Non-Tariff Barriers

NTM classification: B7: Product quality, safety or performance requirements
Date when the measure came into force: 15 December 2015
Publication where the measure is specified: The Uganda Gazette 22 January 2016: General Notice No. 45 of 2016
Regulation where the measure is specified: US ISO 21809-3:2011, Petroleum and natural gas industries — External coatings for buried or submerged pipelines used in pipeline transportation systems — Part 3: Field joint coatings
Country/Region applying the measure: Uganda
Description of the measure: This Uganda Standard specifies requirements for field joint coating of seamless or welded steel pipes for pipeline transportation systems in the petroleum and natural gas industries as defined in US ISO 13623. This part of US ISO 21809 specifies the qualification, application and testing of the corrosion protection coatings applied to steel surfaces left bare after the pipes and fittings (components) are joined by welding. This part of US ISO 21809 does not address additional mechanical protection, thermal insulation or joint infills for concrete weight-coated pipes. This part of US ISO 21809 defines and codifies the different types of field joint coatings for buried or submerged pipelines.
Reference of the measure: US ISO 21809-3:2011
Measure also domestic: Yes

Description: pipeline transportation systems for Petroleum and natural gas industries

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