Regulatory Updates

Distribution date: 04 October 2021 | Final date for Comment: 03 December 2021

This Draft Uganda Standard covers the requirements for low silicate ethylene glycol base engine coolants for cooling systems of heavy-duty engines. When concentrates are used at 40 to 60 % concentration by volume in water, or when prediluted glycol base engine coolants (50 volume % minimum) are used without further dilution, they will function effectively to provide protection against corrosion, freezing to at least −36.4°C (−33.5°F), and boiling to at least 108°C (226°F).

Products Covered: Engine coolant

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 04 October 2021 | Final date for Comment: 03 December 2021

This Draft Uganda Standard covers the determination of chloride ion in engine coolants in the range from 5 to 200 ppm in the presence of up to 0.6 weight % mercaptobenzothiazole.

Products Covered: Engine coolants

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 04 October 2021 | Final date for Comment: 03 December 2021

This Draft Uganda Standard covers the chemical analysis of engine coolant for chloride ion by high-performance ion chromatography (HPIC). Several other common anions found in engine coolant can be determined in one chromatographic analysis by this test method.

Products Covered: Engine coolant

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 04 October 2021 | Final date for Comment: 03 December 2021

This Draft Uganda Standard determines the effect of cooling system chemical solutions on organic finishes used on motor vehicles. Cooling system chemicals include: coolants or corrosion inhibitors, or both, cooling system cleaners or flushes, or both, and stop leak additives.

Products Covered: Coolants, Corrosion inhibitors

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 01 October 2021

The resolution provides, in an extraordinary and temporary manner, the requirements for the import and use of human immunoglobulin, due to the international public health emergency related to SARS-CoV-2.

Products Covered: Human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera and other blood fractions and immunological products, whether or not modified or obtained by means of biotechnological processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excl. yeasts) and similar products (HS code(s): 3002); HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY (ICS code(s): 11)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 01 October 2021 | Final date for Comment: 30 November 2021

This Draft East African Standard prescribes a method for testing and comparing the microbial inhibition properties of cosmetic soap bars and liquid hand and body washes.

Products Covered: - Soap and organic surface-active products and preparations, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent : (HS code(s): 34011); Surface active agents (ICS code(s): 71.100.40)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 01 October 2021 | Final date for Comment: 30 November 2021

This Draft East African Standard prescribes a method for testing and comparing the microbial inhibition properties of cosmetic soap bars and liquid hand and body washes.

Products Covered: - Soap and organic surface-active products and preparations, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent : (HS code(s): 34011); Surface active agents (ICS code(s): 71.100.40)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 01 October 2021 | Final date for Comment: 30 November 2021

This Draft East African Standard prescribes a method for testing and comparing the microbial inhibition properties of cosmetic soap bars and liquid hand and body washes.

Products Covered: - Soap and organic surface-active products and preparations, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent : (HS code(s): 34011); Surface active agents (ICS code(s): 71.100.40)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 01 October 2021 | Final date for Comment: 30 November 2021

The purpose of this regulation is to provide timely and relevant information on the amendment of ACD Annexes in terms of restrictions and banning of ingredients, setting of implementation timeline or grace period, with the intention of giving the industry sufficient time to conduct operational activities (i.e. reformulation, testing of new formulations, phase out of products with old formulation, etc.) to ensure continued compliance with the ACD in terms of the safety, quality and claimed benefits of cosmetic products which covers cosmetic products made available in the local market.

Products Covered: Cosmetics

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 01 October 2021 | Final date for Comment: 30 November 2021

This Draft East African Standard prescribes a method for testing and comparing the microbial inhibition properties of cosmetic soap bars and liquid hand and body washes.

Products Covered: - Soap and organic surface-active products and preparations, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent : (HS code(s): 34011); Surface active agents (ICS code(s): 71.100.40)

Regulation Type: Regular notification