Non-Tariff Barriers

NTM classification: B9: TBT Measures n.e.s.
Date when the measure came into force: 21 April 2015
Publication where the measure is specified: UGANDA GAZETTE Vol. CVIII No. 20 of 21 April 2015
Regulation where the measure is specified: US ISO 8124-4:2010, Safety of toys — Part 4: Swings, slides and similar activity toys for indoor and outdoor family domestic use
Country/Region applying the measure: Uganda
Description of the measure: This Uganda Standard specifies requirements for activity toys for domestic family use intended for children under 14 years to play on or in. Products covered by this part of US ISO 8124 include swings, slides, seesaws, carousels, rocking toys, climbing frames, fully enclosed toddler swing seats and other products intended to bear the mass of one or more children. Products not included within the scope of this part of US ISO 8124 are:
a) fitness and sporting equipment unless attached to the activity toy;
b) equipment intended for use in schools, day care centres, kindergartens, public playgrounds, restaurants, shopping centres and similar public places;
c) juvenile care products such as, but not limited to, infant swings, playpens/enclosures, beds or furniture including picnic tables, cradle rockers and products specifically designed for therapeutic use.
Reference of the measure: US ISO 8124-4:2010
Measure also domestic: Yes

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