G/TBT/N/TZA/901  
2 March 2023  
(23-1411) Page: 1/2 
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 (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):  Fresh 
tamarinds, cashew apples, jackfruit, lychees, sa podillo plums, passion fruit, carambola, 
pitahaya and other edible fruit (excl. nuts, bananas, dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, 
guavas, mangoes, mangosteens, papaws "papayas", citrus fruit, grapes, melons, apples, 
pears quinces, apricots, cherries, peach es, plums, sloes, strawberries, raspberries, 
mulberries, blackberries, loganberries, cranberries, fruits of the genus Vaccinium, 
kiwifruit, durians, persimmons, black -, white - and redcurrants and gooseberries) (HS 
code(s): 081090); Fruits and derived produ cts (ICS code(s): 67.080.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  AFDC 26 (1775), 
Litchi - specification; (7 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This standard specifies quality and safety requirements, 
methods o f sampling and test of litchis grown from Litchi chinensis Sonn., of the 
Sapindaceae family, to be supplied fresh to the consumer. Litchis for industrial processing 
are excluded.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety; 
Quality requirements; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  G/TBT/N/TZA/901  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
a) TZS 4, Rounding off of numerical values  
b) TZS 109, Code of hygiene fo r food processing unit  
c) TZS 538, Packaging, marking and labeling of foods.  
d) TZS 1002, Fresh fruits and vegetables - Sampling  
e) TZS 1003, Guide to the pre -packaging of fresh fruits and vegetables  
f) TZS 1743, Code of hygienic practice for fresh fruits 
g) Codex Stan 193, Codex General standard for contaminants and toxins in food and feed  
h) Codex pesticide residues in food online data base  
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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