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8 April 2021  
(21-2958) 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):  Materials 
and articles in conta ct with foodstuffs (ICS 67.250)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  AFDC 2(231) 
CD2 Specification for plastic materials for food contact applications part 3: colourants 
(34 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This standard list permitted colourants for use in plastics that 
may be regarded as safe for use in contact with foodstuffs  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Pro tection of human health or safety; 
Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• TZS 4: Rounding off numerical values.  
• AFDC 2(229) CD2: Determination of overall migration of constituents of plastics 
materials and articles intended to come in contact with foodstuffs - Method of 
analysis  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  July 
Proposed date of entry into force:  6 months from adoption  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/TZA/557  
 
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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/crnattachments/2021/TBT/TZA/21_2555_00_e.pdf  
 