G/TBT/N/TZA/930  
13 March 2023  
(23-1833) 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:   
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):  Sacks and 
bags, of paper, paperboard, cellulose waddin g or webs of cellulose fibres, having a base 
of a width of >= 40 cm (HS code(s): 481930); Sacks. Bags (ICS code(s): 55.080)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DARS 1708, 
Paper bags — Specification; (13 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft African Standard specifies requirements, sampling 
and test methods for gusseted paper bags which are intended primarily for packaging 
and/or carrying items.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements; Reducing trade 
barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
• KS 2523:2014, Paper bags —Specification  
• ISO 535, Paper and board — Determination of water absor ptiveness — Cobb 
method  
• ISO 536, Paper and board — Determination of grammage  
• ISO 1974, Paper — Determination of tearing resistance — Elmendorf method  
• ISO 2758, Paper — Determination of bursting strength ARS -1711 Paper and 
board food contact packaging material  G/TBT/N/TZA/930  
 
- 2 - 
 
  • ISO 11093 -4, Paper and board — Testing of cores — Part 4: Measurement of 
dimensions  
• ISO 7023:1983 Packaging - Sacks - Method of sampling empty sacks for testing. 
ISO 6590 -1, Packaging — Sacks — Vocabulary and types — Part 1: Paper sacks  
• ISO 8367 -1 Packaging — Dimensional tolerances for general purpose sacks — 
Part 1: Paper sacks  
• ISO 6591 -1, Packaging - Sacks – Description and method of measurement - Part 
1: Empty paper Sacks  
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  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/TZA/23_1861_00_e.pdf