G/TBT/N/TZA/773  
9 May 2022  
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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:  TANZANIA  
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: info@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):  
Nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered  or laminated. (HS code(s): 
5603); Textile fabrics (ICS code(s): 59.080.30)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  TDC12 (1304) 
DTZS, Protective Textiles – Performance requirements for rainwear and all -purpose, 
water -repellent  coat fabrics – Specifications , First edition; (8 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Tanzania Standard specifies performance 
requirements, test methods and sampling plan for rainwear and all -purpose water -
repellent coat outer fabr ics composed of any textile fibre or mixture of textile fibres.  
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:   
• TZS 4: Rounding off numerical values  
• TZS 21: Textiles — Woven or knitted fabrics — Determination of mass per unit 
length and per unit area.  
• TZS 22: Textiles — Woven fabrics — Determination of breaking load and 
extension.  
• TZS 24: Method for determination of colour fastness of textile materials to 
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  • TZS 27: Determination of dimensional change of woven Fabrics -Cold water 
immersion  
• TZS 40: Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Colour fastness to light Daylight  
• TZS 44: Textiles — Woven or knitted fabrics — Determination of length and width  
• TZS 138: Textiles – Test for colour fastness to rubbing TZS 280: Textiles – Tests 
for colour fastness – colour fastness to perspiration.  
• TZS 5 34: Textiles – Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing  
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.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz  
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