G/TBT/N/TZA/586  
26 April 2021  
(21-3490) 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  
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):  Building 
accessories (ICS 91.19 0) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  MEDC 02 (402) 
DTZS Padlocks and padlock fittings – Specification (24 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Tanzania Standard specifies requirements, test methods 
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 t ests. 
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.  
7. Objective and r ationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• ISO 1456, Metallic and other inorganic coatings — Electrodeposited coatings of 
nickel, nickel plus chromium, copper plus nickel and of copper plus nickel plus 
chromium  
• ISO 2081, Metallic and other inorganic coatings — Electroplated coatings of zinc 
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  • ISO 19598, Metallic coatings — Electroplated coatings of zi nc and zinc alloys on 
iron or steel with supplementary Cr(VI) -free treatment  
• ISO 9227, Corrosion tests in artificial atmospheres — Salt spray tests  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  July 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  6 months from adoption  
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  
+(255) 22 2450206  
nep@tbs.go.tz ; bahati.sa millani@tbs.go.tz  
http://www.tbs.go.tz  
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