G/TBT/N/BDI/112  
17 may 2021  
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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   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Burundi Bureau of Standards and Quality Control (BBN)  
Boulevard de la Tanzanie N° 500  
BP: 3535 Bujumbura, Burundi  
Tel: +25722221815/+25722221577  
E- Mail: info@bbnburundi.org  
Website: www.bbnburundi.org  
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 [X], 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):  Paints and 
varnishes (ICS 87.040)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Water based 
undercoat — Specification (14 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, 
samp ling and test methods for water based undercoat used on buildings after surface 
preparation and priming wherever necessary.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Quality requ irements; Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:   
• ISO 1524, Paints, varnishes and printing ink — Determination of fineness of 
grind 
• ISO 2812 -1, Paints and varnishes — Determination of resistance to liquids — 
Part 1: Immersion in liquids other than water  
• ISO 2884 -2, Paints and varnishes — Determination of viscosity using rotary 
viscometers — Part 2: Disc or ball viscometer operated at a specified speed  
• ISO 3251, Paints varnishes and plastics — Determination of non - volatile matter 
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  • ISO 3856 -6, Paints and varnishes — Determination of "soluble" metal content — 
Part 6: Determination of total chromium content of the liquid portion of the 
paint — Flame atomic absorption spectrometric method  
• ISO 4618, Paints and varnishes — Terms and definitions  
• ISO 6503 Paints and varnishes -- Determination of total lead — Flame atomic 
absorption spectrometric method  
• ISO 6504 -3, Paints and varnishes — Determination of hiding power — Part 3: 
Determination of contrast ratio of light coloured paints at a fixed spreading  rate 
• ISO 9117 -1, Paints and varnishes — Drying tests — Part 1: Determination of 
through -dry state and through -dry time  
• ISO 9117 -3, Paints and varnishes — Drying tests — Part 3: Surface -drying test 
using ballotini  
• ISO 11890 -1, Paints and varnishes — Determination of volatile organic 
compound (VOC) content — Part 1: Difference method  
• ISO 15528, Paints, varnishes and raw materials for paints and varnishes — 
Sampling  
• ISO 19396 -1, Paints and varnishes — Determination of pH value — Part 1: pH 
electrodes wi th glass membrane  
• ISO 21546, Paints and varnishes — Determination of the resistance to rubbing 
using a linear abrasion tester (crockmeter)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  6 months from adoption  
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:   
Documentation and Information Centre Division at BBN  
Boulevard de la Tanzanie N° 500  
BP: 3535 Bujumbura, Burundi  
Tel: +25722221815 or +25722221577  
E- Mail: info@bbnburundi.org  
Website: www.bbnburundi.org  
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undercoat.pdf