G/TBT/N/BDI/260 , G/TBT/N/KEN/1289  
G/TBT/N/RWA/695 , G/TBT/N/TZA/814  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1665  
28 September 2022  
(22-7260) 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 (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 [X], 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):  - Soap 
and organic surface -active products and preparations , in the form of bars, cakes, moulded 
pieces or shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or 
covered with soap or detergent : (HS code(s): 34011); Surface active agents (ICS 
code(s): 71.100.40)  
5. Title, number of pages and langu age(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 788:2022, 
Synthetic laundry detergent paste — Specification,  Second Edition; (17 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods f or synthetic laundry detergent pastes based predominantly 
on alkyl aryl sulphonates for hand and machine wash.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements; Harmonization; 
Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
• EAS 794, Determination of the microbial inhibition of cosmetic soap bars and 
liquid hand and body washes - Test method,  
• EAS 814 Determination of biodegrada bility of surfactants — Test method.  
• ISO 673, Soaps — Determination of content of ethanol insoluble matter  
• ISO 862, Surface active agents — Vocabulary I  G/TBT/N/BDI/260, G/TBT/N/KEN/1289, G/TBT/N/RWA/695, G/TBT/N/TZA/814, 
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  • SO 2271, Surface active agents — Detergents — Determination of anionic active 
matter by manual or mechanical direct two -phase titration procedure  
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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