G/TBT/N/BDI/10  
 
26 November 2018  
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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:   
Burundi Bureau of Standards and Quality Control  
Boulevard de la Tanzanie N° 500  
BP: 3535 Bujumbura, Burundi  
Tel: +25722221815  
E- Mail: info@bbn -burundi.or g 
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): Paints and 
varnishes (ICS 87.040).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DEAS 928 -1: 
2018 Hot applied thermopla stic road marking paint - Specification, Part 1: Constituent 
material and mixtures (20 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content: This Draft East African Standard prescribes the requirements, 
methods of sampling and test for hot applied thermoplast ic road marking paint and 
constituents that are melted and applied by spray, screed or extruded.  
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 requirements; Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and 
facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. DEAS 927:2018, Road marking paints - Specification  
2. ISO 461 8, Paints and varnishes - Terms and definitions  
3. ISO 591 -1, Titanium dioxide pigments for paints part 1: Specification and Method 
of test  
4. ISO 15528, Paints, varnishes and raw materials for paints and varnishes - 
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  5. BS 598 -2, Sampling and examination of bituminous mixtures for roads and other 
paved areas/Methods for analytical testing  
6. BS 812 -103, Testing aggregates  
7. BS 1994, Specification for dichloromethane (methylene chloride)  
8. EN1423, Road marking materials. Drop on materials. Glass beads, antiskid 
aggregates and mixtures of the two  
9. KS 2157 -1:2018, Hot applied thermoplastic road marking paint - Specification 
Part 1: Constituent material and mixtures  
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 Bujum bura, Burundi  
Tel: +25722221815 or +25722221577  
E- Mail: info@bbn -burundi.org  
Website: www.bbn -burundi.org