G/TBT/N/BDI/439, G/TBT/N/KEN/1544  
G/TBT/N/RWA/974, G/TBT/N/TZA/1075  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1889  
5 January 2024  
(24-0133) 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:  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  
Ubungo, Morogoro Road/Sam Nujoma Road  
P. O. Box 9524  
DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA  
Tel. No: +255 22 245 0298/+255 22 245 0206  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: www.tbs.go.tz  
Telefax: +255 22 2450959  
E-mail: info@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://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):  Ploughs 
for use in agriculture, horticulture or forestry (HS code(s): 843210); Agricultural 
machines, implements and equipment (ICS code(s): 65.060)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 
1181:2023, Agricultural machinery — Disc p loughs — Specification, First Edition; (20 
page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:   
1.1 This draft East African Standard specifies the requirements for disc ploughs used in 
four-wheel tractors or riding agricultural tractors.  
1.2 This standard does not cover two -wheel tractors or walking agricultural tractors.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of animal or plant life or health; 
Quality requi rements; Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  G/TBT/N/BDI/439 • G/TBT/N/KEN/1544 • G/TBT/N/RWA/974 • G/TBT/N/TZA/1075 • 
G/TBT/N/UGA/1889  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
1. ISO 730, Agricultural wheeled tractors — Rear-mounted three -point linkage — 
Categories 1N, 1, 2N, 2, 3N, 3, 4N and 4  
2. ISO 2859 -1, Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes — Part 1: Sampling 
schemes indexed by acceptance quality limit (AQL) for lot -by-lot inspection  
3. DEAS 1182, Agricultural machinery — Disc and moldboard ploughs — Test 
methods  
4. PAES 121:2001 Agricultural machinery – Disc plough – Speci fications  
5. TZS 1416:2011 Agricultural equipment – Disc ploughs – Specifications  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined and notified  
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)  
Tel: +(255) 22 2450206  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz ; bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
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