G/SPS/N/TZA/336  
15 March 2024  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  TANZANIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
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):  Milk and cream, not concentrated nor containing added sugar or 
other sweetening matter (HS code(s): 0401); Milk and processed milk products 
(ICS code(s): 67.10 0.10)  
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:  DARS 1041, Raw Milk — Specification, First Edition . 
Language(s):  17. Number of pages:  English  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/TZA/24_02068_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This African Standard specifies requirements, sampling, and test 
methods of raw milk of Cow milk ( Bos spp.); Goat ( Capra spp.); Sheep ( Ovis spp.); Camel 
(Camelus dromedarius)  for further processing.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] 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 number 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/TZA/336  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
1. CODEX STAN 206 -1999, General Standard for the Use of Dairy Terms  
2. CODEX STAN 192 -1995, General Standard for Food Additives  
3. CXS 193 -1995, General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food and Feed  
4. CXC 1 -1969, General Principles of Food Hygiene  
5. CXC 57 -2004, Code of Hygienic Practice for Milk and Milk Products  
6. CXG 21 -1997, Establishment and Application of Microbiological Criteria Related to 
Foods  
7. CXS 1 -1985, General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods CAC/MRL 1; 
Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for pesticides  
8. CAC/MRL 3, Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) and Risk Management Recommendation s 
(RMRs) for Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods  
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) :  
[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) : 14 May 2024  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National No tification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)  
MOROGORO/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P.O. BOX 9524, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  
Tel: +(255 22 ) 245 0206 
E- mail: nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notifica tion Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)  
MOROGORO/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P.O. BOX 9524, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  
Tel: +(255 22 ) 245 0206 
E- mail: nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz