G/SPS/N/BDI/93  
G/SPS/N/KEN/268  
G/SPS/N/RWA/86  
G/SPS/N/TZA/333  
G/SPS/N/UGA/318  
5 February 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):  Products containing nicotine, intended for inhalation without 
combustion (excl. containing tobacco or reconstituted tobacco) (HS code(s):  240412); 
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 1198: 2024, Nicotine pouches — Specification, 
First Edition . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  14 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/TZA/24_01101_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This draft East African Standard prescribes the requirements, 
methods of test and sampling for pre -portioned nicotine pouches exclusively intended for 
oral use by placing them between the gum and buccal mucosa for a period, to facilitate 
uptake of the nicotine via the oral mucosa , followed by disposal of the pouch after use.  
Note: this includes products such as white pouched nicotine products that are used by 
placing them under the upper lip for a period, before disposal.  
This draft East African standard does not cover:  
1. pre-portio ned, tobacco -free oral nicotine pouches in which the nicotine is not of natural 
origin;  
2. smokeless tobacco products, such as moist snuff, tobacco oral pouches, snus, nasal 
snuff, chewing tobacco or any other tobacco -containing smokeless tobacco products;  
3. Nicotine -Containing, Tobacco -Free Oral Products that are licensed medicinal nicotine 
products, such as nicotine replacement therapies (NRT);  
4. products that are subject to an authorization requirement under Directive 2001/83/EC 
(Community code relating to medi cinal products for human use) or to the 
requirements set out in Directive 93/42/EEC (Medical Device Directive) ;  
5. or inhaled -nicotine products, such as cigarettes, other combusted tobacco products, 
tobacco -heating products or e -cigarettes;  
6. method for assess ing the health risks or potential reduced health risks of tobacco -free 
oral nicotine pouches.  
Note: This Draft East African Standard was also notified under TBT Committee.  G/SPS/N/BDI/93 • G/SPS/N/KEN/268 • G/SPS/N/RWA/86 • G/SPS/N/TZA/333 • 
G/SPS/N/UGA/318  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] 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 num ber 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
1. Codex Stan 192, General standard for food additives  
2. ISO 15152, Tobacco and tobacco products -Determination of the content of total 
alkaloids as nicotine —Continuous -flow analysis method  
3. ISO 15592 -1, Fine -cut tobacco and smoking articles made from it — Metho ds of 
sampling, conditioning and analysis — Part 1: Sampling  
4. ISO 18787, Foodstuffs — Determination of water activity  
5. CORESTA, Recommended Method No. 88, Determination of water activity of tobacco 
and tobacco products  
6. CORESTA, Recommended Method No. 69, Det ermination of pH of tobacco and tobacco 
products  
7. PAS 8877:2022, Tobacco -free oral nicotine pouches – Composition, manufacture and 
testing – Specification  
8. PS: 5468 -2020, NICOTINE -CONTAINING TOBACCO FREE ORAL PRODUCT 3 -(1- 
methyl, 2 - Pyrrodinyl) Pyrindine  
9. SIS/TS 72:2020, Nicotine, tobacco free oral products – Safety and quality related 
requirements  
10. COOPERATION CENTRE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH RELATIVE TO TOBACCO 
(CORESTA). Recommended Method No. 69: Determination of pH of Tobacco and 
Tobacco Products  
(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   G/SPS/N/BDI/93  • G/SPS/N/KEN/268 • G/SPS/N/RWA/86  • G/SPS/N/TZA/333 • 
G/SPS/N/UGA/318  
 
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  12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from 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 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  
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