G/TBT/N/TZA/940  
20 April 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:  TANZANIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)  
MOROGORO/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O BOX 9524, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  
Tel: +255 222450206,  
E- mail: nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: 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):  Oxidation 
inhibitors, gum inhibitors, viscosity improvers, anti -corrosive preparations and  other 
prepared additives for mineral oils, incl. gasoline, or for other liquids used for the same 
purposes as mineral oils (excl. anti -knock preparations and oil lubricant additives) (HS 
code(s): 381190); Liquid fuels (ICS code(s): 75.160.20)  
5. Title, n umber of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  TBS/CDC 15 
(1990) Fuel Additives – Specification, Second Edition; (18 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Tanzania Standard specifies requirements, sampling 
and test methods f or fuel additives used in gasoline (petrol) and/or gas oil (diesel) 
engines.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements; Reducing trade 
barriers and facilitating trade  G/TBT/N/TZA/940  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
ISO 3170, Petroleum liquids - Manual sampling  
ISO 3171, Petroleum liquids — Automatic pipeline sampling  
TZS 672/EAS 158,Automotive gasoline (premium motor spirit) — Specification  
TZS 674/EAS 177, Automotive gas o il (automotive diesel) — Specification  
TZS 2260, High performance engine lubricating oil for diesel engines  
TZS 2261, High performance engine lubricating oil for petrol engines  
TZS 983, Air Quality – Vehicular Exhaust EmissionsLimits  
TZS 698, Road vehicles – Code of practice for inspection and testing of used motor 
Vehicles for road worthiness  
TZS 836 – 1, Air quality – General considerations – Part 1 – Vocabulary  
TZS 836 -2, Air quality – General considerations Part 2 – Particle size fractions defi nitions 
for health related sampling  
TZS 985/ISO 3929, Road vehicles – Measurement methods for exhaust gas emissions 
during inspection or maintenance  
TZS 986/ISO 3930, Instruments for measuring vehicle exhaust emissions – Metrological 
and technical requirem ents; Metrological control and performance tests  
ISO 1998 -1, Petroleum industry — Terminology — Part 1: Raw materials and products  
ISO 14396, Reciprocating internal combustion engines — Determination and method for 
the measurement of engine power — Additional requirements for exhaust emission tests 
in accordance with ISO 8178  
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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