G/SPS/N/BDI/90, G/SPS/N/KEN/265  
G/SPS/N/RWA/83, G/SPS/N/TZA/330  
G/SPS/N/UGA/315  
 
5 February 2024  
(24-0890) Page: 1/2 
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):  Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; Products, whether or 
not containing nicotine, intended for inhalation without combustion; O ther nicotine 
containing products intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body 
(HS code(s):  24); Tobacco, tobacco products and related equipment (ICS code(s): 65.160)  
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 1197:2024, Tobacco and tobacco products — 
General requirements for packaging and labelling, First Edition . Language(s):  English . 
Number of pages:  8 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/TZA/24_01086_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This draft East African Standard specifies general requirements 
for packaging and labelling of tobacco and tobacco products.  
Note: This Draft East African Standard was also notified under TBT Committee.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal h ealth, [X]  plant protection, 
[X] 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 relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/BDI/90 • G/SPS/N/KEN/265 • G/SPS/N/RWA/83 • G/SPS/N/TZA/330 • 
G/SPS/N/UGA/315  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
1. Kenyan, The tobacco control Act, 2007  
2. Uganda, The tobacco control Act, 2015  
3. The United Republic of Tanzania, The tobacco control Act, 2014  
(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 fr om the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 5 April 2024  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of othe r 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) 24 5 0206  
Fax: +(255 22) 245  0959 
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) 245  0959 
E-mail: info@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz