G/TBT/N/BWA/161  
2 June 2022  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  BOTSWANA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
BOTSWANA BUREAU OF STANDARDS  
Private Bag B0 48  
Gaborone,  
Botswana.  
Tel : (+267) 3903200  
Fax:(+267)3903120  
Toll Free Number : (0800 600 900)  
E-mail : infoc@hq.bobstandards.bw  
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 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Cereals, 
pulses and derived products (ICS code(s): 67.060)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  BOS 213:2014 
Cereals and pulses — Milled maize products — Specification; (12 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Botswana Standard applies to milled maize products for 
direct human  consumption prepared from kernels of common maize, Zea mays L., as 
described in BOS 114.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  National security requirements; Consumer information, labelling; Protection 
of human health or safety; Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
AOAC (Association of Official Analytical Chemists) Official Method 965.22, Sorting corn 
grits – Sieving  
method.  
BOS 9, Pre -packaged  goods for the ultimate consumer – Labelling, presentation and 
advertising – General  
requirements.  G/TBT/N/BWA/161  
 
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  BOS 114, Cereals – Maize grains for human consumption – Specification.  
BOS CAC/RCP 1, Recommended international code of practice – General principles of food 
hygiene.  
BOS ISO 13690, Cereals, pulses and milled products – Sampling of static batches.  
Codex Stan 1, Codex Alimentarius Volume 1A Codex general standard for labelling of pre -
packaged foods.  
ISO 712, Cereals and cereal products – Deter mination of moisture content – Routine 
reference method.  
ISO 2171, Cereals, pulses, and derived products – Determination of ash.  
ISO 1871, Agricultural food products – General direction for the determination of nitrogen 
by Kjeldahl  
method.  
ISO 3310-1, Test sieves – Technical requirements and testing – Part 1: Test sieves of 
metal wire cloth.  
3 Terms and definitions  
For the purpose of this standard, the following term and definition shall apply:  
milled maize: a product derived from the process of  dehulling followed by size reduction 
of 
endosperm to a specified level of fineness.  
4 Essential composition and quality factors  
4.1 Quality factors – General  
The milled maize products shall meet the following general factors:  
a) shall be safe and suitable  for human consumption;  
b) shall be free from abnormal flavours, odours and living insects.  
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:   
BOTSWANA BUREAU OF STANDARDS  
Private Bag B0 48  
Gaborone,  
Botswana.  
Tel : (+267) 3903200  
Fax:(+267)3903120  
Toll Free Number : (0800 600 900)  
E-mail : infoc@hq.bobstandards.bw