G/TBT/N/BDI/381 , G/TBT/N/KEN/1461  
G/TBT/N/RWA/893 , G/TBT/N/TZA/995  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1798  
23 June 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 (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 [X], 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):  Filing 
cabinets, card -index cabinets, paper trays, paper rests, pen trays, office -stamp stands 
and similar office or desk equipment, of base metal, other than office furniture of heading 
94.03. (HS code(s): 8304); Interior finishing (ICS code(s): 91.180)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 
1156:2023, Steel filing ca binets for general office purposes — Specification, First edition; 
(15 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft East African Standard specifies the requirements for 
materials, sizes, construction, finish and tests of steel filing cabinet s for general office 
purposes.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements; Reducing trade 
barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
ISO 636, Welding consumables — Rods, wires and deposits for tungsten inert gas welding 
of non -alloy and fine -grain steels — Classification  
ISO 2560, Welding consumables — Covered electrodes for manual metal arc welding of 
non-alloy and fine grain steels — Classification  
ISO 5184, Straight resistance spot welding electrodes  G/TBT/N/BDI/381 • G/TBT/N/KEN/1461 • G/TBT/N/RWA/893 • G/TBT/N/TZA/995 • 
G/TBT/N/UGA/1798  
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  ISO 4960, Steel strip, cold -reduced with a mass fraction of carbon over 0,25%  
ISO 6932, Cold -reduced carbon steel strip with a maximum carbon content of 0,25 %  
ISO 3574, Cold-reduced carbon steel sheet of commercial and drawing qualities  
ISO 5954, Cold -reduced carbon steel sheet according to hardness requirements  
ISO 1482, Slotted countersunk (flat) head tapping screws  
ISO 2009, Slotted countersunk flat head screws — Produ ct grade A  
ISO 1518 -1, Paints and varnishes — Determination of scratch resistance — Part 1: 
Constant -loading method  
ISO 1518 -2, Paints and varnishes — Determination of scratch resistance — Part 2: 
Variable -loading method  
ISO 15184, Paints and varnishes — Determination of film hardness by pencil test  
ISO 17132, Paints and varnishes — T-bend test  
ISO 9227, Corrosion tests in artificial atmospheres — Salt spray tests  
US 1908:2019, Furniture — Steel filing cabinets for general office purposes — 
Specification.  
TZS 3191:2021, Steel filing cabinets for general office purposes — Specification.  
IS 3313, Steel filing cabinets for general office purposes — 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  
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