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8 April 2021  
(21-2949) 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):  Surface 
active agents (ICS 71.1 00.40)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  CDC 2(9) DTZS 
Tile cleaners — Specification (14 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Tanzania Standard specifies requirements, sampling 
and test methods for tile cleaners used for light and heavy -duty cleaning  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling;  Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• TZS 35 Soaps – Sampling and test methods  
• TZS 59, Water for analytical laboratory use — Specification and test method  
• TZS 677/ISO 2271 Surface active agents – Detergents – Determination of 
anionic -active matter by manual or mechanical direct two -phase titration 
procedure.  
• TZS 676/ISO 2871 -1 Surface active agents – Detergents – Determination of 
cationic -active matter content – Part 1 – High molecular -mass cationic -active 
matter  
• TZS 1780/EAS 8 14 Determination of biodegradability of surfactants — Test 
method  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  July 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  6 months from adoption  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/TZA/550  
 
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  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_2548_00_e.pdf  
 