G/TBT/N/TZA/297  
23 July 2019  
(19-4865) 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  
MOROGORO/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O BOX 9524  
Tel: +255 222450206  
Email:  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 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
Construction materials (ICS 91.100), Road construction materials (ICS 93.080.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 981:2019 
Hydraulic road binders ― Specifications (11 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This East African Standard applies to hydraulic road binders 
produced in a factory and supplied ready for use i n road bases, sub -bases, capping layers, 
and soil stabilization or soil improvement.  It specifies the mechanical, physical and 
chemical requirements for hydraulic road binders, together with the conformity criteria 
and evaluation procedures to be applied b y the manufacturer.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• EAS 18 -1 Cement ― Part 1: Composition, specification and conformity criteria for 
common cements  
• EAS 18 -2 Cement ― Part 2: Conformity evaluation  
• EAS 148 -1 Methods of testing cement ― Part 1: Determination of strength  
• EAS 148 -2 Methods of testing cement ― Part 2: Chemical analysis of cement  
• EAS 148 -3 Methods of te sting cement ― Part 3: Determination of setting time 
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  • EAS 148 -4 Methods of testing cement ― Part 4: Determination of the chloride, 
carbon dioxide and alkali content of cement  
• EAS 148 -5 Methods of testing cement ― Part 5: Pozzolanicity test for  pozzolanic 
cements  
• EAS 148 -6 Methods of testing cement ― Part 6: Determination of fineness  
• EAS 148 -7 Methods of testing cement ― Part 7: Methods of taking and preparing 
samples of cement  
• EN 413 -1 Masonry cement ― Part 1: Specification  
• EN 459 -1 Building li me ― Part 1: Definitions specification and conformity criteria  
• EN 459 -2 Building lime ― Part 2: Test methods  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  December 2019  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon declaration as a mandatory by the Minister 
for Industry, Trade and Investment  
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:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
MOROGORO/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O BOX 9524  
Tel: +255 222450206  
Email:  nep@tbs.go.tz ,  
Website:  www.tbs.go.tz  
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