G/TBT/N/TZA/383  
3 February 2020  
(20-0797) 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 a nd 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):  Cardboard 
(ICS 85.080.30)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  CDC-10 (6221) 
P3 CO RRUGATING MEDIUM/ FLUTING — SPECIFICATION85.080 (6 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Tanzania Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods of corrugating medium/fluting used to manufacture packaging 
containers  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• TZS 4: Rounding off numerical values  
• TZS 79: Paper – Determination for bursting strength  
• TZS 80: Paper – Sampling methods for testing  
• TZS 81: Method for the determination of grammage (basic mass)  
• TZS 82: -ISO 187, Paper board and pulps — Standard atmosphere for conditioning 
and testing and procedure for monitoring the atmosphere and conditioning of 
samples  
• TZS 83: -ISO 287; Paper and board — Determination of moisture content of a lot — 
Oven-drying method  
• TZS 423: -ISO 535: Paper and board — Determination of water absorptiveness - 
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  • TZS 747: -ISO 1974, Paper — Determination of tearing resistance — Elmendorf 
method  
• TZS 748 -2: - ISO 1924 -3, Paper and board — Determination of tensile properties —- 
Part 3: Constant rate of elongation method (100 mm/min)  
• TZS 891: -ISO 534; Paper and board — Determination of thickness,  density and 
specific volume  
• ISO 12192: Paper and Board - Determination of compressive strength – Ring Crush 
method  
• ISO 9895: Paper and Board - Compressive strength – Short Span Test  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  April 2020  
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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