G/TBT/N/TZA/118  
 
19 October 2017  
(17-5649) 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: TANZANIA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2  and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  
Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
MOROGORO/Sam Nujoma Road  
Ubung o P O BOX 9524, +255 222450206  
info@tbs.go.tz , 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 [   ], 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): Bases 
(ICS 71.060.40).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notif ied document: TBS/CDC -
7(2901) P3 - Sodium hydroxide - Specification (15 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content: This draft Tanzania Standard specifies requirements, sampling 
and methods of tests for sodium hydroxide suitable for use in rayon, cos metic, textile, 
soap, paper and other similar industries.  
The specification does not apply to sodium hydroxide used for pharmaceutical, 
photographical or food processing purposes.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of the environment; Quality requirements; Reducing trade barriers 
and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
Tanzania Government Gazette  
TZS 379 Code of safe ty for handling sodium hydroxide  
TZS 494 Determination of carbonate content of sodium hydroxide (NaOH)  
TZS 382 Method of assay of sodium hydroxide NaOH  
TZS 495 Determination of chloride content of sodium hydroxide (NaOH)  
TZS 496 Determination of sulphate content of sodium hydroxide (NaOH)  
TZS 497 Determination of silica content of sodium hydroxide (NaOH)  G/TBT/N/TZA/118  
 
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  TZS 381 Determination of Iron content of sodium hydroxide (NaOH)  
TZS 383 Determination of Copper content of sodium hydroxide (NaOH)  
TZS 384 Determination of Calcium and Magnesium content of sodium hydroxide (NaOH)  
TZS 385 Determination of matter insoluble in water of sodium hydroxide (NaOH)  
TZS 386 Sampling of pure, technical and analytical sodium hydroxide (NaOH)  
TZS 498/ISO 5993 Sodium hydroxide for indus trial use – Determination of mercury 
content - Flameless atomic absorption spectrometric method  
TZS 505 Specification for Hydrochloric acid  
TZS 74 Specification for Sulphuric acid   
9. Proposed date of adoption: End of December 2017  
Proposed date of entry into force: 6 months after been Gazetted in Government 
Gazette  
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:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
MOROGORO/Sam Nujoma Road  
Ubungo P O BOX 9524, +255 222450206  
info@tbs.go.tz , www.tbs.go.tz  
 
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