G/TBT/N/BDI/4  
 
9 April 2018  
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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)  
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): Edible palm 
oil 
Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified. (HS 1511). 
Edible  oils and fats. Oilseeds (ICS 67.200).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: 
NB EAS 301:2002, Edible palm oil — Specification (9 page(s), in English)   
6. Description of content: This East African Standard applies to edible palm oil derived 
from groundnut seeds. The standard does not apply to palm seed oil subject to further 
processing in order to render it suitable for human consumption.  
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; Quality requirements; 
Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. EAS 38, General st andard for labelling of pre -packaged foods  
2. EAS 39, Code of practice for hygiene for food and drink industries  
3. EAS 101, Food stuffs ¾ Methods of determining of arsenic content  
4. EAS 103, Schedule for permitted food additives  
5. EAS 291, Animal and vegetable fats  and oils ¾ Sampling  
6. EAS 305, Animal and vegetable fats and oils ¾ Sample preparation  
7. EAS 306, Animal and vegetable fats and oils ¾ Determination of peroxide value  
8. EAS 307, Animal and vegetable fats and oils ¾ Determination of acid value and 
acidity  
9. EAS 30 8, Animal and vegetable fats and oils ¾ Determination of unsaponifiable 
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  10. EAS 309, Animal and vegetable fats and oils ¾ Determination of iodine value  
11. EAS 310, Animal and vegetable fats and oils ¾ Determination of refractive index  
12. EAS 311, Animal and v egetable fats and oils ¾ Determination of moisture and 
volatile matter  
13. EAS 312, Animal and vegetable fats and oils ¾ Determination of insoluble 
impurities  
14. EAS 313, Animal and vegetable fats and oils ¾ Determination of saponification 
value  
15. EAS 314, Animal a nd vegetable fats and oils ¾ Determination of lead  
16. EAS 315, Animal and vegetable fats and oils ¾ Determination of copper, iron and 
nickel  
17. EAS 316, Animal and vegetable fats and oils ¾ Determination of conventional 
mass per volume ("litre weight in air")  
18. EAS 317, Animal and vegetable fats and oils ¾ Determination of Lovibond colour  
19. EAS 318, Animal and vegetable fats and oils ¾ Determination of soap content  
20. CODEX STAN. 125, 1981 (Rev 1  1989), Codex standard for edible palm oil  
21. IS 11069 -1984, Specifications fo r Refined, bleached, hydrogenated, winterised and 
deodorised (RBHWD) soybean oil. Indian Standards Institution.  
22. IS 11476 -1985, Glossary of terms related to fats and oils.  Indian Standards 
Institution.  
23. IS 11068 -1984, Criteria for Edibility of fats and oils.  Indian Standards Institution.  
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: