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8 April 2021  
(21-2948) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  TANZANIA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Chemicals 
for purification of w ater (ICS 71.100.80)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  CDC 6 (175) 
DTZS Sodium hypochlorite used for disinfection of water intended for human consumption 
– Specification (8 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Tanzania Standard specifies requirements, sampling 
and test methods for sodium hypochlorite solution used in disinfection of water intended 
for human consumption.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems wher e 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety; 
Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• TZS 59 /ISO 3696 Water for analytical laboratory use – Specifications and test 
methods  
• TZS 4 Rounding off numerical values  
• ANSI /AWWA B 300: 1980, Standard for hypochlorite, published by the American 
National Standards Institute/American Water Works Association.  
• BS EN 901: 1999, Chemicals used for treatment of water intended for human 
consumption – Sodium hypochlorite, published by European Community.  
• SANS 50901:1999 Chemicals used for treatment of water intended for human 
consumption — Sodium hypochlorite published by South African National 
Standard.  
• IS 11673 Sodium Hypochlorite Solution — Specification Part 1 Household  and 
Industrial Use published by Bureau of Indian Standard (BSI).  G/TBT/N/TZA/549  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  June 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  6 months from adoption  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Contact person(s):  
Ms. Bahati Samillani (NEP officer) and Mr. Clavery Chausi  
Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)  
Morogoro/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O Box 9524  
Dar Es Salaam  
+(255) 22 2450206  
nep@tbs.go.tz ; bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
http://www.tbs.go.tz  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/TZA/21_2547_00_e.pdf  
 