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26 May 2020  
(20-3814) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  TANZANIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Oat grains  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  AFDC 16(6759) P3 Oat grains - Specification . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  13 
https://www.tbs.go.tz/images/uploads/AFDC (6759)P3_Oat_grains_ -_Specification -
converted.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/TZA/20_3380_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Tanzania standard specifies the requirements, sampling 
and methods of test for oat grains of varieties (cultivars) grown from Avena sativa and 
Avena byzantina intended for human consumption. This standard does not apply to  Avena 
nuda (hulless oats).  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant internatio nal standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
inter national standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   G/SPS/N/TZA/71  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : August 2020  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : August 2020  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 25 July 2020  
Agency or authority designated to handle comm ents: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
E-mail: nep@tbs.go.tz   
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
E-mail: nep@tbs.go.tz   
 