G/TBT/N/TZA/751  
3 May 2022  
(22-3453) Page: 1/2 
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)  
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):  Sugars in 
solid form, incl. invert sugar and chemically pure maltose, and sugar and sugar syrup 
blends containing in the dry state 50% by weight of fructose, not flavoured or coloured, 
artificial honey, whether or not mixed with natural honey and caramel (excl. cane  or beet 
sugar, chemically pure sucrose, lactose, maple sugar, glucose, fructose, and syrups 
thereof) (HS code(s): 170290); Sugar and sugar products (ICS code(s): 67.180.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  AFDC 17 (822)  
DTZS, Icing sugar — Specification; (7 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Tanzania Standard prescribes the requirements, sampling 
and the methods of testing for icing sugar  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent prob lems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety; 
Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
CODEX STAN 192, General standard for food additives  
ICUMSA GS 2/3 -35, The Determination of Sulphite in Refined Sugar Products excepting 
Brown Sugars by an Enzymatic Method – Official The Determination of Sulphite in Brown 
Sugars – Tentative  
ICUMSA Method GS 2/1/3 -27 The Determination of Lead in Sugar Products by a 
Colorimetric Method  
ICUMSA Method GS 1 -16, The Determination of Starch in Raw Sugar by a Modified BSES 
Method – Official  
ICUMSA Method GS 2/3 -1, The Braunschweig Method for the Polarisation of White Sugar 
by Polarimetry ICUMSA Method GS 2/1/3/9 -15, The Determination of Sugar Moisture by 
Loss on Dry ing – Official  
ICUMSA Method GS 2/3/9 -25, The Determination of Arsenic in Refined Sugar Products by 
a Colorimetric Method  G/TBT/N/TZA/751  
 
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  ICUMSA Method GS 2/3 -10, The Determination of White Sugar Solution Colour – Official 
ICUMSA Method GS 2/3 -17, The Determination of Conductivity Ash in Refined Sugar 
products and in Plantation White Sugar – Official  
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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