Non-Tariff Barriers

NTM classification: B7: Product quality, safety or performance requirements
Date when the measure came into force: 03 February 2017
Publication where the measure is specified: The Uganda Gazette, Vol. CX No. 7
Regulation where the measure is specified: US ISO 17916:2016, Safety of thermal cutting machines
Country/Region applying the measure: Uganda
Description of the measure: This Uganda Standard specifies the safety requirements and measures for machinery covering design, construction, production, transport, installation, operation, maintenance, and putting out of service. This standard applies to machinery using thermal cutting and or marking processes such as oxy-fuel, plasma arc. This standard applies to machinery the basis of which is either designed as open gantry, cantilever machine, or the track of which is incorporated in the cutting table.
Reference of the measure: US ISO 17916:2016
Measure also domestic: Yes

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