Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda - Cement

NOTIFICATION

The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6

 

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Notifying Member: BURUNDI, KENYA, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 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

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:

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

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Glaziers' putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking compounds and other mastics; painters' fillings (HS code(s): 321410); Construction materials (ICS code(s): 91.100)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DEAS 148-2: 2024, Cement — Test methods — Part 2: Chemical analysis, Second Edition

; (70 page(s), in English)

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Description of content: This draft East African Standard specifies the methods for the chemical analysis of cement.

The standard describes the reference methods and, in certain cases, an alternative method which can be considered to be equivalent. In the case of dispute, only the reference methods are used.

The standard also describes methods which apply principally to cements, but which can also be applied to their constituent materials and other materials.

An alternative performance-based method using X-ray fluorescence (XRF) is described for SiO2, Al2O3, Fe2O3, CaO, MgO, SO3, K2O, Na2O, TiO2, P2O5, Mn2O3, SrO, Cl and Br.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Harmonization

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Relevant documents:

1._    DEAS 148-2:2023 -7, Cement — Test methods — Part 7: Methods of taking and preparing samples

2._    ISO 385, Laboratory glassware — Burettes

3._    ISO 835, Laboratory glassware — Graduated pipettes

4._    ISO Guide 30, Reference materials — Selected terms and definitions used in connection with reference materials

5._    ISO Guide 31, Reference materials — Contents of certificates and labels

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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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Final date for comments: 60 days from notification

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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