G/TBT/N/TZA/1007  
4 August 2023  
(23-5313) 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 (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 [  ], 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):  Leather 
products (ICS code(s): 59.140.35)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified docu ment:  TDC 11 CD2 
(1946),Leather for Oil Seal — Specification, First edition; (10 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Tanzania Standard prescribes material, requirements 
and test methods for leather for oil seals. It includes leather  suitable for the manufacture 
of oil seals required for slow moving, or high speed shafts operating at room temperature 
or between 60°C and 100°C.  
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:   
TZS 4 Rounding of numerical values.  
TZS 194, Leather – Determination of volatile matter.  
TZS 195, Leather - Chemical tests – Determination  of matter soluble in Dichloromethane 
and free fatty acid content.  
TZS 197, Leather - Determination of sulphated total ash and sulphated water -insoluble 
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  TZS 196, Leather – Determination of total water – soluble matter, water – soluble 
inorganic matter and water soluble – organic matter.  
TZS 199 Leather, Determination of pH and difference figure of an aqueous extract.  
TZS 202, Leather — Physical and mechanical tests — Determination of resistance to grain 
cracking and grain crack index  
TZS 3574, Leather — Chemical determination of chromium(VI) content in leather.  
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 9524  
Dar Es Salaam  
Tel: +(255) 22 2450206  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz ; bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz  
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