G/TBT/N/TZA/513  
14 December 2020  
(20-9041) 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  
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 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Soap; 
organic surface -active pr oducts and preparations for use as soap, in the form of bars, 
cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, whether or not containing soap; organic surface -active 
products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up 
for retail sale,  whether or not containing soap; paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, 
impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent (HS 3401); Surface active agents 
(ICS 71.100.40)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 186 -1: 
2020 Bathing soap — Specification – Part 1: Solid (23 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, 
sampling and test methods for solid bathing soap. It does not apply to carbolic soap or 
specialty soaps such as, transparent soap, floating soap, liquid soap or sea -water soap  
7. Objective and rati onale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
EAS 377 -1, Cosmetics and cosmetics products — Part 1: List of substances prohibited in 
cosmetic products  
EAS 377-2, Cosmetics and cosmetics products — Part 2: List of substances which 
cosmetic products must not contain except subject to restrictions laid down  
EAS 377 -3, Cosmetics and cosmetics products — Part 3: List of colourants allowed in 
cosmetic products  
EAS 377-4, Cosmetics and cosmetics products — Part 4: List of preservatives allowed in 
cosmetic products  
EAS 377 -5, Cosmetics and cosmetics products — Part 5: Use of UV filters in cosmetic 
products  
EAS 794, Determination of the microbial inhibition of cosmeti c soap bars and liquid hand 
and body washes — Test method  
EAS 814 Determination of biodegradability of surfactants — Test method  
ISO 457, Analysis of soap — Determination of chloride content — Titrimetric method  G/TBT/N/TZA/513  
 
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  ISO 456, Surface active agents — Analysis of  soaps — Determination of free caustic 
alkali 
ISO 684, Analysis of soap — Determination of total free alkali  
ISO 685, Analysis of soap — Determination of alkali content and total fatty matter 
content  
ISO 673, Analysis of soap — Determination of ethanol ins oluble matter  
ISO 862, Surface active agents — Vocabulary  
ISO 1067, Analysis of soap — Determination of unsaponifiable, unsaponified and 
unsaponified saponfiable matter  
ISO 4315, Surface active agents -- Determination of alkalinity -- Titrimetric method  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  February 2021  
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:   
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  
 
+(255) 22 2450206  
nep@tbs.go.tz ; bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
http://www.tbs.go.tz  
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