G/SPS/N/BDI/49, G/SPS/N/KEN/205  
G/SPS/N/RWA/42, G/SPS/N/TZA/263  
G/SPS/N/UGA/246  
20 April 2023  
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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):  Machinery for the industrial preparation of meat or poultry 
(excl.  cooking and other heating appliances and refrigerating or  freezing equipment) 
(HS code(s): 843850); Animal produce in general (ICS code(s): 67.120.01)  
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 1136: 2023, Raw Ground Meat Products — 
Specification, First Edition . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  12 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/TZA/23_9203_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for raw ground/minced meat products. These products 
include, but not limited to, meat balls, patties, meat burgers, meat rolls and ground 
kebabs that are intended for further processing before consumption. This stand ard does 
not include meat sausages  
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 int ernational standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter n umber) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/BDI/49 • G/SPS/N/KEN/205 • G/SPS/N/RWA/42 • G/SPS/N/TZA/263 • 
G/SPS/N/UGA/246  
 
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  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) : 19 June 2023  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if avail able) 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  
Email: 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  
Email: bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
clavery.chaus i@tbs.go.tz  
dg@tbs.go.tz  
david.ndbalema@tbs.go.tz  
nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz