G/TBT/N/TZA/959  
4 May 2023  
(23-3153) 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 [  ], 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):  RAILWAY 
OR TRAMWAY LOCOMOTIVES, ROLLING STOCK AND PARTS THEREOF; RAILWAY OR 
TRAMWAY TRACK FIXTURES AND FITTINGS AND PARTS THEREOF; MECHANICAL 
(INCLUDING ELECTROMECHANICAL) TRAFFIC SIGNALLING EQUIPMENT OF ALL KINDS 
(HS code(s): 86); Railway engineering in general (ICS code(s): 45.020)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified do cument:  MEDC 9 (2036) 
DTZS/ SADC SARA HT 90: 2017, MEDC 9 (2036) CD2/ SADC SARA HT 90: 2017 – Railway 
Safety Management – Technical Requirements for Engineering and Operational Standards 
– General, Fist Edition; (20 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  1.1 This SADC SARA HT 90 gives the generic technical 
requirements for engineering and operational systems that form part of a railway safety 
management system which complies with the SADC SARA HT 90 Regional Safety Policy.  
1.2 It is recognized that additional or alternative matters and requirements might need 
to be considered for each railway application. The level of risk imposed on each operation 
determines the applicability of each element of the guidelines.  
1.3 SADC SARA HT 90 app lies to existing, modified or prospective railway operations. The 
existing railway operations, for which standards have been established, and which, 
through the implementation of these standards, have been proven to be safe, are deemed 
to comply with SADC SARA HT 90.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Quality requirements; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  G/TBT/N/TZA/959  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
SADC SARA HT 89 – Railway Safety Management - General.  
ISO 100 07 - Quality management systems – Guidelines for configuration management  
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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