G/TBT/N/TZA/747  
25 April 2022  
(22-3264) 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;  
Telephone:+255 222450206;  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz ; 
Website: www.tbs.go.tz   
Name and address (including tele phone 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):  Self-
adhesive plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip and other flat shapes, of plastics, whether 
or not in rolls > 20 cm wide (excl. floor, wall and ceiling coverings of heading 3918) (HS 
code(s): 391990); Packaging materials and accessories (ICS code(s): 55.040)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  GDC 4 (1078) 
DTZS, Plastics - Thermoplastic silage films and tubes - Specification, 1st Edition; (9 
page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Tanzania standard specifies requirements, method of 
sampling and test for thermoplastic silage films and tubes for agriculture purposes. This 
draft Tanzania standard is applicable to transparent, black, white or colored thermoplastic 
silage films and tubes. This draft standard does not cover silage films obtained by sealing 
two or more films in mach ine direction.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling  G/TBT/N/TZA/747  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• ISO 527 -3:2018 Plastics — determination of tensile properties — part 3: test 
conditions for films and sheets  
• ISO 7765 -1 Plastics film and sheeting — determination of impact resistance by 
the free -falling dart method — part 1: staircase methods  
• ISO 15105 -2:2003 Plastics — Film and sheeting — determination of 
gastransmission rate — part 2: equal -pressure method  
• ISO 2528:2017 Sheet materials — determination of water vapour transmission 
rate (WVTR) — gravimetric (dish) method  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
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 [ ] 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 952 4 
Dar Es Salaam  
+(255) 22 2450206  
nep@tbs.go.tz ; bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
http://www.tbs.go.tz  
 
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