G/SPS/N/BDI/92  
G/SPS/N/KEN/267  
G/SPS/N/RWA/85  
G/SPS/N/TZA/332  
G/SPS/N/UGA/317  
5 February 2024  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  BURUNDI, KENYA, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Cigars, cheroots and cigarillos containing tobacco (HS code(s): 
240210); Tobacco, tobacco products and related equipment (ICS code(s): 65 .160)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  DEAS 1194: 2024, Cigar — Specification, First Edition . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  12 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/TZA/24_01096_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, 
methods of test and sampling for cigars.  
Note: This Draft East African Standard was also notified under TBT Committee.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pes ts.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquat ic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/BDI/92, G/SPS/N/KEN/267 • G/SPS/N/RWA/85, G/SPS/N/TZA/332 • G/SPS/N/UGA/317  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
1. Codex Stan 193, General standard for contaminants and toxins in food and feed  
2. ISO 15152, Tobacco and tobacco products -Determination of the content of total 
alkaloids as nicotine — Continuous -flow analysis method  
3. ISO 2817, Tobacco and tobacco products - Determination of silicated residues insoluble 
in hydrochloric acid  
4. CORESTA, Recomm ended Method No. 76 Determination of moisture content (oven 
volatiles) of tobacco and tobacco products  
5. TZS 1965: 2017, Cigar tobacco — Specification  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined and notified.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days fr om the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 5 April 2024  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
Ubungo, Morogoro Road/Sam Nujoma Road  
P. O. Box 9524  
DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA  
Tel: +(255 22) 245 0298  
 +(255 22) 245 0206  
Fax: +(255 22) 245 0959  
E-mail: info@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
Ubungo, Morogoro Road/Sam Nujoma Road  
P. O. Box 9524  
DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA  
Tel: +(255 22) 245 0298  
 +(255 22) 245 0206  
Fax: +(255 22) 245 0959  
E-mail: info@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz