G/TBT/N/BDI/160  
G/TBT/N/RWA/551  
G/TBT/N/TZA/648  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1467  
21 October 2021  
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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, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA   
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;  
Telephone No: +255 222450206  
Email:  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 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Toluene 
(HS 290230); Separate chemically defined organic compounds , n.e.s (HS 2942); Inks. 
Printing inks (ICS 87.080)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 345: 
2021,Toluene — Specification, Second Edition (6 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Stan dard prescribes the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for toluene.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Qual ity requirements; Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and 
facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
ASTM D7504, Standard Test Method for Trace Impurities in Monocyclic Aromatic 
Hydrocarbons by Gas Chromatography and Effective Carbon Number  
ASTM D86, Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products and Liquid Fuels 
at Atmospheric Pressure  
ASTM D4052, Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density, and API Gravity of 
Liquids by Digital Density Meter  
ASTM D1218, Standard Test Method f or Refractive Index and Refractive Dispersion of 
Hydrocarbon Liquids  G/TBT/N/BDI/160, G/TBT/N/RWA/551, G/TBT/N/TZA/648, G/TBT/N/UGA/1467  
 
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  ASTM D2622, Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products by Wavelength 
Dispersive X -ray Fluorescence Spectrometry  
ASTM D445, Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Trans parent and Opaque 
Liquids (and Calculation of Dynamic Viscosity)  
ASTM D974, Standard Test Method for Acid and Base Number by Color -Indicator Titration  
ASTM D5986, Standard Test Method for Determination of Oxygenates, Benzene, Toluene, 
C8–C12 Aromatics and Total Aromatics in Finished Gasoline by Gas 
Chromatography/Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy ISO 760, Determination of 
water — Karl Fischer method (General method) ISO 13736, Determination of flash point 
— Abel closed -cup method  
EAS 345:2004, Toluene  –Specification  
IS 537: 2011, Toluene –Specificatio  
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  
 
+(255) 22 2450206  
nep@tbs.go.tz ; bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
http://www.tbs.go.tz  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/TZA/21_6666_00_e.pdf