G/TBT/N/BDI/15  
 
16 January 2019  
(19-0251) 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: 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:   
Boulevard de la Tanzanie, N°500  
BP : 3535 Bujumbura, Burundi  
Tél: +25722221815  
E-Mail: info@bbn -burundi.org   
Website: www.bbn -burundi.org   
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): Sugar and 
sugar products (ICS 67.180.10).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DEAS 352:2018 
Chewing gum - Specification (7 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content: This Draft E ast Afric an Stand ard specifies the requ irements, 
sampling and test metho ds for ch ewing gum.  
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; Protection of the 
environment; Quality requ irements; Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and 
facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. EAS 12, Potable water -Specification  
2. EAS 39, Hygiene for food and drink manufacturing industry - Code of practice  
3. EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged fo ods - Specification  
4. EAS 805, Use of nutrition and health claims - Requirements  
5. ICUMSA GS 4/7/8/5 -2, Determination of sucrose by gas chromatography in molasses 
and factory products - official; and cane juice -Tentative  
6. CUMSA GS 4/3 - 7, Determination of total reducing sugars in molasses and refined 
syrups after hydrolysis by the lane and Eynon constant volume procedure - Official 
(Reference method)  G/TBT/N/BDI/15  
 
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  7. ISO 5379, Starches and derived product - Determination of sulphur dioxide content - 
Acidimetric method and nephelometric method  
8. ISO 5809, Starches and derived products - Determination of sulphated ash  
9. ISO 6579, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
detection of Salmonella spp  
10. ISO 7251, Microbiolo gy of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horinzontal method for 
detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia Coli - Most probable number 
technique  
11. ISO 21527 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horinzontal method for 
the enumeratio n of yeasts and moulds - Part 2 - Colony count technique in products with 
water activity less than or equal to 0.95  
12. ISO 5377:1981 , Starch hydrolysis products - Determination of reducing power and 
dextrose equivalent  
13. ISO 5809:1982, Starches and der ived products - Determination of sulphated ash  
14. ISO 8968 -1:2014  (IDF 20 -1:2014), Milk and milk products - Determination of 
nitrogen content - Part 1: Kjeldahl principle and crude protein calculation  
15. ISO 4832 , Horizontal method for the detection and enumeration of Coliforms  
16. ISO 6579 -1, Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for the detection, 
enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella  - Part 1: Detection of  Salmonella  spp.  
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:   
Boulevard de la Tanzanie, N°500  
BP : 3535 Bujumbura, Burundi  
Tél: +25722221815  
E-Mail: info@bbn -burundi.org   
Website: www.bbn -burundi.org