G/SPS/N/BDI/85, G/SPS/N/KEN/252  
G/SPS/N/RWA/78, G/SPS/N/TZA/320  
G/SPS/N/UGA/304  
11 January 2024  
(24-0229) Page: 1/3 
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):  Meat of bovine animals, frozen (HS code(s): 0202); Meat of swine, 
fresh, chilled or frozen (HS code(s): 0203); Meat of sheep or goats, fr esh, chilled or frozen 
(HS code(s): 0204); Meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen 
(HS code(s): 0205); Edible offal of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats, horses, asses, 
mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen (HS code(s): 020 6); Meat and meat products 
(ICS code(s): 67.120.10)  
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 1189:2023, Marinated meat — Specification, 
First edition . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  14 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/TZA/24_00331_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, 
sampling and test methods for marinated meat intended for human consumption.  
Note: This Draft African Standard was also notified under TBT Committee.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory f rom 
other damage from pests.   
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 Aquatic 
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/85 • G/SPS/N/KEN/252 • G/SPS/N/RWA/78 • G/SPS/N/TZA/320 • 
G/SPS/N/UGA/304  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
1. CX/MRL 2, Maximum residue limits for veterinary drugs in food  
2. ISO 16649 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for 
enumeration of β -glucuronidase -positive Escherichia coli  — Part 2: Colony -count 
technique at 44 °C using 5 -bromo -4- chloro -3-indolyl β -D-glucuronide  
3. ISO 6579, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the 
detection of Salmonella spp. 
4. ISO 11290 –1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the detection 
and enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes and other Listeria spp. — Part 1: 
Detecti on method  
5. CAC/RCP 58, Meat hygiene — Code of practice  
6. Codex standards 192, General standard for food additives  
7. EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged food  
8. EAS 39, Code of Hygiene Practice for Food and Drink Manufacturing Industry  
9. ISO 4833, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the enumeration of 
micro -organisms  
10. AOAC 972.25, Lead in food. Atomic absorption spectrophotometric method  
11. CD-ARS 1287:2022, Hygienic production and transportation of meat  
12. ISO/TS 20224, Molecular biomar ker analysis - Detection of animal -derived materials in 
foodstuffs and feedstuffs by real -time PCR (part 1 -9) 
13. ISO/TS  17728, Microbiology of the food chain - Sampling techniques for 
microbiological analysis of food and feed samples  
14. DKS 2830: 2018, Marinated  meat — 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 from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 11 March 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  G/SPS/N/BDI/85 • G/SPS/N/KEN/252 • G/SPS/N/RWA/78 • G/SPS/N/TZA/320 • 
G/SPS/N/UGA/304  
 
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  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