G/TBT/N/BDI/64  
15 January 2020  
(20-0407) 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:  BURUNDI   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Burundi Bureau of Standards and Quality Control (BBN)  
Boulevard de la Tanzanie N° 500  
BP: 3535 Bujumbura, Burundi  
Tel: +25722221815/+25722221577  
E- Mail: info@bbnburundi.org  
Website: www.b bn-burundi.org  
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 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Textile 
fabrics (ICS 59.080.30)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Textiles — 
Maasai Shuka — Specification (12 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods of Maasai Shuka.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or s afety; 
Quality requirements; Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
• ISO 1833 (all parts), Quantitative chemical analysis of mixed fibres  
• ISO 6330, Domestic washing and drying procedures for textile testing  
• ISO 3801, Mass per unit area of woven fabrics  
• ISO 105 -B01, Textiles – Tests for colour fastness – Part B01: Colour fastness to 
light: Daylight  
• ISO 105 -C10, Textiles – Tests for colour fastness – Part C10: Colour fastness to 
washing with soap or soa p and soda  
• ISO 105 -D01, Colour fastness to dry cleaning using perchloroethylene solvent  G/TBT/N/BDI/64  
 
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  • ISO 105 -E04, Tests for colour fastness –Part E04: Colour fastness to 
perspiration  
• ISO 105 -X11, Colourfastness to hot pressing  
• ISO 105 -X12, Textiles – Tests for colour f astness – Part X12: Colour fastness to 
rubbing  
• ISO 12945 -2, Textiles – Determination of the fabric propensity to surface pilling, 
fuzzing or matting – Part 2: Modified Martindale Method  
• ISO 13934 -1, Textiles – Tensile properties of fabrics – Part 1: Determ ination of 
maximum force and elongation at maximum force using the strip method  
• ISO 13936 -1, Textiles – Determination of the slippage resistance of yarns at a 
seam in woven fabrics – Part 1: Fixed seam opening method  
• ISO 13937 -2, Textiles – Tear properties  of fabrics – Part 2: Determination of 
tear force of trouser shaped specimens (Single tear method)  
• ISO 14362 -1, Textiles – Methods for determination of certain aromatic amines 
derived from azo colourants – Part 1: Detection of the use of certain azo 
colourants accessible with and without extracting the fibres  
• ISO 14362 -3, Textiles – Methods for determi nation of certain aromatic amines 
derived from azo colourants – Part 3: Detection of the use of certain azo 
colourants accessible which may release 4 -aminoazobenzene  
• ISO 16373 -2, Textiles – Dyestuffs – Part 2: General method for determination 
of extractabl e dyestuffs including allergenic and carcinogenic dyestuffs (method 
using pyridine -water)  
• ISO 16373 -3, Textiles – Dyestuffs – Part 3: Method for determination of certain 
carcinogenic dyestuffs (method using trimethylamine/methanol)  
• ISO 22198 , Textiles – Fabrics – Determination of width and length  
• ISO 24153, Random sampling and randomization procedures  
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:   
Documentation and Information Centre Division at BBN  
Boulevard de la Tanzanie N° 500  
BP: 3535 Bujumbura, Burundi  
Tel: +25722221815 or +25722221577  
E- Mail: info@bbnburundi.org  
Website: www.bbn -burundi.org