G/TBT/N/BDI/297, G/TBT/N/KEN/1332  
G/TBT/N/RWA/739, G/TBT/N/TZA/857  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1706  
25 November 2022  
(22-8772) 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, KENYA, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)  
MOROGORO/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O BOX 9524, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  
Tel: +255 222450206,  
E- mail: nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: 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 [X], 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):  - 
Mattresses : (HS code(s): 94042); Furniture (ICS code(s):  97.140)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 1115 -
1:2022, Mattresses — Specification – Part 1: Flexible Polyurethane foams, First Edition; 
(24 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African St andard specifies requirements, 
sampling and test methods for flexible polyurethane foams mattresses. This standard 
does not cover orthopaedic and reconstituted mattresses.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements; Reducing trade 
barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
ISO 13934 -2, Textiles - Tensile properties of fabrics — Part 2: Determination of maximum 
force using the grab method  
ISO 13934 -1, Textile - Tensile properties of fabrics - Part 1: Determination of maximum 
force and elongation at maximum force using the strip method  
ISO 105 -C10, Methods for the determination of colour fastness of textile Materials to 
washing  
ISO 105 -D01, Method for determination of colour fastness of textile materials to dry 
cleaning  G/TBT/N/BDI/297 • G/TBT/N/KEN/1332 • G/TBT/N/RWA/739 • G/TBT/N/TZA/857 • 
G/TBT/N/UGA/1706  
 
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  TZS 360:2021 Flexible polyurethane foam mattresses - Specification  
TZS 359:1996 Methods of test and sampling for flexible polyurethane foam  
KS 376 -0:2013 Flexible polyurethane (polyether) foams — Specification - Part 0: General 
requirements  
KS 376 -1:2005 Flexible polyurethane (polyether) foams — Specification - Part 1: 
Mattresses  
KS 376 -2:1999 Specification for flexible polyurethane foams - Part 2: Reconstituted 
flexible polyurethane foam  
US 202: 2021 Textiles — Foam mattress — Specification  
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:   
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  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/TZA/22_8016_00_e.pdf