G/TBT/N/TZA/359  
18 December 2019  
(19-8814) 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  
MOROGORO/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O BOX 9524  
Tel: +255 222450206  
Email: 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 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Textile 
fabrics (ICS 59.080.30)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 1014: 
2019 Textiles — Dera Dress — Specification (4 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for Dera dress.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nat ure of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety; 
Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
ISO 105 -B01, Textiles – Tests for colour fastness – Part B01: Colour fastness to light: 
Daylight  
ISO 105 -C10, Textiles – Tests for colour fastness – Part C10: Colour fastness to 
washing with soap or soap and soda  
ISO 105 -E04, Textiles – Tests for colour fastness – Part E04: Colour fastness to 
perspiration  
ISO 105 -X11, Textiles – Tests for col our fastness – Part X11: Colour fastness to hot 
pressing  
ISO 105 -X12, Textiles – Tests for colour fastness – Part X12: Colour fastness to rubbing  
ISO 3071, Textiles – Determination of pH of aqueous extract  
ISO 3758, Textiles – Care labelling code using sym bols 
ISO 3801, Textiles – Woven fabrics – Determination of mass per unit length and mass 
per unit area  G/TBT/N/TZA/359  
 
- 2 - 
 
  ISO 5077, Textiles – Determination of dimensional change in washing and drying  
ISO 6330, Textiles – Domestic washing and drying procedures for textile te sting 
ISO 13934 -1, Textiles – Tensile properties of fabrics – Part 1: Determination of 
maximum force and elongation at maximum force using the strip method  
ISO 13935 -1, Textiles – Seam tensile properties of fabrics and made -up textile articles 
– Part 1: De termination of maximum force using the grab method  
ISO 13937 -1, Textiles – Tear properties of fabrics – Part 1: Determination of tear force 
using ballistic pendulum method (Elmendorf)  
ISO 14362 -1, Textiles – Methods for determination of certain aromatic am ines derived 
from azo colourants – Part 1: Detection of the use of certain azo colourants accessible 
with and without extracting the fibres  
ISO 14362 -3, Textiles – Methods for determination of certain aromatic amines derived 
from azo colourants – Part 3: D etection of the use of certain azo colourants accessible 
which may release 4 -aminoazobenzene  
ISO 16373 -2, Textiles – Dyestuffs – Part 2: General method for determination of 
extractable dyestuffs including allergenic and carcinogenic dyestuffs (method using  
pyridine -water)  
ISO 16373 -3, Textiles – Dyestuffs – Part 3: Method for determination of certain 
carcinogenic dyestuffs (method using trimethylamine/methanol)  
ISO 24153, Random sampling and randomization procedures  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  April 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon declaration as a mandatory by the Minister 
for Industry, Trade and Investment  
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:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
MOROGORO/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O BOX 9524  
Tel: +255 222450206  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: www.tbs.go.tz  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/TZA/19_7296_00 _e.pdf