G/SPS/N/BDI/82, G/SPS/N/KEN/249  
G/SPS/N/RWA/75, G/SPS/N/TZA/317  
G/SPS/N/UGA/301  
12 December 2023  
(23-8493) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  BURUNDI, KENYA, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Mineral or chemical nitrogen fertilisers (excl. urea; ammonium 
sulphate; ammonium nitrate; sodium nitrate; double salts and mixtures of ammonium 
nitrate with ammonium sulphate or calcium; mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate in 
aqueous or ammoniacal solution; Mixtures of ammonium nitrate and calcium carbonate or 
other non -fertilising inorganic elements; in tablets or similar i n packages <= 10 kg) 
(HS code(s): 310290); Fertilizers (ICS code(s): 65.080)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  DEAS 912: 2023, Fertilizers - Nitrogen, Phosphorous 
and Potassium (NPK) compound - Specification, Second Edition . Language(s):  English . 
Number of pages:  10 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/TZA/23_14336_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, 
sampling and test methods for NPK fertilizer (compound).  
Note: This Draft African Standard was also notified under TBT Committee.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or seri al number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/BDI/ 82 • G/SPS/N/KEN/249 • G/SPS/N/RWA/75 • G/SPS/N/TZA/317 • 
G/SPS/N/UGA/301  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
1. AOAC 937.02, Magnesium (water -soluble) in fertilizers  
2. AOAC 962.01, Calcium and magnesium in liming materials - EDTA Titrimetric method  
3. AOAC 965.08, Water (free) in fertilizers - Vacuum -desiccation  
4. AOAC 972.02, Manganese (acid -soluble) in fertilizers - Atomic absorption 
spectophotometric method  
5. AOAC 975.02, Zinc in fertilizers - Atomic absorption spectophotometric method  
6. AOAC 975.01, Copper in fertilizers - Atomic absorption spectophotometric method  
7. AOAC 980.01, Iron in fertilizers - Atomic absorption spectophotometric method  
8. AOAC 2006.03, Arsenic, Cadmium, Cobalt, Chromium, Lead, Molybdenum, Nickel and 
Selenium in fertilizers  
9. ISO 5315, Fertilizers - Determination of total nitrogen content - Titrimetr ic method 
after distillation  
10. ISO 6598, Fertilizers - Determination of phosphorus content - Quinoline 
phosphomolybdate gravimetric method  
11. ISO 8157, Fertilizers, soil conditioners and beneficial substances - Vocabulary  
12. ISO 8397, Solid fertilizers and soil co nditioners - Test sieving  
13. ISO 10084, Solid fertilizers - Determination of mineral - Acid-soluble sulphate content 
- Gravimetric method  
14. ISO 17318, Fertilizers and soil conditioners - Determination of arsenic, cadmium, 
chromium, lead and mercury contents  
15. ISO 17319, Fertilizers and soil conditioners - Determination of water -soluble 
potassium content - Potassium tetraphenylborate gravimetric method  
16. ISO 14820 -1, Fertilizers and liming materials - Sampling and sample preparation - 
Part 1: Sampling  
17. ISO 14820 -2, Fe rtilizers and liming materials - Sampling and sample preparation - 
Part 2: Sample preparation  
18. ISO 7409, Fertilizers - Marking - Presentation and declarations  
 (available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined and notified.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 10 February 2024  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
Ubungo, Morogoro Road/Sam Nujoma Road  
P. O. Box 9524  
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania  
Tel: +(255 22) 245 0298  
+(255 22) 245 0206  
Fax: +(255 22) 245 0959  
E-mail: info@tbs.go.t z 
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz  G/SPS/N/BDI/ 82 • G/SPS/N/KEN/249 • G/SPS/N/RWA/75 • G/SPS/N/TZA/317 • 
G/SPS/N/UGA/301  
 
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  13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
Ubungo, Morogoro Road/Sam Nujoma Road  
P. O. Box 9524  
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania  
Tel: +(255 22) 245 0298  
+(255 22) 245 0206  
Fax: +(255 22) 245 0959  
E-mail: info@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz