Distribution date: 03 July 2024 | Final date for Comment: 21 April 2025

Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda would like to inform WTO Members that the Draft East African Standard; DEAS 1119-1: 2022, Skin applied mosquito repellent — Specification — Part 1: Lotions, creams, gels and ointments, First Edition; notified in G/TBT/N/BDI/306, G/TBT/N/KEN/1348, G/TBT/N/RWA/747, G/TBT/N/TZA/870 and G/TBT/N/UGA/1715 was adopted by the East African Community Council of Ministers on 14 June 2024.

Products Covered: Insecticides, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (excl. goods of subheadings 3808.52 to 3808.69) (HS code(s): 380891); Insecticides (ICS code(s): 65.100.10)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 03 July 2024 | Final date for Comment: 21 April 2025

Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda would like to inform WTO Members that the Draft East African Standard; DEAS 1120-1: 2022, Mosquito repellent — Performance test guidelines — Part 1: Skin applied, First Edition; notified in G/TBT/N/BDI/304, G/TBT/N/KEN/1346, G/TBT/N/RWA/745, G/TBT/N/TZA/868 and G/TBT/N/UGA/1713 was adopted by the East African Community Council of Ministers on 14 June 2024.

Products Covered: Insecticides, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (excl. goods of subheadings 3808.52 to 3808.69) (HS code(s): 380891); Insecticides (ICS code(s): 65.100.10)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 03 July 2024 | Final date for Comment: 21 April 2025

Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda would like to inform WTO Members that the Draft East African Standard; DEAS 1119-2: 2022, Skin applied mosquito repellent — Specification — Part 2: Sprays and roll-ons, First Edition; notified in G/TBT/N/BDI/305, G/TBT/N/KEN/1347, G/TBT/N/RWA/746, G/TBT/N/TZA/869 and G/TBT/N/UGA/1714 was adopted by the East African Community Council of Ministers on 14 June 2024.

Products Covered: Insecticides, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (excl. goods of subheadings 3808.52 to 3808.69) (HS code(s): 380891); Insecticides (ICS code(s): 65.100.10)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 03 July 2024 | Final date for Comment: 21 April 2025

Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda would like to inform WTO Members that the Draft East African Standard; DEAS 337: 2023, Henna powder — Specification, Third Edition; notified in G/TBT/N/BDI/367, G/TBT/N/KEN/1447, G/TBT/N/RWA/878, G/TBT/N/TZA/981 and G/TBT/N/UGA/1784 was adopted by the East African Community Council of Ministers on 14 June 2024.

Products Covered: Beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than medicaments), incl. sunscreen or suntan preparations (excl. medicaments, lip and eye make-up preparations, manicure or pedicure preparations and make-up or skin care powders, incl. baby powders) (HS code(s): 330499); Cosmetics. Toiletries (ICS code(s): 71.100.70); Henna powder

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 04 July 2024 | Final date for Comment: 02 September 2024

This Draft Uganda Standard covers the turbidimetric determination of sulfate in water in the range from 5 mg/L to 40 mg/L of sulfate ion (SO4––). The test method was used successfully with drinking, ground, and surface waters. It is the user's responsibility to ensure the validity of this test method for waters of untested matrices.

Products Covered: MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCTS (HS code(s): 38); Chemical technology (ICS code(s): 71)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 04 July 2024 | Final date for Comment: 02 September 2024

This Draft Uganda Standard  covers the evaluation of the cavitation corrosion and erosion-corrosion characteristics of aluminum automotive water pumps with coolants. During the development of this test method, it was found that results obtained when testing two-phase coolants did not correlate with results from field tests. Therefore, the test method cannot be recommended as being a significant test for determining cavitation effects of two-phase coolants.

Products Covered: MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCTS (HS code(s): 38); Chemical technology (ICS code(s): 71)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 04 July 2024 | Final date for Comment: 02 September 2024

Based on Article 2, Paragraph 1 of the Act on Preventing Mercury Pollution of the Environment, the above products will be designated as specified mercury-using products whose manufacture is particularly in need of regulation. Their usage as components in the manufacture of other products will also be regulated. 

Products Covered: Specified mercury-using products listed below:   Specified mercury-using productsEntry DateButton zinc silver oxide batteries with a mercury content < 1% [1]and button zinc air batteries with a mercury content < 2%1.1.2026Compact fluorescent lamps with an integrated ballast (CFL.i) for general lighting purposes that are ≤ 30 watts with a mercury content not exceeding 5 mg per lamp burner1.1.2026Cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFL) and external electrode fluorescent lamps (EEFL) of all lengths for electronic displays, not included in the listing directly below.(a) short length (≤ 500 mm) with mercury content exceeding 3.5 mg per lamp(b) medium length (> 500 mm and ≤ 1 500 mm) with mercury content exceeding 5 mg per lamp(c) long length (> 1500 mm) with mercury content exceeding 13 mg per lamp1.1.2026The following electrical and electronic measuring devices, except those installed in large-scale equipment or those used for high precision measurement, where no suitable mercury- free alternative is available:(a) Melt pressure transducers, melt pressure transmitters and melt pressure sensors1.1.2026Compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) for general lighting purposes that are > 30 watts1.1.2027Compact fluorescent lamps with a non-integrated ballast (CFL.ni) for general lighting purposes that are ≤ 30 watts with a mercury content not exceeding 5 mg per lamp burner1.1.2027Linear fluorescent lamps (LFLs) for general lighting purposes:(a) Halophosphate phosphor ≤ 40 watts with a mercury content not exceeding 10 mg per lamp(b) Halophosphate phosphor > 40 watts1.1.2027Non-linear fluorescent lamps (NFLs) (e.g., U-bend and circular) for general lighting purposes:(b) Halophosphate phosphor, all wattages1.1.2027Linear fluorescent lamps (LFLs) for general lighting purposes:(a) Triband phosphor < 60 watts with a mercury content not exceeding 5 mg per lamp (b) Triband phosphor ≥ 60 watts with a mercury content not exceeding 5mg per lamp(c) Triband phosphor ≥ 60 watts with a mercury content exceeding 5mg per lamp1.1.2028Non-linear fluorescent lamps (NFLs) (e.g., U-bend and circular) for general lighting purposes:(a) Triband phosphor, all wattages1.1.2028[1] “silver oxide batteries (limited to those with a mercury content of less than one percent by weight that are button batteries)” are already Specified Mercury-using Products on the Enforcement Order (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4280) 

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 04 July 2024 | Final date for Comment: 21 April 2025

The Resolution 886, 26 Junho 2024 - previously notified through  G/TBT/N/BRA/1297/Add.2 - which contains provisions on the identification of regularized medical devices at Anvisa, through the Unique Device Identification (UDI) system, was rectified. Where it reads: "Resolution 886, 26 June 2024"; Read: "Resolution 884, 26 June 26 2024". The republished text is available only in Portuguese and can be downloaded at:  https://www.in.gov.br/en/web/dou/-/retificacao-569312444

Products Covered: HS (3006)

Regulation Type: Corrigendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 05 July 2024 | Final date for Comment: 21 April 2025

Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda would like to inform WTO Members that the Draft East African Standard - DEAS 1128: 2023, Food grade acesulfame potassium — Specification, First Edition - notified in G/SPS/N/BDI/42, G/SPS/N/KEN/198, G/SPS/N/RWA/35, G/SPS/N/TZA/256 and G/SPS/N/UGA/239, was adopted by the East African Community Council of Ministers on 14 June 2024.

Products Covered: Nucleic acids and their salts, whether or not chemically defined; heterocyclic compounds (excl. with oxygen only or with nitrogen hetero-atom[s] only, compounds containing in the structure an unfused thiazole ring or a benzothiazole or phenothiazine ring-system, not further fused and aminorex "INN", brotizolam "INN", clotiazepam "INN", cloxazolam "INN", dextromoramide "INN", haloxazolam "INN", ketazolam "INN", mesocarb "INN", oxazolam "INN", pemoline "INN", phendimetrazine "INN", phenmetrazine "INN", sufentanil "INN", and salts thereof, and inorganic or organic compounds of mercury whether or not chemically defined, and products of 3002 10) (HS code(s): 293499); Food additives (ICS code(s): 67.220.20)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 05 July 2024 | Final date for Comment: 21 April 2025

Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda would like to inform WTO Members that the Draft East African Standard - DEAS 1128: 2023, Food grade acesulfame potassium — Specification, First Edition - notified in G/SPS/N/BDI/42, G/SPS/N/KEN/198, G/SPS/N/RWA/35, G/SPS/N/TZA/256 and G/SPS/N/UGA/239, was adopted by the East African Community Council of Ministers on 14 June 2024.

Products Covered: Nucleic acids and their salts, whether or not chemically defined; heterocyclic compounds (excl. with oxygen only or with nitrogen hetero-atom[s] only, compounds containing in the structure an unfused thiazole ring or a benzothiazole or phenothiazine ring-system, not further fused and aminorex "INN", brotizolam "INN", clotiazepam "INN", cloxazolam "INN", dextromoramide "INN", haloxazolam "INN", ketazolam "INN", mesocarb "INN", oxazolam "INN", pemoline "INN", phendimetrazine "INN", phenmetrazine "INN", sufentanil "INN", and salts thereof, and inorganic or organic compounds of mercury whether or not chemically defined, and products of 3002 10) (HS code(s): 293499); Food additives (ICS code(s): 67.220.20)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification