G/SPS/N/BDI/67 , G/SPS/N/KEN/224  
G/SPS/N/RWA/60 , G/SPS/N/TZA/289  
G/SPS/N/UGA/273  
21 August 2023  
(23-5600) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  BURUNDI, KENYA, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA  
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):  Superphosphates: (HS code(s): 31031); Fertilizers (ICS code(s): 
65.080); Single Super Phosphate Fertilizer  
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:  DEAS 1163:2023, Fertilizer – Single Super Phosphate — 
Specification, First Edition . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  8 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/TZA/23_11860_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard prescribes the requirements, 
methods of sampling and test of Single Super Phosphate fertilizer in powder and granular 
forms.  
Note: This Draft East African Standard was also notified under TBT Committee.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pes t or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World O rganization 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 standard:   G/SPS/N/BDI/67 • G/SPS/N/KEN/224 • G/SPS/N/RWA/60 • G/SPS/N/TZA/289 • 
G/SPS/N/UGA/273  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
1. ISO 8157, Fertilizer – Terminology  
2. EAS 913, Fertilizer – Methods of sampling  
3. WD TC020 -05-2023, Fertilizer – Code of practice for handling and storage  
4. AOAC 965.08, Water (free) in fertilizers — Vacuum -desiccation  
5. ISO 17318, Fertilizer – Methods for determination of heavy metal contaminants  
6. ISO 8397, Solid fertilizers and soil conditioners – Test sieving  
7. ISO 15959, Fertilizers — Determination of extracted phosphorus  
8. ISO 5316, Fertilizers – Extraction of water -soluble phosphate  
9. ISO 6598, Fertilizers - Determination of phosphorous content - 
Quinolinephosphomolybdate - Gravimetric method  
10. AOAC 980.02 -1985, Sulfur in fertilizers. Gravimetric method  
11. AOAC2006.03, Arsenic, Cadmium, Cobalt, Chromium, Lead, Molybdenum, Nickel, and 
selenium in fertilizers — Microwave digestion and inductively coupled plasma -optical 
emission spectrometry  
12. ISO 14820 -1, Fertilizers and liming materials - Sampling and sample preparation - 
Part 1: Sampling  
13. ISO 148 -2, Fertilizers and liming materials - Sampling and sample preparation – 
Part 2: Sample preparation  
14. ISO 7 409, Fertilizers - Marking - Presentation and declarations  
15. India control order 1985 as amended on 2003  
16. TZS 1168, Fertilizer – Single Super Phosphate – Specification  
(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 October 2023  
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