The Following Notification Is Being Circulated in Accordance with Article 10.6 s14

G/TBT/N/UGA/518

28 September 2015

(15-4994) 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 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 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): Pneumatic tyres for light trucks. New pneumatic tyres, of rubber (HS: 4011). Road vehicle tyres (ICS: 83.160.10)

5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DUS EAS 359:2004, Pneumatic Tyres for Light Trucks – Specification (38 pages, in English)

6. Description of content: This draft Uganda Standard specifies tyre dimensions, designation, marking requirements and load ratings. It also gives laboratory test requirements for bead unseating, strength and endurance performance for light truck tyres. This East African Standard also specifies sampling methods and disposition of non- conforming tyres. The Standard applies to all pneumatic light truck tyres with both "tube type and tubeless" of radial and bias constructions. It does not apply to any tyre that has been reconditioned or altered so as to render it impossible for use or repaired for use as part of motor vehicle equipment. For the purposes of this Standard, light truck tyre is considered to be a tyre for commercial and light truck vans with carrying capacity of up to 1 – 5 tons, ply rating from 6 – 14, rim size form 10" – 17.5" and load index from 81 – 144 (for radial tyres having description suffix "C").

7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Prevention of deceptive practices, protection of human safety, and trade promotion.

8. Relevant documents: 1. EAS 359:2004, Pneumatic Tyres for Light Trucks – Specification 2. BS AU 50-1.2.1a:1995, Tyres and Wheels – Specification for Metric Series Tyres – Commercial Vehicle Tyres 3. ISO 4209-1:2001, Truck and Bus Tyres and Rims (Metric Series) – Part 1: Tyres 4. ISO 10454, Truck and Bus Tyres – Verifying Tyre Capabilities – Laboratory Test Methods 5. ETRTO Standard Manual: 2001, Standards for Tyres/Rims/Valves for Ground Vehicles – The European tyre and rim technical organization (E.T.R.T.O.) 6. ETRTO Engineering Design Information: 2001, The European Tyre and Rim Technical Organization

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7. E.T.R.T.O. Design Guides and Engineering Data 8. JATMA Year Book (Tyres Standards): 2001 The Japan Automobile Tyre Manufacturers Association, Inc. 9. EAS 357, Pneumatic Tyres for Trucks and Buses – Specification 10. EAS 124, Rounding off Numerical Values 11. The Tyre and Rim Association Inc. Year Book: 2000 – TRA Manual

9. Proposed date of adoption: December 2015 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/2015/TBT/UGA/15_3823_00_e.pdf