  
  
G/TBT/N/BDI/155  
G/TBT/N/RWA/534  
G/TBT/N/TZA/644  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1444  
1 October 2021  
(21-7358) 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:  BURUNDI, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
Morogoro/Sam Nujoma Road Ubungo  
P.O Box 9524  
Dar es Salaam  
Phone No: +255 22 2450206  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: www.tbs.go.tz  
Name and a ddress (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 [   ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [X], 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):  - Soap 
and organic surface -active products and preparations, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded 
pieces or shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or 
covered with soap or detergent : (HS 34011); Surface active agents (ICS 71.10 0.40)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 794: 
2021, Determination of the microbial inhibition of cosmetic soap bars and liquid hand and 
body washes -Test method (4 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard prescribes a method for testing 
and comparing the microbial inhibition properties of cosmetic soap bars and liquid hand 
and body washes.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Quality 
requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
Not applicable  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Not applicable  G/TBT/N/BDI/155, G/TBT/N/RWA/534, G/TBT/N/TZA/644, G/TBT/N/UGA/1444  
 
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  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_6269_00_e.pdf  
 