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28 May 2019  
(19-3700) 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@bbnburundi.org  
Website: www.bbn -burundi.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):  Not 
specified  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Fishing gill nets 
— Specificati on (14 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements and 
methods of test for fishing gill nets.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer i nformation, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements; 
Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
• ISO 1805, Fishing nets — Determination of breaking force and knot breaking force 
of netting yarns  
• ISO 1973, Textile fibres — Determination of linear density — Gravimetric method 
and vibroscope method  
• ISO 5079, Textile fibres — Determination of breaking force and elongation at 
break of individual fibres  
• ISO 16373 -1, Textiles — Dyestuffs — Part 1: General principles of testing coloured 
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  • ISO 16373 -2, Textiles — Dyestuffs — Part 2: General method for the 
determination of extractable dyestuffs includi ng allergenic and carcinogenic 
dyestuffs (method using pyridine -water)  
• ISO 16373 -3, Textiles — Dyestuffs — Part 3: Method for determination of certain 
carcinogenic dyestuffs (method using triethylamine/methanol)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determi ned  
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@bbnburundi.org  
Website: www.bbn -burundi.org  
 