G/TBT/N/BDI /353, G/TBT/N/KEN/1425  
G/TBT/N/RWA/861, G/TBT/N/TZA/967  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1769  
9 May 2023  
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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, 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 [  ], 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, 
ORGANIC SURFACE -ACTIVE AGENTS, WASHING PREPARATIONS, LUBRICATING 
PREPARATIONS, ARTIFICIAL WAX ES, PREPARED WAXES, POLISHING OR SCOURING 
PREPARATIONS, CANDLES AND SIMILAR ARTICLES, MODELLING PASTES, 'DENTAL 
WAXES' AND DENTAL PREPARATIONS WITH A BASIS OF PLASTER (HS code(s): 34); 
Surface active agents (ICS code(s): 71.100.40)  
5. Title, number of pag es and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 1143: 
2023, Household fabric softeners — Specification, First Edition; (12 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard prescribes the requirements, 
sampling and test me thods for household fabric softeners.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements; Reducing trade 
barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
ISO 862, Surface active agents — Vocabulary  
ISO 2871 -1, Surface active agents — Detergents — Determination of cationic active 
matter content — Part 1: High -molecular -mass cationic active matter  
ISO 2871 -2, Surface active agents — Detergents — Determination of cationic active 
matter content — Part 2: Cationic active matter of low molecular mass (between 200 and 
500) G/TBT/N/BDI/353 • G/TBT/N/KEN/1425 • G/TBT/N/RWA/861 • G/TBT/N/TZA/967 • 
G/TBT/N/UGA/1769  
 
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  ISO 4316, Surface active agents — Determination of pH of aqueous solution — 
Potentiometric method  
EAS 217 -1-1, Methods for the microbiological examination of foods — Part 1 -1: General 
procedures and techniques  
EAS 794, Determination of the microbial inhibition of cosmetic soap bars and liquid hand 
and body washes — Test method  
TZ 1818: 2016 Household fabric softene r – Specification  
KS 1797:2014 Household fabric softeners – Specification  
RS 403: 2019 Household fabric softener – 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:   
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.samilla ni@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/TZA/23_09553_00_e. pdf