G/SPS/N/BDI/56 , G/SPS/N/KEN/212  
G/SPS/N/RWA/49 , G/SPS/N/TZA/278  
G/SPS/N/UGA/253  
17 July 2023 
(23-4814) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  BURUNDI, KENYA, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)  
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):  Cereals (HS code(s): 10); Products of the milling industry; Malt; 
Starches; Inulin; Wheat gluten (HS code(s): 11); Food tech nology (ICS code(s): 67)  
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:  DEAS 44:2023, Draft East African Standard for Milled 
Maize (Corn) Products . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  12 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/TZA/23_10284_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This draft East African Standard specifies requirements, 
sampling and test methods for whole maize meal, granulated maize meal, sifted maize 
meal, maize grits and maize flour from the grains of common maize ( Zea mays L.) 
intended for human consumption.  
This standard does not apply to fortified milled maize (corn) products and maize grits 
intended for brewing,  manufacturing of starch and any other industrial use.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
− CXS 153, Standard for Whole Maize (Corn) Meal  
− CXS 154, Standard for Degermed Maize (Corn) Meal and Maize (Corn) Grits  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [ X] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international stand ard: This standard circulated deviates from the International Codex G/SPS/N/BDI/56 • G/SPS/N/KEN/212 • G/SPS/N/RWA/49 • G/SPS/N/TZA/278 • 
G/SPS/N/UGA/253  
 
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  Standard on the moisture limits set. This draft East African standard for milled maize corn 
products has set limits for moisture at a max of 14 m/m%, while the Codex is set at 
15.5 m/m%.  
These are set lower to the due to the east African region climate in relation to the duration 
of transport, storage and in consideration of the whole post handling process.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[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) : 15 September  2023 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax n umber and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
Bahati Samillani  
Clavery Chausi  
National Enquiry Point Officers for SPS  
Dr. Athuman Ngenya  
Director General - Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
P.O. Box 9524  
Tel: +(255 22) 245  0206 
Fax: +(255 22) 245 0959  
E-mail: bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
 clavery.chausi@tbs.go.tz  
 dg@tbs.go.tz  
 david.ndbalema@tbs.go.tz  
 nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
Bahati Samillani  
Clavery Chausi  
National Enquiry Point Officers for SPS  
Dr. Athuman Ngenya  
Director General - Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
P.O. Box 9524  
Tel: +(255 22) 245 0206  
Fax: +(255 22) 245 0959  
E-mail: bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
 clavery.chausi@tbs.go.tz  
 dg@tb s.go.tz  
 david.ndbalema@tbs.go.tz  
 nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz