G/SPS/N/TZA/342  
21 March 2024  
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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):  Spices (excl. pepper of the genus Piper, fruit of the genus Capsicum 
or of the genus Pimenta, vanilla, cinnamon, cinnamontree flowers, clove "wholefruit", clov e 
stems, nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin and 
caraway, and juniper berries, ginger, saffron, turmeric "curcuma" and mixtures of various 
types of spices) (HS code(s): 091099); Spices and condiments (ICS code(s): 67.2 20.10)  
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 7 (2598) DTZS:2024, Dried Rosemary 
(Rosmarinus officinalis  L.) in cut or ground – Specification . Language(s):  English . 
Number of pages:  9 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/TZA/24_02129_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This draft Tanzania Standard specifies the requirements, 
methods of sampling and test for dried rosemary ( Rosmarinus officinalis  L.) leaves in cut 
and ground form for human consumption.  
Note: This Draft Tanzania Standard was also notified under TBT Committee.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect hum ans 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 standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or re lated 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/TZA/342  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
1. TZS 4, rounding off numerical values  
2. TZS 33, Spices and condiments — Sampling  
3. TZS 109, Codes of hygiene for food processing units — General  
4. TZS 118, Foodstuffs — General guidance for the enumeration of microorganisms — 
Colony Count Technique at 30 degree Centigrade  
5. TZS 122, F oodstuffs — Microbial examination for salmonella  
6. TZS 538, Packaging and labelling of foods  
7. TZS 730 (Part 2) (1st Ed) ISO 16649 (Part 2) - Microbiology of food and animal feeding 
stuffs – Horizontal method for the enumeration of -b-glucuronidase -positive 
Escherichia coli  – Part 2 – Colony -count technique at 44 degree Centigrade using 
5-bromo -4-chloro -3-indolyl -b-D-glucuronide  
8. TZS 731, 2018 (3nd Ed) ISO 7251 - Microbiology of food and feeding -stuffs – 
Horizontal method for the detection and enumeration of pres umptive Escherichia Coli  – 
Most Probable Number Technique  
9. TZS 799, Foodstuffs – Determination of aflatoxin B1, and the total content of aflatoxins 
B1, B2, G1 and G2 in cereals, nuts and derived products – High-performance liquid 
chromatographic method  
10. TZS 1316, Spices and Condiments - Determination of total ash  
11. TZS 1317, Spices and condiments — Determination of acid insoluble ash  
12. TZS 1318, Spices and condiments — Determination of moisture content Entrainment 
method  
13. Codex Stan 193, Codex general standard for  contaminants and toxins in food and feed  
14. ISO 7609, Essential oils - Analysis by Gas Chromatography on capillary columns – 
General method  
(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  G/SPS/N/TZA/342  
 
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  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