G/TBT/N/TZA/378  
24 January 2020  
(20-0616) 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):  Lubricants, 
industrial oils and related products (ICS 75.100)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the no tified document:  CDC 17(5817) 
P3- Lubricating Grease - Specification (19 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This standard covers the performance requirements of four 
classes  of lubricating grease, namely industrial non -extreme pressure, indus trial high -
performance extreme pressure, automotive non -extreme pressure, and automotive and 
multi-purpose extreme pressure, each in four consistency grades, and all of which can 
contain suspended solid lubricants  
7. Objective and rationale, including the  nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• ASTM D 93, Standard test methods for flash point by Pensky -Martens closed 
cup tester.  
• ASTM D 95, Standard test method for water in petroleum products and 
bituminous materials by distillation.  
• ASTM D 217, Standard test methods for cone penetration of lubricating grease.  
• ASTM D 445, Standard test method for kinematic viscosity of transparent and 
opaque liquids (and calculation of dynami c viscosity).  
• ASTM D 566, Standard test method for dropping point of lubricating grease.  
• ASTM D 942, Standard test method for oxidation stability of lubricating greases 
by the oxygen pressure vessel method.  
• ASTM D 1263, Standard test method for leakage ten dencies of automotive 
wheel bearing greases  
• ASTM D 1264, Standard test method for determining the water washout G/TBT/N/TZA/378  
 
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  characteristics of lubricating greases.  
• ASTM D 1742, Standard test method for oil separation from lubricating grease 
during storage.  
• ASTM D 1743 , Standard test method for determining corrosion preventive 
properties of lubricating greases.  
• ASTM D 1831, Standard test method for roll stability of lubricating grease.  
• ASTM D 2265, Standard test method for dropping point of lubricating grease 
over wide temperature range.  
• ASTM D 2266, Standard test method for wear preventitive characteristics of 
lubricating grease (four -ball method).  
• ASTM D 2509, Standard test method for measurement of load -carrying 
capacity of lubricating grease (Timken method).  
• ASTM D 2596, Standard test method for measurement of extreme -pressure 
properties of lubricating grease (four -ball method).  
• ASTM D 4048, Standard test method for detection of copper corrosion from 
lubricating grease  
• ASTM D 4049, Standard test method for determinin g the resistance of 
lubricating grease to water spray.  
• ASTM D 4057, Standard Practice for manual sampling of petroleum and 
petroleum products.  
• ASTM D 4289, Standard test method for elastomer compatibility of lubricating 
greases and fluids.  
• ASTM D 4290, Sta ndard test method for determining the leakage tendencies of 
automotive wheel bearing grease under accelerated conditions.  
• IP 34, Determination of flash point – Pensky -Martens closed cup method.  
• IP 50, Determination of cone penetration of lubricating grease . 
• IP 71, Petroleum products – Transparent and opaque liquids – Determination of 
kinematic viscosity and calculation of dynamic viscosity.  
• IP 132, Petroleum products – Lubricating grease – Determination of dropping 
point.  
• IP 220, Petroleum products and lubricants – Determination of rust -prevention 
characteristics of lubricating greases.  
• IP 396, Determination of dropping point of lubricating grease – Automatic 
apparatus method  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  April 2020  
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: nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: www.tbs.go.tz  
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