Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - Tanzania - Acrylic roof paint

NOTIFICATION

The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6

 

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Notifying Member: TANZANIA

If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible:

Tanzania Bureau of Standards

Ubungo, Morogoro Road/Sam Nujoma Road

P. O. Box 9524

DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA

Tel. No: +255 22 245 0298/+255 22 245 0206

Email: nep@tbs.go.tz

Website: www.tbs.go.tz

Telefax: +255 22 2450959

E-mail: info@tbs.go.tz

Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], Other:

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Products covered (HS codes or national tariff lines. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Paints and varnishes, incl. enamels and lacquers, based on polyesters, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium; solutions based on polyesters in volatile organic solvents, containing > 50% solvent by weight (HS code(s): 320810); Paints and varnishes (ICS code(s): 87.040)

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Details of notified document(s) (title, number of pages and languages, means of access): CDC 13 (4008) DTZS, Acrylic roof paint — Specification, First Edition; (10 page(s), in English)

Link to notified document(s) and/or contact details for agency or authority which can provide copies upon request:

Tanzania Bureau of Standards

Ubungo, Morogoro Road/Sam Nujoma Road

P. O. Box 9524

DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA

Tel. No: +255 22 245 0298/+255 22 245 0206

Email: nep@tbs.go.tz

Website: www.tbs.go.tz

Telefax: +255 22 2450959

E-mail: info@tbs.go.tz

Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz

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Description of content: This Draft Tanzania Standard specifies requirements, sampling, and test methods of Acrylic roof paint.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Quality requirements; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade

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Relevant documents:

1._    TZS 526 Paints and varnishes - Determination of volatile and non-volatile matter

2._    TZS 604 Paints and varnishes — Determination of gloss value at 20º, 60º and 85º

3._    TZS 1890 Paints, varnishes and raw materials for paints and varnishes — Sampling

4._    TZS 1894 Paints and varnishes - Determination of total lead - Flame atomic absorption spectrometric method

5._    TZS 1895 (all parts)

6._    ISO 19396-1:2025 Paints and varnishes — Determination of pH value — Part 1: pH sensors with glass membrane

7._    TZS 4113 ISO 4618 Paints and varnishes — Vocabulary

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined and notified

Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined

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Provision of comments

Final date for comments: 14 February 2026

[X] 60 days from notification

Contact details of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification:

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