G/TBT/N/TZA/194  
 
5 July 2018  
(18-4193) 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  
Ubungo P O BOX 9524  
Tel: +255 222450206  
Email: info@tbs.go.tz   
Website: 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): Footwear 
(ICS 61.060).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: T DC2(5603)P3 
Footwear – Canvas shoes -Specification (9 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content: This Draft Tanzania Standard describe the requirements, 
methods of sampling and test method for canvas shoes having sole and heel made from 
Rubber, Thermoplastic rubbers (TPR), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), Polyurethane (PU) and 
Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
Tanzania Government Gazette  
a) TZS 530: 20164 –Textiles –Test for colour fastness -colourfastness to rubbing  
b) TZS 534: 2016 –Textiles -Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing  
c) TZS 40: 2017 –Textiles -test for colour fastness to light: daylight  
d) TZS 280: Textiles –Test for colour fastness to perspiration  
e) TZS 20: 2017 –Textiles -woven fabrics - Determination of number of threads per unit 
length.  
f) TZS 4: 2009 – Rounding  off numerical values  G/TBT/N/TZA/194  
 
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  g) TZS 21: 2016 –Textiles -woven fabrics – Determination of mass per unit length and per 
unit area.  
h) TZS 22: 2018 –Textiles – Tensile properties of fabrics - Part 1: Determination of 
maximum force and elongation at maximum force using  the strip method  
i) TZS 44: 2017 –Textiles -Woven or knitted fabrics -Determination of length and width  
j) TZS 250: 1985 –Method for determination of absorbency of absorbent textile material.  
k) TZS 663: 2012 –Textiles – Cotton woven canvas materials – Specification  
l) TZS 695: 2011 –Size designation and body measurement procedure  
m) ISO22774: 2014 –Footwear –Test methods for accessories: shoe laces –Abrasion 
resistance  
n) ISO 17697:2016 –Footwear -Test methods for uppers, lining and insocks -Seam   
9. Propose d date of adoption: October 2018  
Proposed date of entry into force: Upon declaration as a mandatory by the Minister for 
Industry, Trade and Investment     
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  
Tel: +255 222450206  
Email: info@ tbs.go.tz  
Website: www.tbs.go.tz   
 
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