G/TBT/N/BDI/263 , G/TBT/N/KEN/1292  
G/TBT/N/RWA/698 , G/TBT/N/TZA/817  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1668  
28 September 2022  
(22-7264) 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:  BURUNDI, KENYA, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA  
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 [X], 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):  - Soap 
and organic surface -active products and preparations,  in the form of bars, cakes, moulded 
pieces or shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or 
covered with soap or detergent : (HS code(s): 34011); Surface active agents (ICS 
code(s): 71.100.40)  
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 816: 
2022, Synthetic liquid laundry detergent — Specification, Second Edition; (18 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for hand wash and machine wash synthetic liquid laundry 
detergents.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements; Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:   
• EAS 217-1-1, Methods for the microbiological examination of foods — Part 1 -1: 
General procedures and techniques  
• EAS 794, Determination of the microbial inhibition of cosmetic soap bars and 
liquid hand and body washes — Test method  
• EAS 814, Determination of biodegradability of surfactants —Test method  G/TBT/N/BDI/263, G/TBT/N/KEN/1292, G/TBT/N/RWA/698, G/TBT/N/TZA/817, 
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  • ISO 2870, Surface active agents — Detergents — Determination of anionic -active 
matter hydrolysable and non -hydrolysable under acid conditions  
• ISO 2871 -1, Surface active agents — Detergents — Determination of cationic -
active matter content — Part 1: High -molecular -mass cationic -active matter  
• ISO 2871 -2, Surface active agents — Detergents — Determination of cationic -
active matter content — Part 2: Cationic -active matter of low molecular mass 
(betwe en 200 and 500)  
• SO 4316, Surface active agents — Determination of pH of aqueous solution — 
Potentiometric method  
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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