G/TBT/N/BDI/378, G/TBT/N/KEN/1458  
G/TBT/N/RWA/890, G/TBT/N/TZA/992  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1795  
23 June 2023  
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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:  BURUNDI, KENYA, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA  
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):  Flat-rolled 
products of iron or non -alloy steel, of a width of >= 600 mm, in coils, simply cold -rolled 
"cold-reduced", not clad, plated or coated, of a thickness of < 0,5 mm (HS code(s): 
720918); Iron and steel products in general (ICS code(s): 77.140.01)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 468:2023, 
Pre-painted met al coated steel sheets and coils — Specification, Fouth Edition; (28 
page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling 
and test methods for pre -painted metal coated steel sheets and coils.  
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:   
EAS 11, Hot -dip galvanized plain and corrugate d steel sheets — Specification  
EAS 410, Hot -dip aluminium -zinc coated plain and corrugated steel sheets — Specification  
ISO 15184, Paints and varnishes — Determination of film hardness by pencil test  
ISO 15110, Paints and varnishes — Artificial weathering including acidic deposition  
JIS G 3302:2010, Hot -dip zinc -coated steel sheet and strip  G/TBT/N/BDI/378 • G/TBT/N/KEN/1458 • G/TBT/N/RWA/890 • G/TBT/N/TZA/992 • 
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  TZS 1475:2017, Sheet roof and wall covering – Aluminium alloy corrugated and troughed 
sheet  
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  
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