Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

B32: Marking requirements 

Date when the measure came into force

01 January 2005 

Publication where the measure is specified

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTSSTATUTORY INSTRUMENTS SUPPLEMENT No. 10 11th March, 2005 STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS SUPPLEMENT to The Uganda Gazette No. 14 Volume XCVIII dated 11th March, 2005 Printed by UPPC, Entebbe, by Order of the Government 

Regulation where the measure is specified

The Communications (Telecommunications and radio communicatons equipmnt type approval)Regulations 2005 ( Under section 94 of the Uganda communications Act,cap 106 

Country/Region applying the measure

Uganda 

Coded list of objectives

X: For purposes n.e.s. 

Description of the measure

12 (15) Any sample of equipment submitted shall be—
(a)in a good working condition;
(b) properly configured for testing and complete with the necessary test adapters; and
(c) clearly marked with a trade name, model and serial number.
(16) Any equipment to be sold shall be similar to the model that is granted a type approval and the approved equipment shall not be modified in any way, without the approval of the Commission
17.Marketing of telecommunications and radio communications equipment
16 (1) The Commission shall authorise the sell or lease, or offer for sale or lease, or importation, shipment, or distribution for the purpose of selling, leasing or offering for sale or lease, any telecommunications or radio communications equipment.
(2) Telecommunications and radio communications equipment shall be approved by the Commission before its use.
(3) The requirements for approval of any equipment are—
(a)that the equipment satisfies the essential requirements provided in these Regulations;
(b)that information on the equipment is provided in accordance with these Regulations;
(c)that appropriate conformity assessment procedure in respect of the Apparatus is carried out;
(d)that the Commission label or marking is affixed to the equipment by a manufacturer of an apparatus or by the person responsible for the apparatus; and
(e)a declaration of conformity is drawn up in respect of the manufacturer of the apparatus or a person responsible for the apparatus.
(4) A telecommunications or radio communications device may be advertised or displayed, at a trade show or exhibition before equipment authorisation or, for a device that is not subject to the equipment authorisation requirements, before a determination of compliance with the applicable technical requirements.
(5) The advertisement or display shall contain or be accompanied by a conspicuous notice with the following words: “This device is not authorised by the Commission and may not be offered for sale or lease or sold or leased, until authorisation is obtained”.
(6) Where a product displayed is a prototype of another product that is properly authorised, and the prototype is not authorised due to differences between the prototype and the authorised product, the following disclaimer notice may be used instead of a notice specified under subregulation (5) : “prototype not for sale”.
(7) Before equipment authorisation or determination of compliance with the applicable technical requirements, any telecommunications or radio communications equipment shall not be marketed, but may be operated for—
(a)compliance testing;
(b)demonstration at a trade show;
(c)demonstration at an exhibition conducted at abusiness,commercial, industrial, scientific, or medical location;
(d)evaluation of product performance and determination of customer acceptability at a manufacturer’s facility, during the developmental, design, or pre-production stages; or
(e) evaluation of product performance and determination of customer acceptability, where customer acceptability of a radio frequency
device cannot be determined at a manufacturer’s facility because of size or the unique capability of a device.
(8) “Marketing”, in this regulation, includes sale, lease, offer for sale or lease, advertisement for sale or lease, importation, shipment, distribution for the purpose of selling or leasing and offering for sale or lease. 

Reference of the measure

section 12(15-16), section 16 (17) 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Telecommunication and radio equipments 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

All countries