G/TBT/N/BDI/729,
G/TBT/N/KEN/2016,
G/TBT/N/RWA/1372,
G/TBT/N/TZA/1562,
G/TBT/N/UGA/2328

27 March 2026

(26-2447)

Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade

Original: English

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Agency responsible:

Tanzania Bureau of Standards

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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): Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals (other than crude) and preparations n.e.s. or included, containing by weight 70 % or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic constituents of the preparations, containing biodiesel (excl. waste oils) (HS code(s): 271020); Liquid fuels (ICS code(s): 75.160.20)

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Details of notified document(s) (title, number of pages and languages, means of access): DEAS 1332: 2026, Automotive biodiesel fuel – Specification,; (20 page(s), in English)

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

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2026/TBT/TZA/26_01721_00_e.pdf

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 East African Standard specifies requirements, test methods and sampling for pure biodiesel intended for use as fuel in diesel engines operating at 100% concentration or as a blend component for automotive gas oil.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Consumer information, labelling; Protection of the environment; Quality requirements; Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade; Cost saving and productivity enhancement

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Relevant documents:

1. EN 116, Diesel and domestic heating fuels – Determination of cold filter plugging point

2. EN 14103, Fat and oil derivatives – Fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) – Determination of ester and linolenic acid methyl ester contents

3. EN 14105, Fat and oil derivatives – Fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) – Determination of free and total glycerol and mono-, di-and triglyceride content (Reference method)

4. EN 14106, Fat and oil derivatives – Fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) – Determination of free glycerol content

5. EN 14106, Fat and oil derivatives – Fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) – Determination of phosphorus content by inductively coupled plasma (IPC) emission spectrometry

6. EN 14107, Fat and oil derivatives – Fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) – Determination of sodium content by atomic absorption spectrometry

7. EN 14109, Fat and oil derivatives – Fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) – Determination of potassium content by atomic absorption spectrometry

8. EN 14110, Fat and oil derivatives – Fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) – Determination of methanol content

9. EN 14111, Fat and oil derivatives – Fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) – Determination of iodine value

10. EN 14112, Fat and oil derivatives – Fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) – Determination of oxidation stability (accelerated oxidation test)

11. ISO 2160, Petroleum products – Corrosiveness to copper – Copper strip test

12. ISO 3104, Petroleum products – Transparent and opaque liquids – Determination of Kinematic viscosity and calculation of dynamic viscosity

13. ISO 3170, Petroleum products – Petroleum liquids – Manual sampling (ISO 3170)

14. ISO 3171, Petroleum products – Automatic pipeline sampling

15. ISO 3675, Crude petroleum and liquid petroleum products – Laboratory determination of density or relative density – Hydrometer method

16. ISO 3679, Petroleum product – Determination of flash point – Rapid equilibrium closed cup method

17. ISO 3987, Petroleum products – Lubricating oils and additives – Determination of sulphated ash

18. ISO 4259, Petroleum products – Determination and application of precision data in relation to methods of test

19. ISO 5165, Petroleum products – diesel fuel – Determination of the ignition quality of fuels – Cetane engine method

20. ISO 10370, Petroleum products – Determination of Carbon residual – Micro method

21. ISO 12185, Crude petroleum and petroleum products – Determination of density – Oscillating U-tube method

22. ISO 12937, Petroleum products – Determination of water – Coulometric Karl Fisher titration method

23. ISO 13759, Petroleum products – Determination of Alkyl nitrate in diesel fuels – Spectrometric method

24. ISO 14596, Petroleum products – Determination of sulphur content – Wavelength- depressive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry

25. ISO 20846, Petroleum products – Determination of sulphur content of automotive fuels – Ultraviolet fluorescence method

26. ISO 20884, Petroleum products – Petroleum products – Determination of sulphur content of automotive fuels – Wavelength-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry

27. IP 34, Determination of flash point — Pensky-Martens closed cup method

28. IP 71, Petroleum products — Transparent and opaque liquids — Determination of kinematic viscosity and calculation of dynamic viscosity

29. IP 74, Petroleum products and bituminous materials — Determination of water — Distillation method

30. IP 160, Crude petroleum and liquid petroleum products — Laboratory determination of density — Hydrometer method

31. KS 2227: 2023 Petroleum and petroleum products— Automotive biodiesel fuel — Specification

32. TZS 1099: 2012 Automotive biodiesel fuel – Specification

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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: 26 May 2026

[X] 60 days from notification

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

Tanzania Bureau of Standards

Contact person(s):

Ms. Bahati Samillani

Mr. Salim Mohamed Salum

Dr. Ashura Abdul Katunzi

Director General

Tanzania Bureau of Standards

P.O. Box 9524

Dar es Salaam

Tel: +255 653 267 554, +255 715 867 800

Fax: +(255 22) 245 0959

Email: dg@tbs.go.tz , nep@tbs.go.tz, bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz, salim.mohamed@tbs.go.tz

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