DEAS 1056:2021  
ICS 85.080.10  
 
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 DRAFT EAST AFRICAN STANDARD  
Diaries — Specification  
EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY  
 
 
 
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 Contents  Page 
Foreword  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................  iv 
1 Scope  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................  1 
2 Normative references  ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................  1 
3 Terms and definitions  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........................  1 
4  Classifications  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 2 
4.1 Class 1  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ....................  2 
4.2 Class 2  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ....................  2 
4.3 Class 3 ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ....................  2 
4.4 Class 4  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ....................  2 
5 Requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .........  2 
5.1 General requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........................  2 
5.2 Specific requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........................  3 
5.2.1  Writing paper  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .........  3 
5.2.2  Grammage of the cover flaps  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...............  3 
5.2.3  Dimensions  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............  3 
5.2.4  Binding  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...................  3 
6 Packaging and marking  ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................  4 
6.1 Packaging  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...............  4 
6.1.1  Packages  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................  4 
6.1.2  Cartons  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...................  4 
6.2 Labelling  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................  4 
6.2.1  Marking on front cover of a diary  ................................ ................................ ................................ ........  4 
6.2.2  Labelling on the package  ................................ ................................ ................................ .....................  4 
7 Sampling  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................  4 
Bibliography  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................  5 
 
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 Foreword  
Development of the East African Standards has been necessitated by the need for harmonizing requirements 
governing quality of products and services in the East African Community. It is envisaged that through 
harmonized stand ardization, trade barriers that are encountered when goods and services are exchanged 
within the Community will be removed.  
The Community has established an East African Standards Committee  (EASC)  mandated to develop and 
issue East African Standards  (EAS) . The Committee is composed of representatives of the National 
Standards Bodies in Partner States, together with the representatives from the public and private sector 
organizations  in the community .  
East African Standards are developed through  Technical Committees that are representative of key 
stakeholders including government, academia, consumer groups, private sector and other interested parties. 
Draft East African Standards are circulated to stakeholders through the National Standards Bodies in the 
Partner States. The comments received are discussed and incorporated before finalization of standards, in 
accordance with the Principles and procedures for development of East African Standards.  
East African Standards are subject to review, to keep pace wit h technological advances. Users of the East 
African Standards are therefore expected to ensure that they always have the latest versions of the standards 
they are implementing .  
The committee responsible  for this document is Technical Committee EASC /TC 065, Paper and Paper 
Products.  
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be subject of patent 
rights. EAC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.  
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 Diaries — Specification  
1 Scop e  
This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements , sampling and test methods  for diaries .  
2 Normative references   
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes 
requirements of this  document.  For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, 
the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.  
ISO 287, Paper and board — Determination of moisture content of a lot — Oven -drying m ethod  
ISO 535,  Paper and board — Determination of water absorptiveness — Cobb method   
ISO 536, Paper and board — Determination of grammage  
ISO 1924 -3, Paper and board — Determination of tensile properties — Part 3: Constant rate of elongation 
method (100 m m/min)  
ISO 2470 , Paper and board — Measurement of diffuse blue reflectance factor (ISO brightness)  
ISO 2471 , Paper and board — Determination of opacity (paper backing) — Diffuse reflectance method  
ISO 2758 , Paper — Determination of bursting strength  
ISO 6588 -1, Paper, board and pulps — Determination of pH of aqueous extracts — Part 1: Cold extraction  
ISO 11093 -4, Paper and board — Testing of cores — Part 4: Measurement of dimensions  
3 Terms and definitions   
For the purposes of this document, the followin g terms and definitions and those in ISO 4046 (all parts) shall 
apply   
3.1  
bursting strength  
the maximum uniformly distributed pressure, applied at right angles to its surface, that a test piece of paper or 
board will stand, under specified test condition s 
3.2  
chemical  
when used to describe paper or paper fibres, denotes a derivation from chemical pulp  
3.3  
chemical pulp  
defined as in ISO 4046, but with the provision that it may contain at most 5 % by mass of mechanical pulp  DEAS 1056:2021  
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grammage  
the mass of un it area of paper or board determined by the specified method of test and expressed in grams 
per square meter  
3.5  
opacity (paper backing)  
the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of the amount of light  reflected from a single sheet of paper with a black 
backi ng to the amount of light reflected from the same sheet of paper backed by an effectively opaque pile of 
sheets of the same paper; the measurements are made under specified conditions  
3.6  
page  
one side of leaf of a book  
3.7 
ageing  
process of growing old, about one year  
4  Classifications  
Diaries sh ould be of the following classifications   
4.1 Class  1  
One week at an opening, size A5.  
4.2 Class  2  
One week at an opening, size A4.  
4.3 Class  3  
One day per page, size A4.  
4.4 Class  4  
One day per page, size  A5. 
5 Requirements  
5.1 General requirements  
5.1.1  Writing paper shall be free from defects such as fibre bundles, holes, wood splinters, specks, breaks 
and shall be capable of accepting inks when applied by writing media in general use, without undue spre ad, 
feathering or strike through.  
5.1.2  The layout of the diaries shall be such that they contain enough space for daily entries to enable 
coverage of the calendar for the full year  
5.1.3  The diary shall be free from visible defects and shall open easily w ithout damage being done to any 
part of the diary.  
5.1.4  All printed wordings on diaries shall be in English, Kiswahili, French or combination or any other 
language agreed upon between the buyer and the manufacturer.  DEAS 1056:2021  
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 5.2 Specific requirements  
5.2.1  Writin g paper  
Writing paper for diaries shall comply with the specific requirements in Table 1.  
Table 1 — Specific requirements  of the writing paper for diaries  
S/No.  Property  Requirement  Test method  
i aGrammage, g/m2, Min.  65 ISO 536  
ii Bursting strength, k Pa, Min.  90 ISO 2758  
iii Opacity,%, Min.  70 ISO 2471  
iv Moisture content, %,  4 - 7 ISO 287  
v pH of aqueous extract   4.5 - 9.5 ISO 6588 -1 
vi Water absorptiveness, g/m2, Min. 18 - 24 ISO 535  
vii Tear factor, mN, Min.  50 ISO 1924 -3 
viii bBrightnes s, %, M in., for 
mechanically processed paper  a) Initial  75 ISO 2470  
b) After ag eing  60 
a Tolerance of ± 5 % on declared value above the minimum  
b Applicable to white paper only  
 
5.2.2 Grammage of the cover flaps  
When tested in accordance with IS O 536, cover flaps shall have a minimum g rammage of 750 g/m2 
5.2.3 Dimensions  
When tested in accordance with ISO 11093 -4, the diaries shall meet the declared dimensional requirements 
subject to a tolerance of ± 3 mm  
5.2.4  Binding  
The sections should be b ound in any of the following ways:  
a) spiral b ound ;  
b) perfect bound;   
c) hard bound  
d) case b ound  DEAS 1056:2021  
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 6 Packaging and marking  
6.1 Packaging  
6.1.1 Packages  
Diaries shall be supplied in suitable packages containing the same class , size, and having the same number 
of pa ges. The package used shall prevent diaries from being exposed to moisture, dust, dirt and other 
hazards during transportation and storage.  
6.1.2 Cartons  
When packed in cartons, it shall be of such quality and strength to prevent bursting, tearing, distor tion or 
opening up from the weight of diaries.  
6.2 Labelling   
6.2.1  Marking on front cover of a diary  
The front cover of a diary  shall bear at least the following printing:  
a) the “Year”; and  
b) any a dditional information specified by the purchaser.  
6.2.2 Labelling on the package  
Each package shall be legibly and indelibly marked either in English, Kiswahili or French or combination  with 
the following information:  
a) manufacturer’s name , address and/ or trademark;   
b) name of the product (i.e. “Diaries ”);  
c) fibre composition (i.e.” Virgin”, “Blended” or “Recycled” ); 
d) number of diaries in the package;  
e) country of origin; and   
f) any other information requested by the purchaser.  
7 Sampling  
Sampling shall be done in accordance with ISO 186  DEAS 1056:2021  
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 Bibliography  
KS 2596: 2015 , Diaries  — Specification  
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