G/TBT/N/TZA/1019  
24 August 2023  
(23-5708) 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  
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):  Grains of  
cereals, hulled, pearled, sliced, kibbled or otherwise worked (excl. rolled, flaked, flour, 
pellets, and oats and maize, and husked and semi - or wholly milled rice and broken rice) 
(HS code(s): 110429); Cereals, pulses and derived products (ICS code(s): 6 7.060) ; 
Barley grains  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DARS 878:2023, 
Barley grains — Specification, Second Edition  
Note: This Draft African Standard was also notified under SPS committee; (59 page(s), 
in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft African Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for barley grains of varieties (cultivars) grown from Hordeum 
vulgare  Lin and Hordeum bulbosum  intended for human consumption.  
7. Object ive and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Protection of animal or plant 
life or health; Pro tection of the environment; Quality requirements; Harmonization; 
Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  G/TBT/N/TZA/1019  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
1. ARS 53, General principles of food hygiene — Code of practice  
2. ARS 56, Prepackaged foods — Labelling  
3. ISO 605, Pulses — Determination of impurities, size, foreign odours, insects, and 
species and variety — Test methods  
4. ISO 711, Cereals and cereal products — Determination of moisture content (Basic 
reference method)  
5. ISO 712, Cereals and cereal products — Determination of moisture content — Routine 
reference method  
6. ISO 5223, Test sieves for cereals  
7. ISO 20483, Cereals and pulses — Determination of the nitrogen content and calculation 
of the crude protein content — Kjeldahl method  
8. ISO 24333, Cereals and cereal products — Sampling  
9. Ullrich, S.E., editor. (2011) Barley: Production, Improvement, and Uses [Internet]. 
Wiley -Blackwell, Chichester, West Sussex, UK; Ames, Iowa, USA  
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:   
Ms. Bahati Samillani (NEP officer)  
Tel: +(255) 22 2450206  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz ; bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
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