G/TBT/N/TZA/397  
14 February 2020  
(20-1180) 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):  Films and 
sheets (ICS 83.140.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  TBS/GTDC4 
(6549) P3 Flexible Plastic Packaging Materials - Specification (9 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Tanzania Standard specifies requirements for flexible 
plastic packaging materials. This draft standard covers the thickness and print ing 
requirement of these plastic packaging materials. This draft standard does not cover 
woven and non -woven plastic materials. This draft standard cover exempted flexible plastic 
packaging materials and flexible plastic material used in other application other than 
packaging as prescribed by the National environmental legislations.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety; 
Quality requirement s 
8. Relevant documents:   
• TZS 4:1979, Rounding off numerical values;  
• ASTM D 3826:1998, Standard practice for determining degradation end point in 
degradable polyethylene and polypropylene, using a tensile test;  
• ASTM D 5208:2001, Standard practice for operating fluorescent ultraviolet (UV) 
and condensation apparatus for exposure of photodegradable plastics.  
• TZS 928:2006 -ISO 4593/SANS 4591, Plastics – Film and sheeting – Determination 
of average thickness of a sample, and average thickness and yield of a  roll, by 
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  • ISO 472, Plastics —Vocabulary  
• ISO 4591, Plastics —Film and sheeting —Determination of average thickness of a 
sample, and average thickness and yield of a roll, by gravimetric techniques 
(gravimetric thickness)  
• ISO 7765 -2, Plastics film and sheeting —Determination of impact resistance by the 
free-falling dart method —Part 2: Instrumented puncture test  
• D4397 -10 Standard Specification for Polyethylene Sheeting for Construction, 
Industrial, and Agricultur al Applications.  
• D4635 -08a Standard Specification for Polyethylene Films Made from Low -Density 
Polyethylene for General Use and Packaging Applications.  
• D4801 -08 Standard Specification for Polyethylene Sheeting in Thickness of 0.25 
mm [0.010 in.] and Greater  
• D5047 -09 Standard Specification for Polyethylene Terephthalate Film and Sheeting  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  April 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 [ ] 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  
http://www.tbs.go.tz/images/uploads/TBS -
GTDC4_(6549)_P3_Flexible_Plas tic_Packaging_Materials -_Specification.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/TZA/20_1195_00_e.pdf