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28 July 2023  
(23-5155) 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:   
Zanzibar Bure au of Standards (ZBS)  
PO Box 1136  
Zanzibar  
Tel: +255 24 2232225  
Fax: +255 24 2232225  
E-mail: info@zbs.go.tz  
Web: www.zbs.go.tz  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN  where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Surface 
active agents (ICS code(s): 71.100.40)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  PCD 508: 2023, 
Seaweed soap - Specification, First edition; (8 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Zanzibar National Standard specifies requirements, 
sampling and test methods for seaweed  soap. It covers the following types of soap:  
a) Seaweed bathing soap  
b) Seaweed liquid soap  
This standard does not apply to herbal soap.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements; Reducing trade 
barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
ISO 456, Surface active agents — Analysis of soaps — Determination of free caustic alkali  
ISO 457, Analysis of soap — Determination of Chloride content — Titrimetric method  
ISO 673, Analysis of soap — Determination of ethanol insoluble matter  G/TBT/N/TZA/1005  
 
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  ISO 684, Analysis of soap — Determination of total free alkali  
ISO 685, Analysis of soap — Determination of alkali content and total fatty matter content  
ISO 1067, Analysis of soap — Determination of unsaponifiable , unsaponified and 
unsaponified  
saponifiable matter  
TZS 35, Soaps ― Sampling and test methods  
ZNS 67, Herbal soap — Specification  
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:   
Contact person(s):  
Ms. Bahati Samillani  (NEP officer) and Mr. Clavery Chausi  
Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)  
Morogoro/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O Box 9524  
Dar Es Salaam  
Tel: +(255) 22 2450206  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz ; bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/TZA/23_11322_00_e.pdf  
 