G/TBT/N/BDI/210  
G/TBT/N/KEN/1219  
G/TBT/N/RWA/622  
G/TBT/N/TZA/711  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1543  
25 February 2022  
(22-1798) 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:  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;  
Tel: +255 222450206  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz  
Webiste: 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):  Bars and 
rods, hot -rolled, in irregularly wound coils of iron or non -alloy steel, with indentations, 
ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process (HS 721310); 
Concrete structures (ICS 91.080.40)  
5. Title, number of pages and la nguage(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 412 -
2:2022,Steel for the reinforcement of concrete — Part 2: Ribbed bars, Fourth Edition (20 
page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This East African Standard specifies technical requirements for 
ribbed ba rs to be used as reinforcement in concrete. This part of EAS 412 covers:  
a) ribbed bars supplied in straight lengths; and  
b) eleven steel grades not intended for welding which are, B500A - R, B500B -R, B500C -
R, B600A -R, B600B -R, B600C -R, B600D -R, B700A -R, B700B -R, B700C -R and B700D -R, 
and six steel grades intended for welding which are, B500AWR, B500BWR, B500CWR, 
B500DWR, B550DWR and B600DWR  
This standard does not apply to ribbed bars produced from finished products, such as 
plates and railway rail s. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements; Harmonization; 
Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  G/TBT/N/BDI/210, G/TBT/N/KEN/1219, G/TBT/N/RWA/622, G/TBT/N/TZA/711, 
G/TBT/N/UGA/1543  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
ISO/TR 9769, Steel and iron — Review of available methods of analysis  
ISO/TS 4949, Steel names based on letter symbols  
ISO 404, Steel and steel products — General technical delivery requirements  
ISO 10144, Steels for the reinforcement and prestressing of concrete — Certifica tion 
scheme for steel bars and wires  
ISO 14284, Steel and iron — Sampling and preparation of samples for the determination 
of chemical composition  
ISO 15630 -1, Steel for the reinforcement and prestressing of concrete — Test methods 
— Part 1: Reinforcing ba rs, wire rod and wire  
EAS 412 -2: 2019, Steel for the reinforcement of concrete —Part 2: Ribbed bars.  
IS 1786: 2008, High strength deformed bars and wires for concrete reinforcement - 
Specification   
ISO 6935 -2: 2019, Steel for the reinforcement of concrete — Part 2: Ribbed bars  
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 9 524 
Dar Es Salaam  
 
+(255) 22 2450206  
nep@tbs.go.tz ; bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
http://www.tbs.go.tz  
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