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27 April 2020  
(20-3265) 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):  
Rubber  compounding ingredients (ICS  83.040.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  CDC 7  (5810) P3 
Light kaolin – Specification (14 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Tanzania Standard prescribes the requirements and 
the methods of sampling and  testing of light kaolin for use in chemical industries. It does 
not apply for light kaolin used in pharmaceutical industry.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Quality req uirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• TZS 59 Water for analytical laboratory use – Specification and test method  
• TZS 74 Sulphuricacid - Specification  
• TZS 386 Sampling of pure technical and analytical sodium hydroxide  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  July 2020 
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon declaration as a mandatory by the Minister for 
Industry, Trade and Investment  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/TZA/436  
 
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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:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards  
MOROGORO/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O BOX 9524  
Tel: +255 222450206  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: www.tbs.go.tz  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/TZA/20_2924_00_e.pdf  
 