G/SPS/N/TZA/337  
21 March 2024  
(24-2457) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  TANZANIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Processes in the food industry (ICS code(s): 67.020); Dioxins and 
polychlorinated biphenyls in food and feed  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  AFDC 27 (2571) DTZS: 2024, Code of practice for the 
prevention and reduction of dioxins and polychlorinated b iphenyls in food and feed, 
First Edition . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  11 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/TZA/24_02124_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This code of practice recommends Good Agricultural Practices, 
Good Manufacturing Practices, Good Storage Practices, Good Animal Feeding Practices to 
regulators, farmers, feed and food manufacturers as well as consumers to prevent or 
reduce dioxins and PCBs contamination in foods and feeds. This code applies to the 
production, use of all materials intended for  feed (including grazing or free -range feeding, 
forage crop production and aquaculture), and food at all levels whether produced 
industrially, on farms or in households .  
Note: This Draft Tanzania Standard was also notified under TBT Committee.  
7. Objecti ve and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the stand ard: 
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international stand ard:  G/SPS/N/TZA/337  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
CXC 62-2006 code of practice for the prevention and reduction of dioxins, dioxin -like PCBs 
and non -dioxin -like PCBs in food and feed  (available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined and notified.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 20 May 2024  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
Ubungo, Morogoro Road/Sam Nujoma Road  
P. O. Box 9524  
DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA  
Tel: +(255 22) 245 0298  
 +(255 22) 245 0206  
Fax: +(255 22) 245 0959  
E-mail: info@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
Ubungo, Morogoro Road/Sam Nujoma Road  
P. O. Box 9524  
DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA  
Tel: +(255 22) 245 0298  
 +(255 22) 245 0206  
Fax: +(255 22) 245 0959  
E-mail: info@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz