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This document outlines the specifications and testing methods for milled rice intended for human consumption, with a focus on food safety in East Africa.
Year:
2022
Region / city:
East Africa
Topic:
Food safety, standards
Document type:
Draft East African Standard
Organization:
Tanzania Bureau of Standards
Author:
Tanzania Bureau of Standards
Target audience:
Industry professionals, regulators
Period of validity:
To be determined
Approval date:
To be determined
Amendment date:
To be determined
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Notifying Members:
Burundi; Kenya; Rwanda; Tanzania; Uganda
Responsible Agency:
Rwanda Standards Board (RSB)
Agency Address:
KK 15 Rd, P.O. Box 7099, Kigali, Rwanda
Contact Information:
Tel +250 788303492; Email [email protected]
Note:
; Website www.rsb.gov.rw
Notification Basis:
WTO TBT Agreement Article 2.9.2
Products Covered:
Flexible packaging materials
ICS Code:
55
Standard Reference:
DEAS 886:2025
Document Status:
Draft East African Standard
Language:
English
Number of Pages:
47
Scope:
Quantitative determination of residual solvents in flexible packaging materials by headspace gas chromatography
Exclusions:
Residues from thermal decomposition products
Applicable Materials:
Mono- or multilayer plastic films; paper; board; foil; composite materials
Objectives:
Consumer information and labelling; consumer protection; protection of human health and safety; environmental protection; quality requirements; trade facilitation
Related Documents:
ISO 5725-2
Proposed Date of Adoption:
To be determined
Proposed Entry into Force:
Six months from adoption
Final Date for Comments:
17 March 2026
Source Type:
International standards notification under WTO TBT Agreement
Notifying Members:
Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Agency responsible:
Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)
Document title:
DEAS 1161:2023, Draft East African Standard for Prepackaged Cooked Beans
Language:
English
Number of pages:
18
Products covered:
Cereals (HS 10); Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; Miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; Industrial or medicinal plants; Straw and fodder (HS 12); Food technology (ICS 67)
Objective and rationale:
Food safety
Type of document:
Draft East African Standard notification
Regions affected:
All trading partners
Proposed date of adoption:
To be determined
Proposed date of publication:
To be determined
Proposed date of entry into force:
Six months from date of publication
Final date for comments:
15 September 2023
Designated authority for comments:
National Enquiry Point, Tanzania Bureau of Standards
Director General:
Dr. Athuman Ngenya
Subject matter:
Requirements, sampling and test methods for prepackaged cooked beans obtained from Phaseolus spp. for human consumption
Year:
2024
Region / city:
East Africa
Topic:
Food Safety, Rice, Standards
Document Type:
Draft Standard
Agency / institution:
Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)
Author:
Tanzania Bureau of Standards
Target Audience:
Trade partners, food safety stakeholders
Period of validity:
Not specified
Approval Date:
Not specified
Amendment Date:
Not specified
Year:
2024
Region / city:
East Africa
Topic:
Standards
Document type:
Addendum
Organization:
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda delegation
Author:
Not specified
Target audience:
WTO Members
Period of validity:
Starting from 1 December 2023
Approval date:
2 February 2024
Amendment date:
N/A
The document provides an update on the entry into force of the Draft East African Standard DEAS 345:
2021 regarding Toluene specifications in Uganda, effective 1 December 2023.
Notifying Members:
Burundi; Kenya; Rwanda; Tanzania; Uganda
Responsible Agency:
Uganda National Bureau of Standards
Address:
Plot 2-12 ByPass Link, Bweyogerere Industrial and Business Park, P.O. Box 6329, Kampala, Uganda
Contact:
Tel: +(256) 4 1733 3250/1/2; Fax: +(256) 4 1428 6123; E-mail: [email protected]
; Website:
https://www.unbs.go.ug
Legal Basis:
Article 5.6.2
Products Covered:
Vegetable seeds (HS 120991); Plant growing (ICS 65.020.20)
Standard Number:
DEAS 1099:2022
Edition:
First Edition
Pages:
18
Language:
English
Scope:
Certification of pre-basic, basic and certified tomato seed (Solanum lycopersicum)
Subject Matter:
Variety eligibility, application procedures, field requirements and inspection, sampling, laboratory testing, certification, packaging, labelling, post-control tests
Application:
Locally produced and imported seeds
Objective:
Consumer information and labelling; prevention of deceptive practices; protection of plant life or health; quality requirements; trade facilitation
Relevant Documents:
ISTA Rules; OECD Seed Schemes; OECD Guidelines for Control Plot Tests and Field Inspection of Seed Crops
Proposed Date of Adoption:
To be determined
Proposed Date of Entry into Force:
To be determined
Comment Period:
60 days from notification
Availability:
Uganda National Bureau of Standards and WTO notification portal
Year:
2023
Region / City:
Uganda
Topic:
Cosmetics
Document Type:
Draft East African Standard
Agency / Organization:
Uganda National Bureau of Standards
Author:
Uganda National Bureau of Standards
Target Audience:
General public, businesses in the cosmetic industry
Effective Period:
Not specified
Approval Date:
Not specified
Date of Changes:
Not specified
Year:
2024
Region / city:
Tanzania
Theme:
Construction materials, Standards
Document type:
Draft Standard
Agency:
Tanzania Bureau of Standards
Target audience:
Industry professionals, construction engineers
Period of validity:
TBD
Adoption date:
TBD
Entry into force date:
TBD
Final date for comments:
60 days from notification
Description:
Draft East African Standard for concrete used in in situ structures, precast structures, and structural precast products.
Year:
2024
Region / City:
East Africa (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda)
Subject:
Standardization of tomato products
Document Type:
Addendum
Agency / Organization:
East African Community Council of Ministers
Author:
Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Target Audience:
WTO Members
Adoption Date:
14 June 2024
Comment Period:
Not applicable
Date of Circulation:
7 August 2024
Modification Type:
Notification of adoption
Contact Information:
Tanzania Bureau of Standards, Bahati Samillani, Clavery Chausi, Dr. Athuman Ngenya
Description:
Addendum notifying the adoption of East African Standard EAS 66-1: 2023 for canned tomato.
Year:
2025
Region / City:
Uganda
Subject:
Organic Fertilizer
Document Type:
Addendum
Organization / Institution:
WTO
Author:
Delegation of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Target Audience:
WTO Members
Period of Validity:
Not applicable
Approval Date:
30 September 2025
Modification Date:
Not specified
Comment Period:
Not applicable
Agency / Authority:
Uganda National Bureau of Standards
Contact Information:
Uganda National Bureau of Standards, Plot 2-12 ByPass Link, Bweyogerere Industrial and Business Park, P.O. Box 6329, Kampala, Uganda, Tel: +(256) 4 1733 3250/1/2, Fax: +(256) 4 1428 6123, E-mail: [email protected]
, Website:
https://www.unbs.go.ug
Note:
Contextual Description
A notification update from the Delegation of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda concerning the adoption of DEAS 1167:
2023 as a regional standard for organic fertilizers by Uganda, now known as US EAS 1167: 2024.
Year:
2025
Date of circulation:
18 December 2025
Document type:
WTO notification addendum
Subject:
Adoption of standard for fertilizers – ammonium sulphate (sulphate of ammonia)
Standard reference:
DEAS 911: 2023, Second Edition
Adopted standard designation:
US EAS 911: 2024
Date of adoption:
30 September 2025
Notifying Members:
Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Adopting country:
Uganda
Related WTO notifications:
G/SPS/N/BDI/81; G/SPS/N/KEN/248; G/SPS/N/RWA/74; G/SPS/N/TZA/316; G/SPS/N/UGA/300
Type of measure:
Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation
Comment period:
Not applicable
Responsible authority:
Uganda National Bureau of Standards
Address:
Plot 2-12 ByPass Link, Bweyogerere Industrial and Business Park, P.O. Box 6329, Kampala, Uganda
Contact:
Tel +(256) 4 1733 3250/1/2; Fax +(256) 4 1428 6123; E-mail [email protected]
; Website https:
//www.unbs.go.ug
Official WTO addendum communicating the adoption by Uganda of the East African Standard DEAS 911:
2023 on specifications for ammonium sulphate fertilizer under the designation US EAS 911:2024.
Year:
2025
Region / City:
East African Community
Theme:
Food Safety, Fish Handling, Retail
Document Type:
Notification
Author:
Delegation of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Target Audience:
WTO Members
Period of Validity:
Not specified
Date of Approval:
2 July 2025
Date of Amendments:
Not specified
Comment Period:
Not applicable
Agency:
Tanzania Bureau of Standards
Note:
Contact Details
Tel:
+(255 22) 245 0206
Fax:
+(255 22) 245 0959
E-mail:
[email protected]
Website:
http://www.tbs.go.tz
This document is a notification regarding the adoption and publication of East African Standard DEAS 1202:
2024 concerning the handling, processing, and distribution of fish in retail, notifying WTO Members about the decision.
Year:
2024
Region / city:
East Africa
Topic:
Food safety, poultry standards
Document type:
Draft East African Standard
Authority / organization:
Tanzania Bureau of Standards
Author:
Tanzania Bureau of Standards
Target audience:
Regulatory bodies, food industry stakeholders
Period of validity:
To be determined
Approval date:
To be determined
Amendment date:
To be determined
Proposed adoption date:
To be determined
Proposed publication date:
To be determined
Proposed date of entry into force:
To be determined
Final date for comments:
10 March 2025
Description:
Draft East African Standard specifying requirements for dressed poultry, applicable to birds domesticated for human consumption.
Document Type:
Public review draft
Circulation date:
18th September, 2023
Closing date:
17th November, 2023
Technical Committee:
EASC/TC 015 Oilseeds, edible fats and oils
Bureau:
Kenya Bureau of Standards
Author:
Director Standards Development and International Trade
Target Audience:
Public review participants
Date of Approval:
N/A
Date of Amendments:
N/A
Contact:
Mercy N. Ndirangu ([email protected]
Year:
2025
Region / City:
East Africa
Topic:
Standardization
Document Type:
Addendum
Organization / Institution:
WTO
Author:
Delegation of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Target Audience:
WTO Members
Effective Period:
Not specified
Approval Date:
31 October 2025
Modification Date:
N/A
This addendum provides an update on the adoption of the Draft East African Standard, DEAS 1082:
2021, as a final standard by Tanzania.
Year:
2024
Region / city:
East Africa
Subject:
Mosquito repellent
Document type:
Notification Addendum
Organization:
East African Community Council of Ministers
Author:
Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Target audience:
WTO Members
Period of validity:
From 14 June 2024
Date of approval:
14 June 2024
Note:
Date of amendments
Description:
Notification of the adoption of a draft East African Standard for mosquito repellent performance test guidelines, effective as of 14 June 2024.