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G/TBT/N/RWA/753, G/TBT/N/TZA/876  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1723  
20 December 2022  
(22-9515) 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 (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 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 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):  Barley 
(excl. seed for sowing) (HS code(s): 100390); Cereals, pulses and derived products (ICS 
code(s): 67.060)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 327:2022, 
Barley for brewing — Specification, Second Edition; (13 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft East African Standard specifies the require ments 
sampling and test methods for barley of the varieties grown from (Hordeum vulgare L.) 
intended for brewing.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety; 
Quality requirements; Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
• CODEX STAN 193, General standard for contaminants and toxins in food and feed  
• EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods — Requirements  
• EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry — Code of practice  
• EAS 900, Cereals and pulses — Sampling EAS 901, Cereals and pulses — Test 
methods  
• ISO 10520, Native starch — Determination of starch content — Ewers polarimetric 
method  G/TBT/N/BDI/312 • G/TBT/N/KEN/1358 • G/TBT/N/RWA/753 • G/TBT/N/TZA/876 • 
G/TBT/N/UGA/1723  
 
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  • ISO 520, Cereals and pulses — Determination of the mass of 1 000 grains  
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 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/2022/TBT/TZA/22_8756_00_e.pdf  
 