G/TBT/N/TZA/552  
8 April 2021  
(21-2953) 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  
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 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Surface 
active agents (ICS 71.1 00.40)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  CDC 7 (206) 
DTZS White spirit (mineral turpentine) – Specification (6 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Tanzania Standard prescribes the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for white spirit (mineral turpentine) used in paints, varnishes, 
lacquers, resins, thinners and cleaning solvents.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urg ent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• TZS 77/ISO 760, Determination of water - Karl Fischer method (General method)  
• ASTM D86, Test for distillation of petroleum products  
• ASTM D4052, Standard test method for density and relative density of liquids by 
digital density meter  
• ASTM D1218, Standard test method for refractive index and refractive dispersion 
of hydrocarbon liquids  
• ASTM D1319, Standards test method for hydrocarbon types in liquid petroleum 
products by fluorescent indicator adsorption  
• ASTM D1266, Test for sulfur in petroleum products (lamp method).  
• ASTM D56, Standard Test Method for Flash Point by Tag Closed Cup Tester  
• ASTM D156, Standard Test Method for Saybolt Color of P etroleum Products 
(Saybolt Chromometer Method)  
• ASTM D2622 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products by 
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  • ASTM D5453 Standard Test Method for Determination of Total Sulfur in Light 
Hydrocarbons, Spark Ignition Engine Fuel, Diesel Engine Fuel, and Engine Oil by 
Ultraviolet Fluorescence  
• ASTM D7039 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Gasoline, Diesel Fuel, Jet Fuel, 
Kerosine, Biodiesel, Biodiesel Blends, and Gasoline -Ethanol Blends by 
Monochromatic Wavelength Dispersive X -ray Fluorescence Spectrometry  
• ASTM D93 Standard Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky -Martens Closed Cup 
Tester  
• KS 666:2011 White spirit — Specification  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  July 2021  
Proposed date of entry in to force:  6 months from adoption  
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  
+(255) 22 2450206  
nep@tbs.go.tz ; bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
http://www.tbs.go.tz  
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