G/TBT/N/TZA/384  
3 February 2020  
(20-0798) 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):  Cardboard 
(ICS 85.080.30)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  CDC-10 (6259) 
P3 TE ST LINER BOARD — SPECIFICATION (7 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Tanzania Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods of test liner board used to manufacture corrugated board 
boxes.  
7. Objective and rational e, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• TZS 4: Rounding off numerical value  
• TZS 79: Paper – Determination for bursting strength  
• TZS 81: Method for the determination of grammage (basic mass)  
• TZS 80: Paper – Sampling methods for testing  
• TZS 82: -ISO 187, Paper board and pulps — Standard atmosphere for conditioning 
and testing and procedure for monitoring the atmosphere and conditioning of 
samples  
• TZS 83: -ISO 287; Paper and board — Determination of moisture content of a lot — 
Oven-drying method  
• TZS 423: -ISO 535: Paper and board — Determination of water absorptiveness - 
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  • TZS 747: - ISO 1974, Paper — Determination of tearing resistance — Elmen dorf 
method  
• TZS 748 -2: - ISO 1924 -3, Paper and board — Determination of tensile properties —- 
Part 3: Constant rate of elongation method (100 mm/min)  
• TZS 891: -ISO 534; Paper and board — Determination of thickness, density and 
specific volume  
• ISO 6588 -1: Paper, board and pulps — Determination of pH of aqueous extracts — 
Part 1: Cold extraction  
• ISO 12192: Paper and Board - Determination of compressive strength – Ring Crush 
method  
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 [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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