G/TBT/N/BDI/380, G/TBT/N/KEN/1460  
G/TBT/N/RWA/892, G/TBT/N/TZA/994  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1797  
23 June 2023  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  BURUNDI, KENYA, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)  
MOROGORO/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O BOX 9524, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  
Tel: +255 222450206,  
E- mail: 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 [X], 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):  Padlocks 
of base metal (HS code(s): 830110); Building accessories (ICS code(s): 91.190)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 
1155:2023, Padlocks and padlock fittings — Specification, First edition; (27 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft East Africa Standard specifies requirements, test 
method s and sampling of padlocks and padlock fittings used on buildings and general use. 
It covers performance and other requirements for dimension, strength, security, 
durability, material and corrosion of padlocks and padlock fittings.  
The specifications cover environmental, operational and security requirements for 
padlocks. Included are function descriptions, cycle tests, operational tests, environmental 
tests, forcing tests, and surreptitious entry tests.  
This specification describes and grades various levels of performance to provide users of 
the specification with criteria upon which to select suitable padlocks. Six levels of 
performance are described in this specification with Grade 1 the lowest and Grade 6 the 
highest.  
Tests described are laboratory tests and although they simulate field conditions as to 
attacks or the environment, they do not duplicate these conditions. Tests described are 
repeatable in the laboratory  G/TBT/N/BDI/380 • G/TBT/N/KEN/1460 • G/TBT/N/RWA/892 • G/TBT/N/TZA/994 • 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems  where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements; Reducing trade 
barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
ISO 1456, Metallic and other inorganic coatings — Electrodeposited coatings of nickel, 
nickel plus chromium, c opper plus nickel and of copper plus nickel plus chromium  
ISO 2081, Metallic and other inorganic coatings — Electroplated coatings of zinc with 
supplementary treatments on iron or steel  
ISO 19598, Metallic coatings — Electroplated coatings of zinc and zinc alloys on iron or 
steel with supplementary Cr(VI) -free treatment  
ISO 9227, Corrosion tests in artificial atmospheres — Salt spray tests  
ISO 24153, Random sampling and randomization procedures  
ISO 15201, Zinc and zinc alloys — casting — Specifications  
ISO 11997 -1, Paints and varnishes — Determination of resistance to cyclic corrosion 
conditions — part 1: wet (salt fog)/dry/humidity  
ASTM F883 -13, Standard Performance Specification for Padlocks  
IS 15275:2003, Padlocks — Specification  
SANS 1533, Padlocks  
US 1670:2017, Padlocks — Specification  
TZS 1413:2022, Padlocks and padlock fittings — Specification  
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 [X] 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 9524  
Dar Es Salaam  
Tel: +(255) 22 2450206  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz ; bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/TZA/23_10539_00_e.pdf