G/TBT/N/BDI/48  
 
24 May 2019  
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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   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Burundi Bureau of Standards and Quality Control (BBN)  
Boulevard de la Tanzanie N° 500  
BP: 3535 Bujumbura, Burundi  
Tel: +25722221815/+25722221577  
E- Mail: info@bbnburundi.org  
Website: www.bbn -burundi.org  
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 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Cosmetics. 
Toiletries (ICS 71.100.70)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Hair sp ray — 
Specification (14 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Working Draft East African Standard specifies the 
requirements, sampling and test methods for hair spray. This standard is applicable to 
both water based and oil based hair spray s delivered by the aerosol or non -aerosol 
system.  
This standard does not apply to medicinal products for which therapeutic claims are made.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelli ng; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements; 
Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
• EAS 346, Glossary of terms relating to the cosmetic industry  
• EAS 377 (all parts), Cosmetics and cosmetic products  
• EAS 847 -13, Cosmetics — Analytical methods — Part 13: Determination of 
rancidity  
• EAS 847 -17 G/TBT/N/BDI/48  
 
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  • EAS 847 -18 Cosmetics — Analytical methods — Part 18: Determination of thermal 
stability  
• ISO 3960, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of peroxide value 
— Iodometric (visual) endpoint determination  
• ISO 660, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of acid value and 
acidity  
• ISO 18416, Cosmetics — Microbiology — Detection of Candida albicans  
• ISO 22716, Cosmetics — Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) — Guidelines on 
Good Manufacturing Practices  
• ISO 21149, Cosmetics — Microbiology — Enumeration and detection of aerobic 
mesophilic bacteria  
• ISO 22717, Cosmetics — Microbiology — Detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa  
• ISO 22718, Cosmetics — Microbiology — Detection of Staphylococcus aureus  
• WDEAS /TC 071/811, Specification for cosmetic and air freshener aerosols  
• 76/768/EEC, The European Economic Com munity Cosmetics Directive.  
• KS 602:1999, Specification for hair oils.  
• KS 1669:2001, Specification for cosmetic and air freshener aerosols  
• US 1701: 2017, Hairspray — Specification  
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:   
Documentation and Information Centre Division at BBN  
Boulevard de la Tanzanie N° 500  
BP: 3535 Bujumbura, Burundi  
Tel: +25722221815 or +25722221577  
E- Mail: info@bbnburundi.org  
Website: www.bbn -burundi.org