G/TBT/N/BDI/392, G/TBT/N/KEN/1478  
G/TBT/N/RWA/916, G/TBT/N/TZA/1012  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1825  
17 August 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  
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 [  ], 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):  (HS 
code(s): 2522); Fertilizers (ICS code(s): 65.080)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the n otified document:  DEAS 1165: 
2023, Agricultural liming materials — Specification, First Edition ; (19 page(s), in English)  
Note: This draft East African standard was also notified to the SPS committee . 
6. Description of content:  This draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, 
methods of sampling and tests for agricultural liming materials. This standard applies to 
agricultural liming materials, including limestone, (calcitic and dolomitic). quicklime 
(burnt lime), hydrated lime, slag  and shells  
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 pla nt 
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/392 • G/TBT/N/KEN/1478 • G/TBT/N/RWA/916 • G/TBT/N/TZA/1012 • 
G/TBT/N/UGA/1825  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
1. ISO 8157, Fertilizers soil conditioners and beneficial substances — Vocabulary  
2. ISO 8397, Solid fertilizers and soil conditioners — Test sieving  
3. ISO 14820 -1, Fertilizers  and liming materials — Sampling and sample preparation 
— Part 1: Sampling  
4. ISO 148 -2, Fertilizers and liming materials - Sampling and sample preparation - 
Part 2: Sample preparation  
5. AOAC 2006.03, Arsenic, cadmium, cobalt, chromium, mead, molybdenum, nickel , 
and selenium in fertilizers — Microwave digestion and inductively coupled plasma -
optical emission spectrometry  
6. ISO 20978, Liming Materials — Determination of neutralizing value — Titrimetric 
method  
7. ISO 7409, Fertilizers -Marking - Presentation and declar ations  
8. KS 2526:2016 Agricultural liming Materials -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.samillani@ tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/TZA/23_11813_00_e.pdf