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UgandaIn force, according to its latest notice

Twine, cordage or rope – Uganda

Official title

DUS DEAS 970:2019, Fishing gill nets — Specification, First Edition.

Uganda issued an addendum on 10 November 2025 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/UGA/1032. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 7 March 2019. The comment period closed on 6 May 2019.

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At a glance

Products

Made up knotted fishing nets of man-made textile materials (excl. landing nets); Fishing and fish breeding

HS codes
  • 56 · Wadding, felt and nonwovens, special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof
    • 560811 Made up knotted fishing nets of man-made textile materials (excl. landing nets)
Notifying member
Uganda
Status
In force, according to its latest notice
Objectives
  • Consumer information, labelling
  • Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection
  • Protection of human health or safety
  • Protection of animal or plant life or health
  • Quality requirements
  • Harmonization
  • Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/UGA/1032Latest notice: G/TBT/N/UGA/1032/Add.2

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 6 May 2019
Proposed adoption
June 2020
Proposed entry into force
Upon declaration as mandatory by the Minister for Trade, Industry and Cooperatives.

What the notification says

Latest notice (⁨G/TBT/N/UGA/1032/Add.2⁩, 10 November 2025)

The latest notice says the measure has entered into force.

DUS DEAS 970:2019, Fishing gill nets — Specification, First Edition.

The aim of this addendum is to inform WTO Members that the Draft Uganda Standard; DUS DEAS 970:2019, Fishing gill nets – Specification, First Edition notified in G/TBT/N/UGA/1032 and G/TBT/N/UGA/1032/Add.1 entered into force on 11 July 2025.

This Draft Uganda Standard specifies the requirements and methods of test for fishing gill nets.

Notices on this measure

Every notice about this measure published here, newest first. Each one is the notifying member's own text.

  1. AddendumG/TBT/N/UGA/1032/Add.2

    DUS DEAS 970:2019, Fishing gill nets — Specification, First Edition.

    The aim of this addendum is to inform WTO Members that the Draft Uganda Standard; DUS DEAS 970:2019, Fishing gill nets – Specification, First Edition notified in G/TBT/N/UGA/1032 and G/TBT/N/UGA/1032/Add.1 entered into force on 11 July 2025.

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)

  2. AddendumG/TBT/N/UGA/1032/Add.1

    DUS DEAS 970:2019, Fishing gill nets — Specification, First Edition.

    The aim of this addendum is to inform WTO Members that the Draft Uganda Standard; DUS DEAS 970:2019, Fishing gill nets — Specification, First Edition; notified in G/TBT/N/UGA/1032 was adopted on 24 May 2023. The adopted Uganda Standard, US EAS 970:2020, Fishing gill nets — Specification, First Edition, can be purchased online through the link:

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document (opens in a new tab)

  3. Regular notificationG/TBT/N/UGA/1032

    Comment deadline: Closed on 6 May 2019

    DUS DEAS 970:2019, Fishing gill nets — Specification, First Edition.

    This Draft Uganda Standard specifies the requirements and methods of test for fishing gill nets.

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document (English) (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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