G/TBT/N/BDI/379, G/TBT/N/KEN/1459  
G/TBT/N/RWA/891, G/TBT/N/TZA/993  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1796  
23 June 2023 
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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 (TBS)  
MOROGORO/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O BOX 9524, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  
Tel: +255 222450206,  
E- mail: 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 [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):  Wire of 
iron or non -alloy steel, in coils, plated or coated (excl. plated or coated with base metal s, 
and bars and rods) (HS code(s): 721790); Steel wire, wire ropes and link chains (ICS 
code(s): 77.140.65)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 
1154:2023, Mild steel wire for engineering purposes — Specification, First  edition; (15 
page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft East African Standard specifies the quality 
requirements, dimensions and sampling of cold drawn mild steel wire of sizes 0.15 mm 
to 10 mm diameter for engineering applications with e xception of fencing applications.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers 
and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
ISO 6892-1, Metallic materials — Tensile testing — Part 1: Method of test at room 
temperature  
ISO 7989 -1, Steel wire and wire products — Non-ferrous metallic coatings on steel wire 
— Part 1: General principles  G/TBT/N/BDI /379 • G/TBT/N/KEN/1459 • G/TBT/N/RWA/891 • G/TBT/N/TZA/993 • 
G/TBT/N/UGA/1796  
 
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  ISO 7989 -2, Steel wire and wire products — Non-ferrous metallic coatings on steel wire 
— Part 2: Zinc or zinc -alloy coating  
ISO 404, Steel and steel products — General technical delivery requirements  
ISO 7802, Metallic materials — Wire — Wrapping test  
ISO 2093, Electroplated coatings of tin — Specification and test methods  
TZS 11, Cold drawn mild steel wire for general engineering purposes ― Specification.  
US 2491, Mild steel wire for general engineering purposes — Specification.  
IS 280:2006, Mild steel wire for general engineering purposes.  
BS 1052, Specification for Mild steel wire for general engineering purposes  
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:   
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  
Tel: +(255) 22 2450206  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz ; bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz  
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