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9 November 2020  
(20-7994) 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  
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):  Spices and 
condiments. Food add itives (ICS 67.220)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  TBS/AFDC 
3(73)P3 Methods for determination of organic preservatives in foodstuffs – Part 3: Sorbic 
acid and its salts (5 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This standard prescribes the methods for determination of 
sorbic acid and its salts used as preservatives in foodstuffs  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• TZS 59: Water for analytical laboratory use – Specification and test method  
• TZS 4: Rounding off numerical values  
• TZS 672: Automotive gasoline (premium motor spirit)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  January 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  6 months from adoption  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/TZA/483  
 
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  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/2020/TBT/TZA/20_6891_00_e.pdf  
 