G/TBT/N/TZA/795  
10 June 2022  
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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:  TANZANIA  
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:   
ZANZIBAR BUREAU OF STANDARDS  
PO Box 1136, Zanzibar,  
Phone: +255 24 2232225,  
Fax: +255 24 2232250  
E-mail: info@zbs.go.tz  
Web: www.zbs.go.tz  
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):  Mixtures 
of odoriferous substances and mixtures (including alcoholic solutions) with a basis of one 
or more of these substances, of a kind used as ra w materials in industry; other 
preparations based on odoriferous substances, of a kind used for the manufacture of 
beverages. (HS code(s): 3302); Essential oils (ICS code(s): 71.100.60)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  PCD 329: 2022, 
Essential oil of Basil (methyl chavicol type) -Specification, First edition; (5 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Zanzibar National Standard specifies requirements, 
methods of sampling and test for Essential oil of B asil derived from methyl chavicol type 
( Ocimum basilicum L.)  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements; Reducing trade 
barriers and facilitating trade  G/TBT/N/TZA/795  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
CODEX STAN 193, General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Foods  
ISO 279, Essential oils — Determination of relative density at 20 °C — Reference method  
ISO 280, Essential oils — Determination of refractive index  
ISO 592, Essenti al oils — Determination of optical rotation  
ISO 7359, Essential oils — Analysis by gas chromatography on packed columns — General 
method  
ISO 7609, Essential oils — Analysis by gas chromatography on capillary columns — 
General method  
ISO 8432, Essential oil s — Analysis by high performance liquid chromatography — 
General method  
ISO/TR 11018, Essential oils — General guidance on the determination of flashpoint  
ISO 212, Essential oils — Sampling  
ZNS 94, Rounding off numerical values  
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  
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