G/SPS/N/BDI/96  
G/SPS/N/KEN/271  
G/SPS/N/RWA/89  
G/SPS/N/TZA/345  
G/SPS/N/UGA/323  
6 May 2024  
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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):  Husked or brown rice (HS code(s): 100620); Cereals, pulses and 
derived products (ICS code(s): 67.060)  
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 765:2024, Brown rice — Specification, Second 
Edition . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  13 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/TZA/24_02969_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This draft East African Standard specifies the requirements and 
methods of sampling and test for brown rice of the varieties grown from  Oryza spp., 
intended for human consumption or for proces sing to milled rice. This standard also covers 
the parboiled brown rice.  
Note: This Draft East African Standard was also notified under TBT Committee.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans  from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
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 relev ant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/BDI/96 • G/SPS/N/KEN/271 • G/SPS/N/RWA/89 • G/SPS/N/TZA/345 • 
G/SPS/N/UGA/323  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
1. EAS 38, Labelling of pre-packaged foods — Specification  
2. EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry — Code of practice  
3. EAS 900, Cereals and Pulses – Sampling  
4. EAS 901, Cereals and Pulses – Test method  
5. CODEX Stan 193, Codex general Standards for contaminants and  toxins in food and 
feed 
6. EAS 764, Rough (Paddy) Rice — 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) : 5 July 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 2450959  
E-mail: info@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz  
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 2450959  
E-mail: info@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz