G/SPS/N/BDI/64, G/SPS/N/KEN/221  
G/SPS/N/RWA/57,G/SPS/N/TZA/286  
G/SPS/N/UGA/270  
21 August 2023  
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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):  Quicklime, slaked lime and hydraulic lime (excl. pure calcium oxide 
and calcium hydroxide) (HS code(s): 2522); Fertilizers (ICS code(s): 65.080)  
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 1165: 2023, Agricultural liming materials — 
Specification,  First Edition . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  12 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/TZA/23_11818_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, 
methods of sampling and tests for agricultural liming materials. This standard applies to 
agricultural liming materials, including limestone (calcitic and dolomitic), quicklime (burnt 
lime), hydrated lime, slag and shells.  
Note: This draft East African standard was also notified to the TBT Committee.  
7. Obje ctive and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the st andard:  
[ ] 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 standard:   G/SPS/N/BDI/64 • G/SPS/N/KEN/221 • G/SPS/N/RWA/57 • G/SPS/N/TZA/286 • 
G/SPS/N/UGA/270  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
1. ISO 8157, Fertilizers soil conditioners and beneficial substances — Vocabulary  
2. ISO 8397, Solid fertilizers and soil conditioners — Test sieving  
3. ISO 14820 -1, Fertilizers and liming materials — Sampling and sample preparation — 
Part 1: Sampling  
4. ISO 148 -2, Fertilizers and liming materials - Sampling and sample preparation – 
Part 2: Sample preparation  
5. AOAC 2006.03, Arsenic, cadmium, cobalt, chromium, mead, molybdenum, nickel, and 
seleni um in fertilizers — Microwave digestion and inductively coupled plasma -optical 
emission spectrometry  
6. ISO 20978, Liming Materials — Determination of neutralizing value — Titrimetric 
method  
7. ISO 7409, Fertilizers - Marking - Presentation and declarations  
8. KS 2526:2016 Agricultural liming Materials - 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