G/TBT/N/TZA/596  
10 May 2021  
(21-3932) 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  1055:2021 Water based undercoat — Specification (7 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, 
sampling and test methods for water based undercoat used on buildings after surface 
preparation and priming wherever necessary  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems wh ere 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements; Reducing trade 
barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
• ISO 1524, Paints, varnishes and printing ink — Determination of fineness of grind  
• ISO 2812 -1, Paints and varnishes — Determination of resistance to liquids — 
Part 1: Immersion in liquids other than water  
• ISO 2884 -2, Paints and varnishes — Determination of viscosity using rotary 
viscometers — Part 2: Disc or ball viscometer operated at a specified speed  
• ISO 32 51, 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 atomi c absorption spectrometric method  
• ISO 4618, Paints and varnishes — Terms and definitions  
• ISO 6503 Paints and varnishes — Determination of total lead — Flame atomic 
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  • ISO 6504 -3, Paints and varnishes — Determination of hiding p ower — Part 3: 
Determination of contrast ratio of light coloured paints at a fixed spreading rate  
• ISO 9117 -1, Paints and varnishes — Drying tests — Part 1: Determination of 
through -dry state and through -dry time  
• ISO 9117 -3, Paints and varnishes — Drying tests — Part 3: Surface -drying test 
using ballotini  
• ISO 11890 -1, Paints and varnishes — Determination of volatile organic compound 
(VOC) content — Part 1: Difference method  
• ISO 15528, Paints, varnishes and raw mate rials for paints and varnishes — 
Sampling  
• ISO 19396 -1, Paints and varnishes — Determination of pH value — Part 1: 
pH electrodes with glass membrane  
• ISO 21546, Paints and varnishes — Determination of the resistance to rubbing 
using a linear abrasion tester (crockmeter)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  July 2021  
Proposed date of entry 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 95 24 
Dar Es Salaam  
+(255) 22 2450206  
nep@tbs.go.tz ; bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
http://www.tbs.go.tz  
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