G/TBT/N/BDI/141  
G/TBT/N/KEN/1128  
G/TBT/N/RWA/520  
G/TBT/N/TZA/630  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1414  
20 September 2021  
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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, KENYA, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA   
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  
Telephone No:+255 222450206  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: www.tbs.go.tz  
Name and addre ss (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):  Soap in 
the form of flakes, granules, powder, paste or in aqueous solution (HS 340120); Organic 
surface -active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or 
cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap (HS 34 0130); Surface 
active agents (ICS 71.100.40)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 791:2021, 
Kitchen equipment cleaner and grease remover — Specification, 2nd edition (8 page(s), 
in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for kitchen equipment cleaners and grease removers. The 
standard covers three types of kitchen equipment kitchen equipment cleaners and grease 
removers that are suitable for the removal of carbon deposits, grease, baked -on fats and 
other surface contaminants from industrial and domestic cooking kitchen equipment, 
grills, fryers and other steel kitchen equipment, but that are not intended for use in self -
cleaning kitchen eq uipment.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Quality requirements; Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and 
facilitating trade  G/TBT/N/BDI/141, G/TBT/N/KEN/1128, G/TBT/N/RWA/520, G/TBT/N/TZA/630, 
G/TBT/N/UGA/1414  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
ASTM D6450, Standards test methods for flash point by Continuously Closed Cup (CCCFP) 
tester  
EAS 321, Edible fats and oils (General) – Specification  
EAS 956, Air freshener aerosols — Specification  
ISO 456, Surface active agents — Analysis of soaps — Determination of free caustic alkali  
ISO 684, Analysis of soap — Determination of total free alkali ISO 862, Surface active 
agents — Vocabulary  
ISO 1067, Analysis of soap — Determination of unsaponifiable, unsapo nified and 
unsaponified saponfiable matter  
ISO 2884 -2, Paints and varnishes – Determination of viscosity using rotary viscometers 
– Part 2: Disc or ball viscometer operated at a specified speed  
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:   
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  
 
+(255) 22 2450206  
nep@tbs.go .tz; bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
http://www.tbs.go.tz  
https://members.wto.org/crnatta chments/2021/TBT/TZA/21_5906_00_e.pdf