G/SPS/N/BDI/37, G/SPS/N/KEN/193  
G/SPS/N/RWA/30, G/SPS/N/TZA/239  
G/SPS/N/UGA/234  
 
22 February 2023  
(23-1268) Page: 1/2 
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 (TBS)  
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):  Processes in the food industry (ICS code(s): 67.020)  
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 39: 2023, General principles of food hygiene — 
Code of practice, Second Edition . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  32 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/TZA/23_1275_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard provides a framework of 
general principles for producing safe and suitable food for consumption by outlining 
necessary hygiene and food safety controls (Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and 
Good Hygiene Practices (GHPs) to be implemented in production (including primary 
produc tion), processing, manufacturing, preparation, packaging, storage, distribution, 
retail, food service operation and transport of food.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/pla nt pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : CXC 1 -1969, General principles of food hygiene  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] 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:    G/SPS/N/BDI/37 • G/SPS/N/KEN/193 • G/SPS/N/RWA/30 • G/SPS/N/TZA/239 • 
G/SPS/N/UGA/234  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[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 April 2023  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Addr ess, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
Bahati Samillani  
Clavery Chausi  
National Enquiry Point Officers for SPS  
Dr. Athuman Ngenya  
Director General - Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
P.O. Box 9524  
Tel: +(255 22) 245 0206  
Fax: +(255 22) 245 0959  
E-mail: bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
 clavery.chausi@tbs.go.tz  
 dg@tbs.go.tz  
 david.ndbalema@tbs.go.tz  
 nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
Bahati Samillani  
Clavery Chausi  
National Enquiry Point Officers for SPS  
Dr. Athuman Ngenya  
Director Gener al - Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
P.O. Box 9524  
Tel: +(255 22) 245 0206  
Fax: +(255 22) 245 0959  
E-mail: bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
 clavery.chausi@tbs.go.tz  
 dg@tbs.go.tz  
 david.ndbalema@tbs.go.tz  
 nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz