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6 May 2019  
(19-3094) 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):  Animal 
feeding stuffs (ICS 65.120)  
5. Title, number of pag es and language(s) of the notified document:  AFDC 09 (5549) 
P3 Fish meal as animal feed – Specification (4 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Tanzania Standard prescribes the requirements, methods 
of sampling and test for fish meal as an imal feed.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety; 
Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• TZS 4, Rounding off numerical values.  
• TZS 34-1, Animal feeds and feeding stuffs – Sampling and test methods – Part 1: 
General.TZS 34 -2, Animal feeds and feeding stuffs – Sampling and test methods 
– Part 2: Minerals and trace elements.  
• TZS 34 -3, Animal feeds and feeding stuffs – Sampling and test methods – Part 3: 
Microbiological  
• TZS 538, Labelling of pre -packaged foods — General requirements  
• ISO 6579 -1 – Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method 
for the detection of Salmonella spp.  G/TBT/N/TZA/275  
 
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  • ISO 16654 – Microbiology of food and anim al feeding stuffs – Horizontal method 
for the detection of Escherichia coli  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  October 2019  
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/2019/TBT/TZA/19_2650_00_e.pdf  
 