G/TBT/N/BDI/43  
 
23 May 2019  
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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)  
Boulevard de la Tanzanie N° 500  
BP: 3535 Bujumbura, Burundi  
Tel: +25722221815/+25722221577  
E- Mail: info@bbn -burundi.org   
Website: www.bbn -burundi.org   
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 [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):  Cosmetics. 
Toiletries (ICS 71.100.70)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Aftersha ve — 
Specification (12 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for aftershave  
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; Quality requirements; Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and 
facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
• AOAC 955.11, Testing Disinfectants against Salmonella typhi Phenol Coefficient 
Method  
• EAS 104, Alcoholic beverages — Methods of sampling and test  
• EAS 346, Labelling of cosmetics — General requirements  
• EAS 377 (all parts), Cosmetics and cosmetic products  
• EAS 846, Glossary of terms relating to the cosmetic industry  
• EAS 847 -13, Cosmetics — Analytical methods — Part 13: Determination of 
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  • EAS 847 -16, Cosmetics — Analytical methods — Part 16: Determination of 
heavy metal content  
• EAS 847 -18, Cosmetics — Analytical methods — Part 18: Determination of 
thermal stability  
• ISO 3960, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of peroxide 
value — Iodometric (visual) endpoint determination  
• ISO 21149, Cosmetics — Microbiology — Enumeration and detection of aerobic 
mesophilic bacteria  
• ISO 22715, Cosmetics -- Packaging and labelling  
• ISO 24153, Random sampling and randomisation procedures  
• ISO 22716, Cosmetics — Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) — Guidelines on 
Good Manu facturing Practices  
• RS 379: 2018, Aftershave — Specification  
• US 1934: 2018, Aftershave — Specification  
• KS 917— 1: 2000, Specification for after -shave preparations — Part 1— Lotions  
• IS 3506:1989, Tables for Alcohometry  
• IS 9255:1995, Aftershave lotion – Specification  
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:   
Documentation and Information Centre Division at BBN  
Boulevard de la Tanzanie N° 500  
BP: 3535 Bujumbura, Burundi  
Tel: +25722221815 or +25722221577  
E- Mail: info@bbn -burundi.org   
Website: www.bbn -burundi.org