G/TBT/N/TZA/312  
7 October 2019  
(19-6446) 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 a nd 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):  Sacks. 
Bags (ICS 55.080)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  TDC3 (6335)P3 
Textiles – Non-woven bags – Specification (5 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Tanzania Standard specifies the requirements and 
test methods for carrier bags made from non -woven fabrics. It does not cover feel and 
luster of the fabric.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of the environment; Quality 
requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. TZS 4, Rounding off numerical values.  
2. ISO 22198, Textile Fabrics – Determination  of width and length  
3. TZS 2007 -1, Textiles – Dyestuffs – Part 1: General principles of testing coloured 
textiles for dyestuff identification  
4. TZS 2007 -2, Textiles – Dyestuffs – Part 2: General method for the determination 
of extractable dyestuffs including allergenic and carcinogenic dyestuffs (method 
using pyridine -water)  
5. TZS 22,Textiles – Tensile properties of fabrics – Part 1: Determination of 
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  6. EAS 251, Method for determination of resistance of fabrics to penetration by water 
(hydrostatic head test  
7. ISO 9073 -1, Textiles – Test methods for non -woven – Part 1: Determination of 
mass per unit area  
8. ISO 907 -5, Textiles – Test methods for non -woven – Part 5: Determination of 
resistance to mechanical penetration (ball burst procedure)  
9. ISO 9073 -16, Textiles – Test methods for non -woven – Part 16: Determination of 
resistance to penetration by water (hydrostatic pressure)  
10. ISO 9073 -4, Textiles – Test meth ods for non -woven – Part 4: Determination of 
tear resistance  
11. TZS 529, Method for determination of colour fastness of textile materials to dry 
cleaning.  
12. TZS 759,Textiles – Preparation, marking and measuring of fabric specimens and 
garments in test for deter mination of dimensional change.  
13. TZS 137: Determination of dimensional change of woven and knitted fabrics and 
garments - machine method.  
14. ISO 2313, Textile fabrics – Determination of the recovery from creasing of a 
horizontally folded specimen by measuring t he angle of recovery.  
15. ISO 13935 -1, Textiles – Seam tensile properties of fabrics and made -up textile 
articles — Part 1: Determination of maximum force to seam rupture using the 
strip method  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  March 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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