G/TBT/N/BDI/429, G/TBT/N/KEN/1534  
G/TBT/N/RWA/964, G/TBT/N/TZA/1064  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1879  
11 December 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  
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 [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):  Mineral o r 
chemical nitrogen fertilisers (excl. urea; ammonium sulphate; ammonium nitrate; sodium 
nitrate; double salts and mixtures of ammonium nitrate with ammonium sulphate or 
calcium; mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate in aqueous or ammoniacal solution; 
mixtures of ammonium nitrate and calcium carbonate or other non -fertilising inorganic 
elements; in tablets or similar in packages <= 10 kg) (HS code(s): 310290); Fertilizers 
(ICS code(s): 65.080)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified docum ent: DEAS 912: 
2023, Fertilizers — Nitrogen, Phosphorous and Potassium (NPK) compound —
Specification, Second edition.  
Note: This Draft East African Standard was also notified under SPS committee; (10 
page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, 
sampling and test methods for NPK fertilizer (compound).  
7. Objective 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; Protection of the environment; Quality requirements; Harmonization; 
Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade; Cost saving  and productivity enhancement  G/TBT/N/BDI/429 • G/TBT/N/KEN/1534 • G/TBT/N/RWA/964 • G/TBT/N/TZA/1064 • 
G/TBT/N/UGA/1879  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
1. AOAC 937.02, Magnesium (water -soluble) in fertilizers  
2. AOAC 962.01, Calcium and magnesium in liming materials — EDTA Titrimetric 
method  
3. AOAC 965.08, Water (free) in fertilizers — Vacuum -desiccation  
4. AOAC 972.02, Manganese (acid -soluble) in fertilizers — Atomic absorption 
spectophotometric method  
5. AOAC 975.02, Zinc in fertilizers — Atomic absorption spectophotometric method  
6. AOAC 975.01, Copper in fertilizers — Atomic absorption specto photometric 
method  
7. AOAC 980.01, Iron in fertilizers — Atomic absorption spectophotometric method  
8. AOAC 2006.03, Arsenic, Cadmium, Cobalt, Chromium, Lead, Molybdenum, Nickel 
and Selenium in fertilizers  
9. ISO 5315, Fertilizers — Determination of total nitrogen content —Titrimetric 
method after distillation  
10. ISO 6598, Fertilizers — Determination of phosphorus content — Quinoline 
phosphomolybdate gravimetric method  
11. ISO 8157, Fertilizers, soil conditioners and beneficial substances — Vocabulary  
12. ISO 8397, Solid fertil izers and soil conditioners — Test sieving  
13. ISO 10084, Solid fertilizers — Determination of mineral — Acid-soluble sulphate 
content — Gravimetric method  
14. ISO 17318, Fertilizers and soil conditioners — Determination of arsenic, cadmium, 
chromium, lead and mer cury contents  
15. ISO 17319, Fertilizers and soil conditioners ― Determination of water -soluble 
potassium content ― Potassium tetraphenylborate gravimetric method  
16. ISO 14820 -1, Fertilizers and liming materials - Sampling and sample preparation 
- Part 1: Samplin g 
17. ISO 14820 -2, Fertilizers and liming materials - Sampling and sample preparation 
- Part 2: Sample preparation  
18. ISO 7409, Fertilizers -Marking - Presentation and declarations  
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:   
Contact person(s):  
Ms. Bahati Samillani (NEP officer)  
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  
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