inclusion of particulates by a cleanliness (or texture) rating. The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.

Products Covered: Paints and varnishes, incl. enamels and lacquers, based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium; solutions of products of subheading 3901 to 3913 in volatile organic solvents, containing > 50% solvent by weight (excl. solutions of collodion) (HS code(s): 3208); Paints and varnishes, incl. enamels and lacquers, based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium (HS code(s): 3209); Paints and varnishes (ICS code(s): 87.040)

Regulation Type: Regular notification