G/TBT/N/TZA/578  
19 April 2021  
(21-3273) 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  
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):  Tissue 
paper (ICS 85.080.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 861:2021 
Paper serviettes (napkins) — Specification (6 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, 
sampling and test methods for virgin, blended or recycled pulp paper serviettes (napkins) 
in sheet form used for hygienic purposes.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent proble ms where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• ISO 187, Paper board and pulps — Standard atmosphere for conditioning and 
testing and procedure for monitoring the atmosphere and conditioning of 
samples  
• ISO 287, Paper and board — Determination of moisture content of a lot — 
Oven-drying method  
• ISO 6588 -1, Paper, board and pulps — Determination of pH of aqueous extracts 
— Part 1: Cold extraction  
• ISO 8784 -1, Pulp, paper and board — Microbiological ex amination — Part 1: 
Enumeration of bacteria and bacterial spores based on disintegration  
• ISO 12625 -1, Tissue paper and tissue products — Part 1: General guidance on 
terms  
• ISO 12625 -4, Tissue paper and tissue products — Part 4: Determination of 
tensile stre ngth, stretch at break and tensile energy absorption  
• ISO 12625 -6, Tissue paper and tissue products — Part 6: Determination of 
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  • ISO 12625 -7, Tissue paper and tissue products — Part 7: Determination of 
optical properties — Measurement of brightness a nd colour with D65/10° 
(outdoor daylight)  
• ISO 12625 -8, Tissue paper and tissue products — Part 8: Water -absorption time 
and water -capacity, basket immersion test method  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  July 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  6 months from adoption  
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  
 
+(255) 22 2450206  
nep@tbs.go.tz ; bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
http://www.tbs.go.tz  
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