G/SPS/N/TZA/325  
23 January 2024  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  TANZANIA  
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):  Cereals (excl. wheat and meslin, rye, barley, oats, maize, rice, grain 
sorghum, buckwheat, millet, canary seeds, fonio, quinoa and triticale) (HS code(s): 
100890); Cereals, pulses and derived products (ICS code(s): 67.060)  
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:  DARS 1351 -2023, Teff Grain – Specification, First 
Edition . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  11 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/TZA/24_00571_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This African Standard specifies the requirements and methods of 
sampling and test for teff grain( Eragrosties teff ) for human consumption.  
Note: This Draft African Standard was also notified under TBT Committee.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territo ry 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 (OI E) (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/TZA/325  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
1. ARS 56, Prepackaged foods — Labelling  
2. ISO 711, Cereals and cereal products - Determination of moisture content (Basic 
Reference method).  
3. ISO 712, Cereals and cereal products - Determination moisture content (Routine 
reference method).  
4. ISO 24333, Cereals and cereal product – Sampling.  
5. ISO 605, Pulses — Determination of impurities, size, foreign odours, insects, and 
species and variety — Test methods  
6. ISO 6639 -1, Cereal and pulses – Determination of hidden insect infestation - Part 1: 
General principles  
7. ISO 6639 -2, Cereal and pulses – Determination of hidden insect infesta tion - Part 2: 
Sampling  
8. ISO 6639 -3, Cereal and pulses – Determination of hidden insect infestation - Part 3: 
Reference method  
9. ISO 6639 -4, Cereal and pulses – Determination of hidden insect infestation - Part 4: 
Rapid method  
10. ISO 27085, Animal feeding stuffs  — Determination of calcium, sodium, phosphorus, 
magnesium, potassium, iron, zinc, copper, manganese, cobalt, molybdenum, arsenic, 
lead and cadmium by ICPAES  
11. ISO 3367, Determination of mercury, content - flameless atomic absorption method  
12. ISO 6561 -1, Fruits , vegetables and derived products — Determination of cadmium 
content — Part 1: Method using graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry  
13. ISO 6561 -2, Fruits, vegetables and derived products — Determination of cadmium 
content — Part 2: Method using flame atomic absorption spectrometry  
14. ES 671: 2001, Teff – Specification  
(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 from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 23 March 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) 2450959  
E-mail: info@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http:/ /www.tbs.go.tz  G/SPS/N/TZA/325  
 
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  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) 2450959  
E-mail: info@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz