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4 May 2021  
(21-3809) 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):  Other 
products of the textile i ndustry (ICS 59.080.99)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  TDC 8 (25) CD3 
Textiles – Polyethylene monofilament twines for fishing – Specification (5 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:   
1.1 This Draft Tanzania Standard specifies requirements, test method and sampling of 
high density polyethylene monofilament twines used in the manufacture of fishing gears.  
1.2 It does not prescribe the type of finish and feel of the twines.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• TZS 3, Atmospheric conditions for testing.  
• TZS 4, Rounding off numerical values.  
• TZS 265, Textiles – Methods of testing the strength of yarns from packages – 
Part 1: Determination of breaking strength and extension  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  July 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  6 months from adoption  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/TZA/594  
 
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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_3244_00_e.pdf  
 