G/TBT/N/BDI/455  
G/TBT/N/KEN/1574  
G/TBT/N/RWA/997  
G/TBT/N/TZA/1099  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1911  
5 February  2024 
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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, KENYA, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
Ubungo, Morogoro Road/Sam Nujoma Road  
P. O. Box 9524  
DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA  
Tel. No: +255 22 245 0298/+255 22 245 0206  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: www.tbs.go.tz  
Telefax: +255 22 2450959  
E-mail: info@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://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 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  TOBACCO 
AND MANUFACTURED TOBACCO SUBSTITUTES; PRODUCTS, WHETHER OR NOT 
CONTAINING NICOTINE, INTENDED FOR INHALATION WITHOUT COMBUSTION; OTHER 
NICOTINE CONTAINING PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR THE INTAKE OF NICOTINE INTO THE 
HUMAN BODY (HS code(s): 24); Tobacco, tobacco pro ducts and related equipment (ICS 
code(s): 65.160)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 
1197:2024, Tobacco and tobacco products — General requirements for packaging and 
labelling, First Edition.  
Note: This Draft East African Standard was also notified under SPS committee; (8 page(s), 
in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft East African Standard specifies general requirements 
for packaging and labelling of tobacco and tobacco products.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Protection of animal or plant G/TBT/N/BDI/455 • G/TBT/N/KEN/1574 • G/TBT/N/RWA/997 • G/TBT/N/TZA/1099 • 
G/TBT/N/UGA/1911  
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  life or health; Protection of the environment; Quality requirements; Harmonization; 
Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade; Cost saving and productivity enhancement  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. Kenyan, The tobacco control Act, 2007  
2. Uganda, The tobacco control Act, 2015  
3. The United Republic of Tanzania, The tobacco control Act, 2014  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined and notified  
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:   
Contact person(s):  
Ms. Bahati Samillani (NEP officer)  
Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)  
Morogoro/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O Box 9524  
Dar Es Salaam  
Tel: +(255) 22 2450206  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz ; bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
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