G/TBT/N/BDI/396  
G/TBT/N/KEN/1482  
G/TBT/N/RWA/920  
G/TBT/N/TZA/1016  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1829  
18 August  2023 
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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:  BURUNDI, KENYA, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
Ubungo, Morogoro Road/Sam Nujoma Road  
P. O. Box 9524  
DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA  
Tel. No: +255 22 245 0298/+255 22 245 0206  
Telefax: +255 22 2450959  
E-mail: info@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz  
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):  
Ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate "monoammonium phosphate", whether or not 
mixed with diammonium hy drogenorthophosphate "diammonium phosphate" (excl. that 
in tablets or similar forms, or in packages with a gross weight of <= 10 kg) (HS code(s): 
310540); Fertilizers (ICS code(s): 65.080); Fertilizers  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the noti fied document:  DEAS 1162: 
2023, Fertilizers – Mono -Ammonium Phosphate and Di -Ammonium Phosphate (MAP & 
DAP) – Specification, First Edition  
Note: This Draft East African Standard was also notified under SPS committee; (20 
page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard prescribes requirements, 
methods of sampling and tests for Mono -Ammonium Phosphate and Di -Ammonium 
Phosphate (MAP & DAP) fertilizers  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  National security requirements; Consumer information, labelling; Prevention 
of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; 
Protection of animal or plant life or health; Protection of the env ironment; Quality 
requirements; Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade; Cost saving 
and productivity enhancement  G/TBT/N/BDI/396 • G/TBT/N/KEN/1482 • G/TBT/N/RWA/920 • G/TBT/N/TZA/1016 • 
G/TBT/N/UGA/1829  
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  8. Relevant documents:   
1. ISO 8157, Fertilizers and Soil Conditioners – Vocabulary  
2. EAS 913, Fertilizer – Methods of sampling  
3. DEAS 1166:2023, Code of Practice for Handling and Storage of Bagged Fertilizer 
or fertilizer supplements  
4. AOAC 965.08, Water (free) in fertilizers — Vacuum -desiccation  
5. ISO 17318, Fertilizers and soil conditioners — Determination of arsenic, cadmium , 
chromium,lead and mercury contents  
6. ISO 8397, Solid fertilizers and soil conditioners – Test sieving  
7. ISO 5315, Fertilizers – Determination of total nitrogen content – Titrimetric 
method after distillation  
8. ISO 5314, Fertilizers – Determination of ammoniaca l nitrogen content – 
Titrimetric method after distillation  
9. ISO 5316, Fertilizers – Extraction of water -soluble phosphate  
10. ISO 6598, Fertilizers - Determination of phosphorous content - 
Quinolinephosphomolybdate -Gravimetric method  
11. AOAC2006.03, Arsenic, Cadmium , Cobalt, Chromium, Lead, Molybdenum, Nickel, 
and selenium in fertilizers — Microwave digestion and inductively coupled plasma -
optical emission spectrometry  
12. ISO 14820 -1, Fertilizers and liming materials - Sampling and sample preparation 
- Part 1: Sampling  
13. ISO 148 -2, Fertilizers and liming materials - Sampling and sample preparation - 
Part 2: Sample preparation  
14. ISO 7409, Fertilizers -Marking - Presentation and declarations  
15. India control order 1985 as amended on 2003.  
16. TZS 893, Fertilizers – Mono -Ammonium Phos phate and Di -Ammonium Phosphate 
(MAP & DAP) – Specification  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined and notified  
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:   
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  
Tel: +(255) 22 2450206  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz ; bahati.samillani@ tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz  
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