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24 August  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:  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):  CEREALS 
(HS 10); Cereals, pulse s and derived products (ICS 67.060)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  AFDC 16 (326) 
DTZS Code of practice for the prevention and reduction of mycotoxin contamination in 
cereals (21 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This code of practice for prevention and reduction of mycotoxin 
contamination in cereals and cereal derived food products applies to all production steps 
from cultivating to post -harvest handling. It recommends practices based on Go od 
Agricultural Practices (GAP) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
TZS 328 -1, Milled maize grain - Specification  
TZS 438, Maize grains - Specification  
TZS 437, Wheat grain -Specification   
ZS 439, Wheat flour – Specification  
TZS 592, Rice - Specification  
TZS 1669, Sorghum - Specification  
TZS 1670, Finger Millet -Specification  
TZS 1675, Paddy/Rough rice -Specification  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  October 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  6 months from adoption  G/TBT/N/TZA/621  
 
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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 9 524 
Dar Es Salaam  
 
+(255) 22 2450206  
nep@tbs.go.tz ; bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
http://www.tbs.go.tz  
 