G/TBT/N/BDI/394 , G/TBT/N/KEN/1480  
G/TBT/N/RWA/918 , G/TBT/N/TZA/1014  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1827  
17 August  2023 
(23-5583) 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  
Ubungo, Morogoro Road/Sam Nujoma Road  
P. O. Box 9524  
DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA  
Tel. No: +255 22 245 0298/+255 22 245 0206  
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 [  ], 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):  - 
Superphosphates: (HS code(s): 31031); Fertilizers (ICS code(s): 65.080) ; Single Super 
Phosphate Fertilizer  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 
1163:2023, Fertilizer – Single Super Phosphate — Specification, First Edition  
Note: This Draft East African Standard was also notified under SPS committee; (20 
page(s), in  English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard prescribes the requirements, 
methods of sampling and test of Single Super Phosphate fertilizer in powder and granular 
forms.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention 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 require ments; Harmonization; 
Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade; Cost saving and productivity enhancement  G/TBT/N/BDI/394 • G/TBT/N/KEN/1480 • G/TBT/N/RWA/918 • G/TBT/N/TZA/1014 • 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
1. ISO 8157, Fertilizer – Terminology  
2. EAS 913, Fertilizer – Methods of sampling  
3. WD TC020 -05-2023, Fertilizer – Code of practice for handling and storage  
4. AOAC  965.08, Water (free) in fertilizers — Vacuum -desiccation ISO 17318, Fertilizer – 
Methods for determination of heavy metal contaminants  
5. ISO 8397, Solid fertilizers and soil conditioners – Test sieving  
6. ISO 15959, Fertilizers — Determination of extracted phosphorus  
7. ISO 5316, Fertilizers – Extraction of water -soluble phosphate  
8. ISO 6598, Fertilizers - Determination of phosphorous content - 
Quinolinephosphomolybdate - Gravimetric method  
9. AOAC 980.02 -1985, Sulfur in fertilizers.  Gravimetric method  
10. AOAC2006.03, Arsenic, Cadmium, Cobalt, Chromium, Lead, Molybdenum, Nickel, and 
selenium in fertilizers — Microwave digestion and inductively coupled plasma -optical 
emission spectrometry  
11. ISO 14820 -1, Fertilizers and liming materi als - Sampling and sample preparation - 
Part 1: Sampling  
12. ISO 148 -2, Fertilizers and liming materials - Sampling and sample preparation - Part 
2: Sample preparation  
13. ISO 7409, Fertilizers -Marking - Presentation and declarations  
14. India control ord er 1985 as amended on 2003.  
15. TZS 1168, Fertilizer – Single Super Phosphate – 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  
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