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8 January 2020  
(20-0133) 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  
MOROGORO/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O BOX 9524  
Tel: +255 222450206  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: www.tbs.go.tz  
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):  Sanitary 
installations (ICS 91.140.70)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 1017 -
4:2019 Sanitary appliances (vitreous china) — Specification — Part 4: Squatting pans 
(6 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East Africa Standard specifies the requirements for 
dimensions, construction, materials, and perf ormance for vitreous China squatting water 
closet pans.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
DEAS 1017 -1:2019, Vitreous sanitary appliances (vitreous china) — Part 1: General 
requirements  
DEAS 1017 -2:2019, Sanitary appliances (vitreous china) — Part 2: Wash down water 
closets — Specifications  
DEAS 1017 -6:2019, Sanitary appliances (vitreous china) — Part 6: Flushing cisterns  — 
Specifications  
EAS 355, Toilet paper — Specifications  G/TBT/N/TZA/373  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  April 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  
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_0175_00_e.pdf  
 