G/TBT/N/TZA/1020  
24 August 2023  
(23-5710) 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  
Ubungo, Morogoro Road/Sam Nujoma Road  
P. O. Box 9524  
DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA  
Tel. No: +255 22 245 0298/+255 22 245 0206  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: www.tbs.go.tz   
Telefax: +255 22 2450959  
E-mail: info@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://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 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Dried, 
shelled beans "Vigna and Phaseolus", whether or not skinned or split (excl. beans of 
species "Vigna mungo [L.] Hepper or Vigna radiata [L.] Wilczek", small red "Adzuki" 
beans, kidney beans, Bambara beans and cow peas) (HS code(s): 071339); Cereals, 
pulses an d derived products (ICS code(s): 67.060); Dry lima beans  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DARS 874:2023,  
Dry lima beans — Specification, Second Edition  
Note: This Draft African Standard was also notified under SPS committee; (20 page(s), 
in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft African Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for dry lima beans of cultivated varieties (cultivars) grown 
from Phaseolus lunatus  L. intended for human cons umption.  
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 animal or plant 
life or health; Protection of the environment; Quality requirements; Harmonization; 
Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  G/TBT/N/TZA/1020  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
1. ARS 53, General principles of food hygiene — Code of practice  
2. ARS 56, Prepackaged  foods — Labelling  
3. AOAC Official Method 999.10:1999, Determination of lead, cadmium, copper, iron and 
zinc in foods — Atomic absorption spectrophotometry after microwave digestion  
4. AOAC Official Method 999.11:1999, Determination of lead, cadmium, copp er, iron and 
zinc in foods — Atomic absorption spectrophotometry after dry ashing  
5. AOAC Official Method 2001.04, Determination of Fumonisins B1 and B2 in corn and 
corn flakes — Liquid chromatography with immunoaffinity column cleanup  
6. ISO 605, Pulses — Determination of impurities, size, foreign odours, insects, and 
species and variety — Test methods  
7. ISO 24333, Cereals and cereal products — Sampling  
8. ISO 24557, Pulses — Determination of moisture content — Air-oven method  
9. United States Standards f or Beans, Effective December 2008: Grades and grade 
requirements for the class Large Lima Beans  
10. Australian Pulse Standards, 2012/2013: Broad beans — Minimum receival standard  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined and notified  
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:   
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  
Tel: +(255) 22 2450206  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz ; bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz  
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