G/TBT/N/TZA/270  
 
26 April 2019  
(19-2872) 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):  Liquid 
fuels (ICS 75.160.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language (s) of the notified document:  CDC 7(5421) 
P3 Ethanol for Industrial use - Specification (12 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Tanzania Standard specifies requirements, methods 
of sampling and test for ethanol suitable for industri al use. It does not apply to material 
for medicinal and food purposes.  
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:   
• 2.1 TBS/CDC 7 (5772) P3/ISO 758 Liquid chemical products for industrial use – 
Determination of density at 20 0C  
• 2.2 TBS/CDC 7 (5773) P3/ISO 759 Volatile organic liquids for industrial use – 
Determination of dry residue after evaporatio n on water bath – General method  
• 2.3 TBS/CDC 7 (5776) P3/ISO 1388 -2 Ethanol for industrial use – Methods of test 
– Part 2: Detection of alkalinity or acidity to phenolphthalein  
• 2.4 TBS/CDC 7 (5777) P3/ISO 1388 -5 Ethanol for industrial use – Methods of test  
– Part 5: Determination of aldehyde content – Visual colorimetric method  G/TBT/N/TZA/270  
 
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  • 2.5 TBS/CDC 7 (5778) P3/ISO 1388 -6 Ethanol for industrial use – Methods of test 
– Part 6: Test for miscibility with water  
• 2.6 TBS/CDC 7 (5779) P3/ISO 1388 -7 Ethanol for industrial us e – Methods of test 
– Part 7: Determination of methanol content (methanol contents between 0.01 
and 0.20 % (v/v)) - Photometric method  
• 2.7 TBS/CDC 7 (5780) P3/ISO 1388/8 Ethanol for industrial use – Methods of test 
– Part 8: Determination of methanol conte nt (methanol contents between 0.10 
and 1.5 % (v/v)) -Visual colorimetric method  
• 2.8 TBS/CDC 7 (5781) P3/ISO 1388 -12 Ethanol for industrial use – Determination 
of permanganate time  
• 2.9 TBS/CDC 7 (5774) P3/ISO 2211 Liquid chemical products - Measurement of 
colour in Hazen units (Platinum -cobalt scale)  
• 2.10 TBS/CDC 7 (5775) P3/ISO 3165 Sampling of chemical product for industrial 
use- safety in sampling  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  October 2019  
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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