G/TBT/N/BDI/51  
 
24 May 2019  
(19-3595) 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   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Burundi Bureau of Standards and Quality Control (BBN)  
Boulevard de la Tanzanie N° 500  
BP: 3535 Bujumbura, Burundi  
Tel: +25722221815/+25722221577  
E- Mail: info@bbn -burundi.org  
Website: www.bbn -burundi.org  
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 [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):  Fish and 
fishery products (ICS 67.120.30)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Tuna canned in 
oil — Specification (12 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This East African Standard adopted as Burundi Standard 
specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for tuna canned in oil intended for 
human consumption.  
7. Objecti ve and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements; 
Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
• AOAC 952.13, Arsenic in food — Silver diethyldibocarbamate method  
• AOAC 972.23, Lead in fish — Atomic absorption spectrophotometric method  
• AOAC 973.34, Cadmium in food — Atomic absorption spectrophotometric method  
• AOAC 977.13, Histamine in sea food — Fluorometric method  
• AOAC 983.20, Mercury (methyl) in fish and shellfish — Gas chromatographic 
method  
• EAS 35, Fortified food grade salt — Specification  G/TBT/N/BDI/51  
 
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  • EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods — General requirements  
• EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry — Code of practice  
• EAS 62 -1, Fish handling and processing — Code of practice — Part 1: Fresh fish  
• EAS 321, Edible fats and oils (general) — Specification  
• EAS 803, Nutrition labelling — Requirements  
• EAS 804, Claims on foods — Requirements  
• EAS 805, Use of nutritional and health claims — Requirements  
• CAC/RCP 52, Code of practice for fish and fishery products  
• CAC/GL 50, General guidelines on sampling  
• CODEX STAN 192, General standard for food additives  
• ISO 17240, Fruit and vegetable products — Determination of tin content — 
Method using flame atomic absorption spectrometry  
• ISO 17919, Microbiology of the food chain — Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for 
the detection of food -borne pathogens — Detection of bo tulinum type A, B, E and 
F neurotoxin -producing clostridia.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
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:   
Documentation and Information Centre Division at BBN  
Boulevard de la Tanzanie N° 500  
BP: 3535 Bujumbura, Burundi  
Tel: +25722221815 or +25 722221577  
E- Mail: info@bbn -burundi.org  
Website: www.bbn -burundi.org