G/TBT/N/BDI/298 , G/TBT/N/KEN/1333  
G/TBT/N/RWA/740 , G/TBT/N/TZA/858  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1707  
25 November 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:  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 (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:   
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):  - 
Mattresses : (HS code(s): 94042)  
5. Title, number of page s and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 1115 -
2:2022, Mattresses — Specification – Part 2: Spring mattress,First Edition; (17 page(s), 
in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, 
sampling and tes t methods for spring mattress for the general usage. This standard does 
not cover orthopaedic and reconstituted mattresses.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements; Reducing trade 
barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
ISO 8124 -3, Safety of toys - Migration of certain elements  
ISO 13934 -1, Textiles — Tensile properties of fabrics — Part 1: Determination of 
maximum force and elo ngation at maximum force using the strip method  
ISO 13934 -2, Textiles — Tensile properties of fabrics — Part 2: Determination of 
maximum force using the grab method I  
SO 105 -C10, Methods for the determination of colour fastness of textile Materials to 
washing G/TBT/N/BDI/298, G/TBT/N/KEN/1333, G/TBT/N/RWA/740, G/TBT/N/TZA/858, 
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  ISO 105 -D01, Method for determination of colour fastness of textile materials to dry 
cleaning  
ISO 380, Textiles — Woven fabrics — Determination of mass per unit length and mass 
per unit area  
DEAS 1115 -1, Domestic mattresses — Specification — Part 1: Flexible polyurethane 
(polyether) foams  
ISO 23213, Carbon steel wire for bedding and seating springs ISO 11130, Corrosion of 
metals and alloys — Alternate immersion test in salt solution  
TZS 1411:2014 Spring Mattress - Specification  
US 1575: 2014 Spring ma ttresses - 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 95 24 
Dar Es Salaam  
Tel: +(255) 22 2450206  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz ; bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/TZA/22_8021_00_e.pdf