2.

Agency responsible: Tanzania Bureau of Standards

3.

Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable): Smoked fish, including fillets, other than edible fish offal: (HS code(s): 03054); Fish and fishery products (ICS code(s): 67.120.30)

4.

Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:

[X] All trading partners

[ ] Specific regions or countries:

5.

Title of the notified document: DEAS 898: 2024, Processing and handling of smoked fish, smoke-flavoured fish, smoke-dried fish and smoked fish products — Code of practice, Second Edition. Language(s): English. Number of pages: 10

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/TZA/24_06202_00_e.pdf

6.

Description of content: This Draft East African Standard provides guidelines for processing, handling and storing of smoked fish, smoke-flavoured fish, smoke-dried fish and smoked fish products intended for human consumption. This code of practice applies to all fish species.

7.

Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests.

8.

Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:

[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or related text):

[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code, chapter number):

[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number):

[X] None

Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?

[ ] Yes   [ ] No

If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international standard:

9.

Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:

1. EAS 12, Potable water — Specification

2. EAS 35, Fortified food grade salt — Specification

3. EAS 62-1, Fish handling and processing — Code of practice — Part 1: Fresh fish

4. EAS 832, Fish industry — Operational cleanliness and hygiene — Guidelines

5. EAS 876, Smoked fish, smoke flavoured fish, smoke-dried fish and fish products — Specification

(available in English)

10.

Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): To be determined and notified.

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.

11.

Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.

[X] Trade facilitating measure

12.

Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 22 November 2024

Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:

Tanzania Bureau of Standards

Ubungo, Morogoro Road/Sam Nujoma Road

P. O. Box 9524

DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA

Tel: +(255 22) 245 0298

 +(255 22) 245 0206

Fax: +(255 22) 245 0959

E-mail: [email protected]

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

13.

Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:

Tanzania Bureau of Standards

Ubungo, Morogoro Road/Sam Nujoma Road

P. O. Box 9524

DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA

Tel: +(255 22) 245 0298

 +(255 22) 245 0206

Fax: +(255 22) 245 0959

E-mail: [email protected]

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