G/TBT/N/TZA/300  
23 July 2019  
(19-4872) 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:  TANZANIA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
MOROGORO/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O BOX 9524  
Tel: +255 222450206  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: www.tbs.go.tz  
Name and address (including telephone and f ax 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 [   ], other:  
4. Products  covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
Construction materials (ICS 91.100), Road construction materials (ICS 93.080.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  
DEAS  982-3: 2019 Bitumen and Bituminous binders – Part 3: Anionic bitumen emulsion 
- Specifications  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements and 
test methods of anionic bitumen emulsions suitable for pavement construction  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• ASTM D5, Test method for penetration of bituminous materials  
• ASTM D113, Test method for ductility of bituminous materials  
• ASTM D139, Test method for float test for bituminous materials  
• ASTM D140, Practice for sampling bituminous materials  
• ASTM D244, Test m ethods and practices for emulsified asphalts  
• ASTM D2042, Test method for solubility of asphalt materials in trichloroethylene  
• ASTM D3910, Practices for design, testing, and construction of slurry seal  
• ASTM D6930, Test method for settlement and storage stab ility of emulsified 
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  • ASTM D6933, Test method for oversized particles in emulsified asphalts (sieve 
test) 
• ASTM D6935, Test method for determining cement mixing of emulsified asphalt  
• ASTM D6936, Test method for determining demulsibility of emulsified  asphalt  
• ASTM D6997, Test method for distillation of emulsified asphalt  
• ASTM D7226, Test method for determining the viscosity of emulsified asphalts 
using a rota -tional paddle viscometer  
• DEAS 982 – 1, Bitumen and Bituminous binders – Penetration grade bitu men – 
Specifications  
• ASTM D7553, Standard Test Method for Solubility of Asphalt Materials in N -
Propyl Bromide  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  December 2019  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon declaration as a mandatory by the Minister 
for Industry, Trade and Investment  
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:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
MOROGORO/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O BOX 9524  
Tel:+255 222450206  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: www.tbs.go.tz  
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