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 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 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 18-1: 2024, Cement — Part 1: Composition, specification and conformity criteria for common cements, Second Edition; (30 page(s), in English)

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Description of content: This draft East African Standard gives the specifications which include mechanical, physical and chemical requirements of 27 distinct common cements, seven sulphate resisting common cements as well as three distinct low early strength blast furnace cements and two sulphate resisting low early strength blast cements and their constituents.

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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; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements; Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade; Cost saving and productivity enhancement

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Relevant documents:

1._    ASTM C311/C311M–13, Standard Test Methods for Sampling and Testing Fly Ash or Natural Pozzolans for Use in Portland-Cement Concrete

2._    ASTM C494/C494M–13, Standard Specification for Chemical Admixtures for Concrete

3._    ASTMC 1777 Standard Test Method for Rapid Determination of the Methylene Blue Value for Fine Aggregate or Mineral Filler Using a Colorimeter

4._    EAS 18-2, Cement — Part 2: Conformity evaluation

5._    EAS 131-1, Concrete — Part 1: Specification, performance, production and conformity

6._    EAS 148-1, Cement — Test methods — Part 1: Determination of strength

7._    EAS 148-2, Cement — Test methods — Part 2: Chemical analysis of cement

8._    EAS 148-3, Cement — Test methods — Part 3: Determination of setting time and soundness

9._    EAS 148-5, Cement — Test methods — Part 5: Pozzolanicity test for Pozzolanic cements

10.EAS 148-6, Cement — Test methods — Part 6: Determination of fineness

11.EAS 148-7, Cement — Test methods — Part 7: Methods of taking and preparing samples of cement

12.EN 13639, Determination of total organic carbon content in limestone

13.ISO 9277, Determination of the specific surface area of solids by gas adsorption using the BET method

14.ISO 9286, Abrasive grains and crude — Chemical analysis of silicon carbide

15.ISO 29582-2, Methods of testing cement —Determination of the heat of hydration —Part 2: Semi-adiabatic method

16.EN 197-1: 2011; Cement – Part 1; Composition, specifications and conformity criteria for common cement

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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