G/TBT/N/TZA/802  
4 July 2022  
(22-5154) 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 (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:   
Zanzibar Bureau of Standard (ZBS)  
P.O.Box 1136 
Zanzibar  
Tel: +255 24 2232225  
Fax: +255 24 2232225  
E-mail: info@zbs.go.tz  
Web: www.zbs.go.tz  
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):  
Environment and environmental protection in general (ICS code(s): 13.020.01)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  PCD 341:2022, 
Environmental protection — Onshore oil and gas exploration and production operations 
— Requirements, First Edition; (38 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Zanzibar National Standard pro vides requirements for 
environmentally sound practices for onshore oil and gas production operations and is 
applicable to all industrial players including contractors, sub -contractors, service 
providers as well as operators. Facilities within the scope of this standard include all 
production facilities, including produced water handling facilities. Offshore and arctic areas 
are beyond the scope of this document. Operational coverage begins with the design and 
construction of access roads and well locations,  and includes reclamation, abandonment, 
and restoration operations. Gas compression for transmission purposes or production 
operations, such as gas lift, pressure maintenance, or enhanced oil recovery (EOR) is 
included.  G/TBT/N/TZA/802  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, includ ing the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
ZNS 383, Solid waste management — Non-hazardous waste  
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  
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