WTO notification · TBT
Burundi,Kenya,Rwanda,Tanzania,UgandaAdopted, according to its latest notice
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DEAS 326: 2023, Copper/chromium/arsenic composition for the preservation of timber — Specification, Second edition
Uganda issued an addendum on 8 December 2025 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/UGA/1775. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 30 May 2023. The comment period closed on 29 July 2023.
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Wood in the rough, treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives (excl. rough-cut wood for walking sticks, umbrellas, tool shafts and the like; wood in the form of railway sleepers; wood cut into boards or beams, etc.); Wood-protecting chemicals
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DEAS 326: 2023, Copper/chromium/arsenic composition for the preservation of timber — Specification, Second edition
The aim of this addendum is to update WTO Members that the Draft East African Standard, DEAS 326: 2023, Copper/chromium/arsenic composition for the preservation of timber — Specification, Second edition notified in G/TBT/N/BDI/359, G/TBT/N/KEN/1439, G/TBT/N/RWA/870, G/TBT/N/TZA/973, G/TBT/N/UGA/1775, G/TBT/N/BDI/359/Add.1, G/TBT/N/KEN/1439/Add.1, G/TBT/N/KEN/1439/Add.2, G/TBT/N/RWA/870/Add.1, G/TBT/N/TZA/973/Add.1 and G/TBT/N/UGA/1775/Add.1 was adopted by Uganda on 30 September 2025 as a Uganda Standard, US EAS 326: 2024 Copper/Chromium/Arsenic (CCA) composition for the preservation of timber -Specification (Second edition). The Standard can be purchased online through the link:
This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements for two types of water-borne preservatives containing mixtures of compounds of copper (II), chromium (VI) and arsenic (V).
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AddendumG/TBT/N/UGA/1775/Add.2
Uganda, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania
DEAS 326: 2023, Copper/chromium/arsenic composition for the preservation of timber — Specification, Second edition
The aim of this addendum is to update WTO Members that the Draft East African Standard, DEAS 326: 2023, Copper/chromium/arsenic composition for the preservation of timber — Specification, Second edition notified in G/TBT/N/BDI/359, G/TBT/N/KEN/1439, G/TBT/N/RWA/870, G/TBT/N/TZA/973, G/TBT/N/UGA/1775, G/TBT/N/BDI/359/Add.1, G/TBT/N/KEN/1439/Add.1, G/TBT/N/KEN/1439/Add.2, G/TBT/N/RWA/870/Add.1, G/TBT/N/TZA/973/Add.1 and G/TBT/N/UGA/1775/Add.1 was adopted by Uganda on 30 September 2025 as a Uganda Standard, US EAS 326: 2024 Copper/Chromium/Arsenic (CCA) composition for the preservation of timber -Specification (Second edition). The Standard can be purchased online through the link:
AddendumG/TBT/N/UGA/1775/Add.1
Uganda, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania
DEAS 326: 2023, Copper/chromium/arsenic composition for the preservation of timber — Specification, Second edition
Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda would like to inform WTO Members that the Draft East African Standard; DEAS 326: 2023, Copper/chromium/arsenic composition for the preservation of timber — Specification, Second edition; notified in G/TBT/N/BDI/359, G/TBT/N/KEN/1439, G/TBT/N/RWA/870, G/TBT/N/TZA/973 and G/TBT/N/UGA/1775 was adopted by the East African Community Council of Ministers on 14 June 2024.
Regular notificationG/TBT/N/UGA/1775
Uganda, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, TanzaniaComment deadline: Closed on 29 July 2023
DEAS 326: 2023, Copper/chromium/arsenic composition for the preservation of timber — Specification, Second edition
This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements for two types of water-borne preservatives containing mixtures of compounds of copper (II), chromium (VI) and arsenic (V).
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