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12 February 2020  
(20-1100) 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   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Burundi Bureau of Standards and Quality Control (BBN)  
Boulevard de la Tanzanie N° 500  
BP: 3535 Bujumbura, Burundi  
Tel: +25722221815/+25722221577  
E- Mail: info@bbn -burundi.org  
Web site: www.bbnburundi.org  
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 [X], 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):  25.130.40  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Shovels and 
spades — Specification (16 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:   
This Draft East Africa Standard specifies requirements, methods of sampling and testing of 
shovels and spades  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Quality requirements; Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:   
•  ISO 9556, Steel and iron — Determination of total carbon content — Infrared 
absorption method after combustion in an induction furnace  
•  ISO 10700, Steel and iron — Determination of manganese content — Flame 
atomic absorption spectrometric method  
•  ISO 439, Steel and iron — Determination of total silicon content — Gravimetric 
method  
•  ISO 10714, Steel and i ron — Determination of phosphorus content — 
Phosphovanadomolybdate spectrophotometric method  
•  ISO 671, Steel and cast iron — Determination of sulphur content — Combustion 
titrimetric method  
•  ISO 6508 -1, Metalic materials — Rockwell hardness test — Part 1: Test method  G/TBT/N/BDI/72  
 
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  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:   
Documentation and Information Centre Division at BBN  
Boulevard de la Tanzanie N° 500  
BP: 3535 Bujumbura, Burundi  
Tel: +25722221815 or +25722221577  
E- Mail: info@bbnb -urundi.org  
Web site: www.bbnburundi.org  
 