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12 March 2020  
(20-1930) 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 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):  Sacks. 
Bags (ICS 55.080)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  TDC3 (6306) 
P3 Texti les – High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)/Polypropylene (pp) Woven Leno Sacks 
for packaging and storage of fruits and vegetables – Specification (7 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Tanzania Standard specifies the specific requiremen ts 
and test methods for High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)/Polypropylene (pp) (excluding 
cordage) woven sacks for packaging and storage of variousfruits and vegetables.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
TZS 4, Rounding off numerical values  
TZS 26, Textiles – Determination of the conductivity, pH, water soluble matter, chloride 
and sulphate in aqueous extracts  
TZS 44, Textiles – Woven fabrics - determination of length and width of woven or knitted 
fabrics.  
TZS138, Textiles – Method for determination of colour fastness of textile material to 
rubbing.  
TZS 21, Textiles - Textiles – Woven or knitted fabrics \-determination of  mass per unit 
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  IS 9833, List of Colorants for Use in Plastics in Contact with Foodstuffs and 
Pharmaceuticals.  
IS 10910, Polypropylene and its copolymer for its safe in use in contact with foodstuffs, 
pharmaceuticals and drinking wa ter. 
IS 7328, High density Polyethylene materials for moulding and extrusion.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  May 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  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/TZA/20_1895_00_e.pdf  
 