G/TBT/N/BDI/446 , G/TBT/N/KEN/1551  
G/TBT/N/RWA/981 , G/TBT/N/TZA/1082  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1896  
10 January 2024  
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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  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: www.tbs.go.tz   
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 [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):  Meat of 
bovine animals, fresh or chilled (HS code(s): 0201); 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, fresh, 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): 0206); 
Meat and meat products (ICS code(s): 67.120.10)  
5. Title, nu mber of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 1189: 
2023, Marinated meat — Specification, First edition.  
Note: This Draft East African Standard was also notified under SPS committee; (14 
page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft East African Standard Specifies requirements, 
sampling and test methods for marinated meat intended for human consumption.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Pr evention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Protection of animal or plant 
life or health; Protection of the environment; Quality requirements; Harmonization; 
Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade;  Cost saving and productivity enhancement  G/TBT/N/BDI/446, G/TBT/N/ KEN/1551, G/TBT/N/RWA/981, G/TBT/N/TZA/1082, 
G/TBT/N/UGA/1896  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
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 1129 0 – 1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the 
detection and enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes and other Listeria spp. — 
Part 1: Detection 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 biomarker analysis - Detection of animal -derived 
materials in foodstuffs and feedstuffs by real -time PCR (part 1 -9) 
13. ISO/TS 1 7728 Microbiology of the food chain Sampling techniques for 
microbiological analysis of food and feed samples  
14. DKS 2830: 2018, Marinated meat — 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)  
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  
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