G/SPS/N/TZA/41  
5 March 2020  
(20-1732) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  TANZANIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
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):  Contaminants in Foods  
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:  AFDC 27 (6605) P3 Code of practice for the prevention 
and reduction of dioxins, dioxin -like and non -dioxin -like Polychlorinated biphenyls in food 
and feed . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  5 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/TZA/20_1736_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This code of practice recommends on measures based on Good 
Agricultural Practices, Good Manufacturing Practices, Good Storage Practices, Good Animal 
Feeding Practices, and Good Laboratory Practices for regulators, farmers, feed and food 
manufacturers as well as consumers to prevent or reduce dioxin and PCB contaminatio n in 
foods and feeds. This code applies to the production and use of all materials intended for 
feed (including grazing or free -range feeding, forage crop production and aquaculture) and 
food at all levels whether produced industrially, on farms or in hous eholds.  
This code of practice represents a standard of good practice for the prevention and 
reduction of Dioxins, Dioxin -like PCBs and non -Dioxin -like PCBs in food and feed. 
Compliance with this code does not confer immunity from relevant statutory and leg al 
requirements.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standar d? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial 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?  G/SPS/N/TZA/41  
 
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  [ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international stand ard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : May 2020  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : May 2020  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[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) : 4 May 2020  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
nep@tbs.go.tz  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax numb er and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
nep@tbs.go.tz