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UgandaAdopted, according to its latest notice

Mineral fuels – Uganda

Official title

DUS 1730:2024, Standard Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum Products, Second Edition.

Uganda issued an addendum on 15 December 2025 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/UGA/1951. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 13 June 2024. The comment period closed on 12 August 2024.

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At a glance

Products

MINERAL FUELS, MINERAL OILS AND PRODUCTS OF THEIR DISTILLATION; BITUMINOUS SUBSTANCES; MINERAL WAXES; Petroleum products in general

HS codes
  • 27 · Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes
    • 27
Notifying member
Uganda
Status
Adopted, according to its latest notice
Objectives
  • Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection
  • Quality requirements
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/UGA/1951Latest notice: G/TBT/N/UGA/1951/Add.1

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 12 August 2024
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
Not Applicable

What the notification says

Latest notice (⁨G/TBT/N/UGA/1951/Add.1⁩, 15 December 2025)

The latest notice says the measure was adopted or published.

DUS 1730:2024, Standard Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum Products, Second Edition.

The aim of this addendum is to inform WTO Members that the Draft Uganda Standard; DUS 1730:2024, Standard Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum Products, Second Edition; notified in G/TBT/N/UGA/1951 was adopted on 30 September 2025. The adopted Uganda Standard, US 1730: 2025 Standard test method for pour point of petroleum products (Second edition), can be purchased online through the link:

This Draft Uganda Standard covers and is intended for use on any petroleum product.3 A procedure suitable for black specimens, cylinder stock, and nondistillate fuel oil is described in clause 8.8.

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/1951/Add.1

    DUS 1730:2024, Standard Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum Products, Second Edition.

    The aim of this addendum is to inform WTO Members that the Draft Uganda Standard; DUS 1730:2024, Standard Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum Products, Second Edition; notified in G/TBT/N/UGA/1951 was adopted on 30 September 2025. The adopted Uganda Standard, US 1730: 2025 Standard test method for pour point of petroleum products (Second 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)

  2. Regular notificationG/TBT/N/UGA/1951

    Comment deadline: Closed on 12 August 2024

    DUS 1730:2024, Standard Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum Products, Second Edition.

    This Draft Uganda Standard covers and is intended for use on any petroleum product.3 A procedure suitable for black specimens, cylinder stock, and nondistillate fuel oil is described in clause 8.8.

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