G/SPS/N/BDI/73, G/SPS/N/KEN/240  
G/SPS/N/RWA/66, G/SPS/N/TZA/308  
G/SPS/N/UGA/292  
12 December 2023  
(23-8462) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  BURUNDI, KENYA, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Processes in the food industry (ICS code(s): 67.020)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  DEAS 456: 2023, Organic production – Requirements, 
Third Edition . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  60 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/TZA/23_14291_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard provides requirements for 
organic production. It covers plant production, animal husbandry, aquaculture, sustainable 
fisheries, bee -keeping, the harvesting of wild products, and the processing and labeling of 
the products t herefrom. It does not cover procedures for verification such as inspection or 
certification of products.  
Note: This Draft East African Standard was also notified under TBT Committee.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial n umber of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/BDI/73 • G/SPS/N/KEN/240 • G/SPS/N/RWA/66 • G/SPS/N/TZA/308 • 
G/SPS/N/UGA/292  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
1. CAC/GL 32, Codex Alimentarius - Guidelines for the production, processing, labelling, 
and marketing of organically produced foods  
2. The IFOAM Norms for Organic Production and Processing Version 2014  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined and notified.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 10 February 2024  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  Nation al Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
Bahati Samillani  
Clavery Chausi  
National Enquiry Point Officers for SPS  
Dr. Athuman Ngenya  
Director General - Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
P.O. Box 9524  
Tel: +(255 22) 245 0206  
Fax: +(255 22) 245 0959  
E-mail: bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
 clavery.chausi@tbs.go.tz  
 dg@tbs.go.tz  
 david.ndbalema@tbs.go.tz  
 nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website:  http://www.tbs.go.tz  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
Bahati Samillani  
Clavery Chausi  
National Enquiry Point Officers for SPS  
Dr. Athuman Ngenya  
Director General - Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
P.O. Box 9524  
Tel: +(255 22) 245 0206  
Fax: +(255 22) 245 0959  
E-mail: bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
 clavery.chausi@tbs.go.tz  
 dg@tb s.go.tz  
 david.ndbalema@tbs.go.tz  
 nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website:  http://www.tbs.go.tz