G/TBT/N/BDI/187  
G/TBT/N/RWA/578  
G/TBT/N/TZA/675  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1509  
26 November 2021  
(21-8930) 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:  BURUNDI, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA   
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 (inc luding 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):  Stoppers, 
lids and other closures, of glass (HS 701020); Packaging materials and accessories (ICS 
55.040)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 987 -2: 
2021,Glass containers — Specification — Part 2: Glass jars, First Ed ition (9 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, 
methods of sampling and test for glass jar used in packaging.  This standard does not 
cover glass containers used in pharmaceutical indust ry and laboratory . 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Quality requirements; Harmonization; Reducing trade barrie rs and 
facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
ISO 2859 -1, Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes ― Part 1: Sampling 
schemes indexed by acceptance quality limit (AQL) for lot -by-lot inspection   
ISO 7348, Glass containers — Manufacture — Vocabulary  
ISO 7458, Glass containers — Internal pressure resistance — Test methods  
ISO 7459, Glass containers — Thermal shock resistance and thermal shock endurance — 
Test methods  G/TBT/N/BDI/187, G/TBT/N/RWA/578, G/TBT/N/TZA/675, G/TBT/N/UGA/1509  
 
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  ISO 8106, Glass containers — Determination of capacity by gra vimetric method — Test 
method  
ISO 9008, Glass bottles — Verticality — Test method  
KS 2387:2019, Glass Jars — Specification  
IS 9781, Glass jars for jams, jellies and marmalades — Specification   
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  
 
+(255) 22 2450206  
nep@tbs.go .tz; bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
http://www.tbs.go.tz  
 
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