G/TBT/N/TZA/326  
4 November 2019  
(19-7434) 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: nep@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):  Paints and 
varnishes (ICS 87.040)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 937: 2 019 
Semi-gloss (egg shell) solvent borne paints for interior and exterior use — Specification (8 
page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, methods 
of sampling and test for semi -gloss (egg -shell) solvent borne paints for interior and 
exterior use. This standard does not apply to automotive, road marking and Industrial 
applications  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelli ng; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
ISO 4618, Paints and varnishes — Terms and definitions  
ISO 6503 Paints and varnishes -- Determination of total lead — Flame atomic absorption 
spectrometric method  
ISO 6504 -3, Paints and varnishes — Determination of hiding power — Part 3: 
Determination of contrast ratio of light coloured paints at a fixed spreading rate  
ISO 17132, Paints and varnishes — T-bend test  
ISO 3251, Paints varnishes and plastics — Determination of non - volatile matter content  
ISO 1514, Paints and varnishes — Standard panels for testing  
ISO 1518 -1, Paints and varnishes — Determination of scratch resistance — Part 1: 
Constant -loading method  
ISO 1524, Paints, varnishes and printing ink — Determination of fineness of grind  G/TBT/N/TZA/326  
 
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  ISO 155 28, Paints, varnishes and raw materials for paints and varnishes — Sampling  
ISO 3270, Paints and varnishes and their raw materials — Temperatures and humidities for 
conditioning and testing  
ISO 1514, Paints and varnishes — Standard panels for testing  
ISO 2 884-2, Paints and varnishes — Determination of viscosity using rotary viscometers — 
Part 2: Disc or ball viscometer operated at a specified speed ISO 3856 -6, Paints and 
varnishes — Determination of "soluble" metal content  
ISO 3856 -6, Paints and varnishes — Determination of "soluble" metal content — Part 6: 
Determination of total chromium content of the liquid portion of the paint — Flame atomic 
absorption spectrometric method ISO 9117 -1, Paints and varnishes — Drying tests — Part 
1: Determination of through -dry state and through -dry time  
ISO 2813, Paints and varnishes — Determination of specular gloss of non -metallic paint 
films at 20°, 60° and 85°  
ISO 6504 -3, Paints and varnishes — Determination of hiding power — Part 3: 
Determination of contrast ratio of l ight coloured paints at a fixed spreading rate  
ISO 16474 -1, Paints and varnishes — Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources — 
Part 1: General guidance  
ISO 16474 -2, Paints and varnishes — Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources — 
Part 2: Xeno n-arc l 
ASTM D4828 -94, Standard test methods for practical washability of organic coatings amps  
ISO 20566, Paints and varnishes — Determination of the scratch resistance of a coating 
system using a laboratory -scale car -wash 
ISO 4628 -10, Paints and varnishe s — Evaluation of degradation of coatings — Designation 
of quantity and size of defects, and of intensity of uniform changes in appearance — Part 
10: Assessment of degree of filiform corrosion  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  March 2020  
Proposed date of entr y 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: nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: www.tbs.go.tz  
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