G/TBT/N/BDI/96  
30 April 2021  
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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)  
Boulevard de la Tanzanie N° 500  
BP: 3535 Bujumbura, Burundi  
Tel: +25722221815/+25722221577  
E- Mail: info@bbnburundi.org  
Website: www.bbnburundi.org  
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 [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):  Tissue 
paper (ICS 85.080.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Facial tissue 
paper — Specification (12 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, 
sampling an d test methods for facial tissue paper in sheet form for facial hygiene.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety; 
Quality requirements; Har monization  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. ISO 187, Paper board and pulps — Standard atmosphere for conditioning and 
testing and procedure for monitoring the atmosphere and conditioning of samples  
2. ISO 287, Paper and board — Determination of moisture content of a lot — 
Oven-drying method  
3. ISO 6588 -1, Paper, board and pulps — Determination of pH of aqueous extracts 
— Part 1: Cold extraction  
4. ISO 11093 -4, Paper and board — Testing of cores — Part 4: Measurement of 
dimensions  
5. ISO 12625 -1, Tissue paper and t issue products — Part 1: General guidance on 
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  6. ISO 12625 -4, Tissue paper and tissue products — Part 4: Determination of tensile 
strength, stretch at break and tensile energy absorption  
7. ISO 12625 -5, Tissue paper and tissue products — Part 5: Determinati on of wet 
tensile strength  
8. ISO 12625 -6, Tissue paper and tissue products — Part 6: Determination of 
grammage  
9. ISO 12625 -7, Tissue paper and tissue products — Part 7: Determination of optical 
properties — Measurement of brightness and colour with D65/10° (ou tdoor 
daylight)  
10. ISO 12625 -8, Tissue paper and tissue products — Part 8: Water -absorption time 
and water -capacity, basket immersion test method.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
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:   
Documentation and Information Centre Division at BBN  
Boulevard de la Tanzanie N° 500  
BP: 3535 Bujumbura, Burundi  
Tel: +25722281045 or +25722221577  
E- Mail: info@bbnburundi.org  
Website: www. bbnburundi.org  
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