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4 May 2023 
(23-3126) 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 (TBS)  
MOROGORO/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O BOX 9524, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  
Tel: +255 222450206,  
E- mail: 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 [  ], 2.10 .1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Plant 
growing (ICS code(s): 65.020.20)  
5. Title, numb er of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  AFDC 30 (1917), 
Sweet Orange (Citrus sinensis L.) seed — Requirements for certification; (13 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  This Tanzania standard specifies the certification requireme nts 
for pre -basic and certified seed of sweet orange (Citrus sinensis L.).  
It includes requirements for eligible varieties, application for certification, field, field 
inspection, seed sampling, laboratory testing, certificates, packaging, labelling and post -
control plot  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• OECD Seed Schemes for Varietal Certification or the Contro l of Seed Moving in 
the International Trade  
• OECD Seed Schemes; Guidelines for Control Plot Tests and Field Inspection of 
Seed Crops  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  G/TBT/N/TZA/947  
 
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  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  
Tel: +(255) 22 2450206  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz ; bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/TZA/23_09433_00_e.pdf  
 