G/SPS/N/BDI/65  
G/SPS/N/KEN/222  
G/SPS/N/RWA/58  
G/SPS/N/TZA/287  
G/SPS/N/UGA/271  
21 August 2023  
(23-5599) 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  
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):  Animal or vegetable fertilizers, whether or not mixed together or 
chemically treated; fertilizers produced by the mixing or chemical trea tment of animal or 
vegetable products (HS code(s): 3101); Fertilizers (ICS code(s): 65.080)  
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 1164: 2023, Inorganic Foliar Fertilizer — 
Specification, First edition . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  10 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/TZA/23_11823_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This draft East African standard specifies requirements, methods 
of sampling and test for inorganic foliar fertilizers.  
Note: This Draft East African Standard was also notified to the TBT Committee.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [X]  plant protec tion, 
[ ] 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/BDI/65 • G/SPS/N/KEN/222 • G/SPS/N/RWA/58 • G/SPS/N/TZA/287 • 
G/SPS/N/UGA/271  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   
1. AOAC  928.02, Chlorine (water -soluble) in fertilizers  
2. AOAC 965.11, Cobalt in fertilizers  
3. AOAC 975.01, Copper in fertilizers  
4. AOAC 975.02, Zinc in fertilizers  
5. AOAC 980.01, Iron in fertilizers  
6. AOAC 980.02, Sulfur in fertilizers  
7. AOAC  982.01, Boron (acid - and water -soluble) in fertilizers  
8. AOAC 983.04, Sodium in fertilizers  
9. AOAC 984.01, Magnesium (acid -soluble) in fertilizers  
10. AOAC 2006.03, Arsenic, cadmium, cobalt, chromium, lead, molybdenum, nickel, and 
selenium in fertilizers — Microw ave digestion and inductively coupled plasma -optical 
emission spectrometry  
11. ISO 7888, Water quality — Determination of electrical conductivity  
12. ISO 8157, Fertilizers, soil conditioners and beneficial substances — Vocabulary  
13. ISO 8633, Solid fertilizers — Simple sampling method for small lots  
14. ISO 14820 -1, Fertilizers and liming materials — Sampling and sample preparation — 
Part 1: Sampling  
15. ISO 148 -2, Fertilizers and liming materials - Sampling and sample preparation – 
Part 2: Sample preparation  
16. ISO 7409, Fertil izers - Marking - Presentation and declarations  
17. KS 2228, Foliar fertilizer (inorganic) — Specification  
18. US 1660, Inorganic foliar fertilizer — Specification  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined and notified.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
[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) : 20 October 2023  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
Ubungo, Morogoro Road/Sam Nujoma Road  
P. O. Box 9524  
DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA  
Tel: +(255 22) 245 0298  
 +(255 22) 245 0206  
Fax: +(255 22) 245 0959  
E-mail: info@tbs.go .tz 
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
Ubungo, Morogoro Road/Sam Nujoma Road  
P. O. Box 9524  
DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA  
Tel: +(255 22) 245 0298  
 +(255 22) 245 0206  
Fax: +(255 22) 245 0959  
E-mail: info@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz