G/TBT/N/TZA/311  
27 September 2019  
(19-6243) 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  
MOROGORO/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O BOX 9524  
Tel: +255 222450206  
Email: 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 [  ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Tobacco, 
tobacco products and related equipment (ICS 65.160)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the not ified document:  AFDC 20(6249) 
P3 Fine - Cut Smoking tobacco – General Requirements (5 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Tanzania standard prescribes the requirements, methods of 
test and sampling for fine -cut smoking tobacco including R oll-Your-Own(RYO) and Make -
Your-Own (MYO).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety; 
Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• TBS/AFDC 20 (6251) P3 / ISO 15592 -1:2001 - Fine-cut tobacco and smoking articles 
made from it — Methods of sampling, conditioning and analysis — Part 1: Sampling  
• TBS/AFDC 20 (6252) P3 / ISO 15592 -2:2001, Fine -cut tobacco and smoking articles 
made from it — Methods of sampling, conditioning and analysis — Part 2: 
Atmosphere for conditioning and testing  
• TZS 4, Rounding off numerical values  
• TZS 1747:2015/ ISO 6488:2004 - Tobacco and tobacco products — Determination of 
water content –Karl Fischer method  
• TZS 1748:2015/ ISO 16632:2003 -Tobacco and tobacco products –Determination of 
water content - Gas chromatographic method  G/TBT/N/TZA/311  
 
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  • TZS 453:2015 / ISO 15152:2003 - Tobacco — Determination of the content of total 
alkaloids as nicotine — Continuous -flow analysis method  
• ISO 20193:2012 Tobacco and tobacco products — Determination of the width of the 
strands of cut tobacco  
• TZS 1750: 2015/ ISO 2817: 1999 - Tobacco and tobacco products Determination of 
silicate residues insoluble in hydrochloric acid  
9. Proposed date of adoptio n: March 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon declaration as a mandatory by the Minister for 
Industry, Trade and Investment  
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:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
MOROGORO/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O BOX 9524  
Tel: +255 222450206  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: www.tbs.go.tz  
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