G/TBT/N/BDI/442, G/TBT/N/KEN/1547  
G/TBT/N/RWA/977, G/TBT/N/TZA/1078  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1892  
5 January 2024  
(24-0137) 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  
Ubungo, Morogoro Road/Sam Nujoma Road  
P. O. Box 9524  
DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA  
Tel. No: +255 22 245 0298/+255 22 245 0206  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: www.tbs.go.tz  
Telefax: +255 22 2450959  
E-mail: info@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://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 [  ], 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):  Spades 
and shovels, with working parts of base metal (HS code(s): 820110); Hand -operated 
tools (ICS code(s): 25.140.30)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 
1179:2023, Hand -held hedge shears — Specification , First Edition; (20 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft East African standard specifies dimensions, material, 
safety and other requirements for both powered and non -powered hand -held hedge 
shears used for trimming (cutting, pruning) hedges or solitary shrubs (bushes).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of animal or plant life or health; Quality requirements; 
Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  G/TBT/N/BDI/442 • G/TBT/N/KEN/1547 • G/TBT/N/RWA/977 • G/TBT/N/TZA/1078 • 
G/TBT/N/UGA/1892  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
1. ISO 4957, Tool steels  
2. ISO 3573, Hot -rolled carbon steel sheet of commercial and drawing qualities  
3. EAS 134, Cold formed steel sections — Specification  
4. ISO 6506 -1, Metallic materials — Brinell hardness test — Part 1: Test method  
5. ISO 6507-1, Metallic materials — Vickers hardness test — Part 1: Test method  
6. ISO 6508 -1, Metallic materials — Rockwell hardness test — Part 1: Test method  
7. ISO 10517, Powered hand -held hedge trimmers — Safety  
8. ISO 2859 -1, Sampling procedures for inspection by at tributes — Part 1: Sampling 
schemes indexed by acceptance quality limit (AQL) for lot -by-lot inspection  
9. IEC 60335 -2-91:2002 Household and similar electrical appliances – Safety – Part 
2 - 91: Particular requirements for walk behind and hand -held lawn trimm ers and 
lawn hedge trimmers  
10. IEC60745 -2-15:2009 Hand -held motor -operated electric tools - safety Part 2 -15: 
Particular requirements for hedge trimmers  
11. IS 2563:1978 (Reaffirmed 2009) Specification for hedge shears, straight -edge 
type 
12. ISO 10517:2019 Powered h and-held hedge trimmers — Safety  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined and notified  
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  
Tel: +(255) 22 2450206  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz ; bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
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