G/TBT/N/TZA/314  
16 October 2019  
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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  
MOROGORO/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O BOX 9524  
Tel: +255 222450206  
Email: 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 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Surface 
active agents (ICS 71.100.40)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  TBS/CDC -
2(5795) P3 Household laundry detergent bars – Specification (9 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Tanzania Standard specifies requirements, sampling 
and test methods for household laundry detergent bars  
7. Objective and r ationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• TZS 638 -1/EAS 377 -1 Cosmetics and cosmetic products — Part 1: List of 
substances prohibited in cosmetic products  
• TZS 1780/EAS 814 Determination of biodegradability of surfactants — Test 
method  
• TZS 1392(Part 2)/ISO 672, Analysis of soap — Determination of moisture and 
volatile matter content  
• TZS 1392(Part 3)/ISO 673, Analysis of soap — Determination of ethanol 
insoluble matter  
• TZS 610/ISO 2870 Surface active agents — Detergents — Determination of 
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  • FTZS 676 -1/ISO 2871 -1Surface active agents — Detergents – Determination of 
cationic-active matter content — Part 1: High -molecular -mass cationic -active 
matter.  
• FTZS 676 -2/ISO 2871 -2Surface active agents — Detergents — Determination of 
cationic -active matter content — Part2: Cationic – active matter of low 
molecular mass (between 200 a nd 500)  
• TZS 1396 -3/ISO 673, Soaps — Determination of content of ethanol -insoluble 
matter  
• ISO 862, Surface active agents — Vocabulary  
• TZS 625/ISO 4313 Washing powders - Determination of total phosphorus (V) 
Oxide content - Quinoline phosphomolybdate gravime tric method  
• FTZS 646/ISO 4316 Surface active agents - Determination of pH of aqueous 
solutions - Potentiometric method  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  March 2010  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon declaration as a mandatory by the Minister 
for Industry, Trade and Investment  
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:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
MOROGORO/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O BOX 9524  
Tel: +255 222450206  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: www.tbs.go.tz  
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