G/TBT/N/TZA/517  
15 December 2020  
(20-9061) 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  
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):  Soap; 
organic surface -active pr oducts and preparations for use as soap, in the form of bars, 
cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, whether or not containing soap; organic surface -active 
products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up 
for retail sale,  whether or not containing soap; paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, 
impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent (HS 3401); Surface active agents 
(ICS 71.100.40)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 383: 2020 
Liquid detergent for household use — Specification (12 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for for liquid detergent for household general/multi - and 
dishwashing purposes.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
EAS 377 -1, Cosmetics and cosmetics products — Part 1: List of substances prohibited in 
cosmetic products  
EAS 377 -2, Cosmetics and cosmetics products — Part 2: List of substances which 
cosmetic products must not contain except subject to restrictions laid down  
EAS 377 -3, Cosmetics and cosmetics products — Part 3: List of colourants allowed in 
cosmetic products  
EAS 377 -4, Cosmetics and cosmetics products — Part 4: List of  preservatives allowed in 
cosmetic products  
EAS 377 -5, Cosmetics and cosmetics products — Part 5: Use of UV filters in cosmetic 
products  
ISO 2271; Surface -active agents — Determination of anionic active matter by manual or 
mechanical direct two phase titra tion procedure.  
EAS 814 Determination of biodegradability of surfactants — Test method  
ISO 862, Surface active agents — Vocabulary  G/TBT/N/TZA/517  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  February 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  6 months from adoption  
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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