G/TBT/N/TZA/598  
10 May 2021  
(21-3934) 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:  TANZANIA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
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 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Paints and 
varnishes (ICS 87.04 0) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  
DEAS  1053:2021 Etch primers (Single pack and two -pack) — Specification (9 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African specifies the requirements, sampling 
and test methods, for single pack and two -pack etch primers intended for pre -treating 
metal surfaces to improve the adhesion of paint system applied to them.  
7. Objective and rationale, includi ng the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements; Reducing trade 
barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
• ASTM F735 -17, Standard Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Transparent 
Plastics and Coatings Using the Oscillating Sand Method  
• ISO 1514, Paints and varnishes — Standard panels for testing  
• ISO 1524, Paints, varnishes and printing ink — Determination of fineness of grind  
• ISO 2431, Paints and varnishes — Determinatio n of flow time by use of flow cups  
• ISO 2811, (all parts), Paints and varnishes — Determination of density  
• ISO 3251, Paints varnishes and plastics — Determination of non - volatile matter 
content  
• ISO 3856 -6, Paints and varnishes — Determination of "soluble" metal content — 
Part 6: Determination of total chromium content of the liquid portion of the paint 
— Flame atomic absorption spectrometric method  
• ISO 4618, Paints and varnishes — Terms and definitions  G/TBT/N/TZA/598  
 
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  • ISO 6503, Paints and varnishes — Determination of total  lead — Flame atomic 
absorption spectrometric method  
• ISO 9117 -1, Paints and varnishes — Drying tests — Part 1: Determination of 
through -dry state and through -dry time  
• ISO 9227, Corrosion tests in artificial atmospheres — Salt spray tests  
• ISO 11127 -4, Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and 
related products — Test methods for non -metallic blast -cleaning abrasives — 
Part 4: Assessment of hardness by a glass slide test  
• ISO 11890 -1, Paints and varnishes — Determination of volatile organic compound 
(VOC) content — Part 1: Difference method  
• ISO 15528, Paints, varnishes and raw materials for paints and varnishes — 
Sampling  
• ISO 17132, Paints and varnishes — T-bend test  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  July 2021  
Proposed date of e ntry into force:  6 months from adoption  
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  
+(255) 22 2450206  
nep@tbs.go.t z; bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
http://www.tbs.go.tz  
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