G/TBT/N/BDI/13  
 
26 November 2018  
(18-7435) 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: 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)  
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:   
Burundi Bureau of Standards and Quality Control  
Boulevard de la Tanzanie N° 500  
BP: 3535 Bujumbura, Burundi  
Tel: +25722221815  
E- Mail: info@bbn -burundi.or g 
Website: www.bbn -burundi.org   
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: DEAS 927:2018 
Road marking paints - Specification (22 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content: This Draft East African specifies requirements, methods of 
sampling and test for solvent -borne and water -borne paints for marking on bituminous 
or concrete surfaces. It makes provision for white, yellow, black and any other colours as 
specified.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of the en vironment; Quality requirements; 
Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. ISO 4618, Paints and varnishes - Terms and definitions  
2. ISO 6503 Paints and varnishes - Determination of total lead - Flame atomic 
absorption spectrometric method  
3. 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  
4. ISO 17132, Paints and varnishes - T-bend test  
5. ISO 3251, Paints var nishes and plastics - Determination of non  - volatile matter 
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  6. ISO 1514, Paints and varnishes - Standard panels for testing  
7. ISO 1518 -1, Paints and varnishes - Determination of scratch resistance - Part 1: 
Constant -loading method  
8. ISO 1524 , Paints, varnishes and printing ink - Determination of fineness of grind  
9. ISO 15528 , Paints, varnishes and raw materials for paints and varnishes - 
Sampling  
10. ISO 3270, Paints and varnishes and their raw materials - Temperatures and 
humidities  for conditioning and testing  
11. ISO 3856 -6 Paints and varnishes - Determination of "soluble" metal content – 
Part 6: Determination of total chromium content of the liquid portion of t he paint 
- Flame atomic absorption spectrometric method  
12. ISO 9117 -1:2009 Paints and varnishes - Drying tests - Part 1: Determination of 
through -dry state and through -dry time  
13. KS 162 :1992,  Specification for road marking paints  
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:   
Boulevard de la Tanzanie N° 500  
BP: 3535 Bujumbura, Burundi  
Tel: +25722221815 or +25722221577  
E- Mail: info@bb n-burundi.org  
Website: www.bbn -burundi.org