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EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT

14TH EAST AFRICAN STANDARDS COMMITTEE MEETING

EAC SECRETARIAT

Arusha, Tanzania

May, 2010

SNOW CREST HOTEL

ARUSHA TANZANIA

13TH TO 14TH MAY 2010

REPORT OF THE MEETING

REF:EAC/TF/46/2010



SNOW CREST HOTEL

ARUSHA TANZANIA

13TH TO 14TH MAY 2010


1. OPENING OF THE MEETING

1.1 Introduction

The meeting was held in accordance with the calendar of EAC

activities for the period January 2010 to June 2010. The meeting was

attended by delegates from 5 EAC States of Burundi, Kenya,

Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda; and representatives of development

partners from Physikalisch -Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB),

COMESA, UNIDO, COMPETE and ASARECA.The list of the delegates

is hereto attached in Annex I

1.2 Constitution of the Bureau

Mr. Charles Ekelege, the Director Tanzania Bureau of Standards

chaired the meeting, while Mr. David Eboku, from the Uganda

National Bureau of Standards was the Rapporteur.

1.3 Remarks from Common Market for Eastern and

Southern Africa (COMESA) Secretariat

A representative from the COMESA, Mr. Samuel Mwambazi, noted

that COMESA, a 20 member organization had a programme similar t: ~

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that in the EAC in which Standardization and Quality Assurance

activities were undertaken. He noted that COMESA and the EAC had

cooperated in the harmonization of standards and was looking

forward to cooperation in all areas of SQMT. He added that COMESA

was organizing for a meeting to held in Nairobi Kenya from 24-25 May

2010 to discuss procedures for EAC, COMESA and SADC tripartite

standards harmonization process and invited the EAC to nominate

participants to the meeting.

1.4 Remarks from Competitiveness and Trade Expansion

Programme (USAID/ COMPETE)

A representative from COMPETE, Mr. Isaac Tallam, noted that

COMPETE a USAID funded programme based in Nairobi, Kenya was

supporting trade within the EAC and COMESA regions and had

offered to assist the EAC region with the process of harmonization of

standards for 23 identified staple foods products. He indicated that

although the focus of COMPETE was on the private sector, it was

found necessary to work with Governments in ensuring that trade is

facilitated within the shortest time at the lowest cost. In view of this

COMPETE offered to support the harmonization of standards.

1.5 Remarks from

Agricultural Research

(ASARECA)

Association

in Eastern

for

and

Strengthening

Central Africa

A representative from ASARECA, Dr. Michael Waithaka, noted that

ASARECA was focused on poverty alleviation through supporting

productivity and trade in staple foods particularly cassava and

potatoes. He added that through collaboration with National

Standards Bureaux and the EAC Secretariat 11 draft East African

Standards were concluded and that ASARECA was committed to

continue in the harmonization process and any additional activities

that will ensure that the promotion of standards helps in the fight

against poverty.

1.6 Remarks from East African Grain Council (EAGC)

The representative from EAGC, Mr. Jackson T. Kiraka, applauded the

EASC for the harmonization of standards and related measures which

he indicated were of utmost interest to the Council for the purpose of

promoting trade in grain in the region. He called for collaboration in

order to build on strengths for both parties and share successes in

uplifting standards within the Grain Sector.

1.7 Opening remarks from the EAC Secretariat

In his opening remarks, Mr. Peter Kiguta, the Director General of

Customs and Trade (DG, C&T) welcomed and thanked members for

attending the meeting despite their busy schedules. He noted that the

EAC had just celebrated 10 years of existence and reiterated that in

the area of SQMT there had been a number of achievements including

putting in place SQMT Act of 2006, establishing an SQMT office,

establishing the East African Standards Committee.

He pointed out that the Secretariat had carried sensitization targeting

stakeholders at a selected major border points and select Members of

Parliament responsible for trade affairs. He pointed out that

stakeholders expressed concern on the continued existence of Non-

Tarriff Barriers (NTBs) and the low awareness on matters related to

the implementation of the SQMT and attendant benefits. The DG

(C&T)called for support from the Committee in the elimination of the

NTBs related to the SQMT Act so that intra-Community trade can

grow faster from the current recorded 13%.

The DG (C&T), reminded members that effective July 2010, the

Protocol for Establishing a Common Market will come into force and

will be central to the Common Market. He noted the principle of

mutual recognition of certification, inspection and inspection

procedures in supporting the realization of the objectives of the

Common Market in the area of SQMT.Therefore NSBs will be expected

to playa major role in the area of trade facilitation.

In view of the above, he called for building of partnerships among all

stakeholders especially the private sector to realize the objectives of

SQMTAct and the Common Market. Finally he informed the meeting

that the Council had recommended the amendment of SQMT to

provide for the expansion of the EASC and at an appropriate time

members of the Committee will be consulted on this matter.

He wished the meeting fruitful deliberations.

2. ADOPTIONOF THE AGENDA

The meeting adopted the agenda and is hereto attached as Annex 11.

3. CONSIDERATIONOF MATTERSARISINGFROM THE

REPORT OF THE 13TH EASC MEETING

3.1 Reconstitution of the EASC to reflect the requirement of

the SQMTAct

It was reported that in November 2009, the EAC Secretariat convened

a meeting of experts who identified areas for improved operations of

the EASC and established a Working Group to make proposals for the

restructuring of the EASC. It was noted that the report of the working

group was yet to be received by the Secretariat.

Recommendation:

The Committee urged the Secretariat to follow up with the

Working Group to finalize the draft procedures by end of

June 2010.

3.2 Development of Regulations to operationalize the SQMT

Act, 2006

It was noted that this item was to be addressed under agenda item

No.4.

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3.3 Recruitment of a Standards Officer to strengthen the SQMT

Office at the EACSecretariat

It was reported that the Council of Ministers had directed the

Secretariat to submit a proposal for the establishment of additional

positions to determine the urgent positions and advise the Council

accordingly. The Committee also noted that the secretariat was

seeking support in order to address these concerns.

Recommendations

a) The Committee recommended that as a short-term

measure, the EAC Secretariat should consider engaging

experts on short term contracts to assist the Principal

Standards Officer

b) The Committee also recommended that the Secretariat

defines the detailed positions, and TORs for the officers

required to adequately address the SQMT requirements as

detailed in the SQMTAct.

3.4 Strengthening of the College of Business Education into

Centre of Excellence for training in Metrology

The Committee was informed that a criteria was developed and when

finalized will be applied to determine which institutions may become

EACcentres of excellence.

Recommendation:

The Committee requested that the criteria be finalized and

the Secretariat to avail it to Partner States

3.5 Matters related to the standards on used motor vehicles and

Plastic Carrier Bags

It was reported that a meeting of experts had made recommendations

to the EASC and the Secretariat on how to handle the standards on

used vehicles and plastic carrier bags and that the recommendation

had been considered by the Standards Technical Sub-Committee.

The Committee agreed to consider these items under Agenda item 5.

3.6 Harmonization of Standards between the EAC and other

RECs

It was noted that a report of a group of experts to discuss the draft

policy on harmonization of standards between EACjCOMESAjSADC

had been considered by the Standards Technical Sub-Committee.

The Committee agreed to consider this item under Agenda item 5.

3.7 Technical Management Board for the implementation of the

SQMTAct

It was reported that PTB agreed to finance a meeting of the Technical

Management Board (TMB)on implementation of the SQMTAct to deal

with the recommendation of the EASC workshop on the

implementation of the SQMT Act as basis for industrialization of the

EAC and to avoid the legislations becoming impediments to free trade

in the EAC Customs Union.

The Committee welcomed and thanked PTB for agreeing to provide the

support for the meeting.

Recommendation

The Committee urged the Secretariat to convene the

meeting of the TMBin consultation with Partner States.

3.8 Matters arising from the consideration of the annual

reports of the East African Technical Sub-Committees for the

period May 2009 to May 2010.

3.8.1 East African Standards Technical Sub-Committee

It was reported that 22 Draft Standards approved by the committee

had been approved by the Council and notified in the East African

Community Gazette.

Recommendation:

The Committee recommended that the Secretariat sends

copies of the EAC Gazettes directly to the Bureau of

Standards in order to help bring standards into effect

without unnecessary delays.

3.8.2 East African Metrology Technical Sub-Committee

It was reported the secretariat had facilitated the process of

development of the Metrology Bill and that the outcome would be

reported under Agenda item 6.

3.8.3 East African Testing Technical Sub-Committee

It was noted that the committee had approved the formation of a

working group on Chemical Metrology, continued awareness

programmes in Chemical Metrology in the region and the publication

of the EAC Proficiency Testing Brochure.

The Committee agreed that progress of this work would be considered

under Agenda item 6.

3.8.4 East African Quality Assurances Technical Sub-Committee

(QATSC)

It was noted that the Secretariat had forwarded two draft regulations

for national consultations and that the QA TSC would report on

progress in this area.

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It was agreed that the QA TSC would update the committee under

Agenda item 6.

3.9 Persistent NTBs

This matter was to be considered under Agenda item 5.

3.10 Positioning of EAC infrastructure to meet the requirements

of the full-fledged Customs Union and Common Market

The EAC Secretariat presented the Directives of the Sectoral Council

on Trade, Industry, Finance and Investment and sought for input

and/ or guidance of the EASC on how best to operationalize the

directives.

The Committee also noted that UNIDO was committing funding for

part of the study to cover sustain ability of testing laboratories.

Product liability law, the purpose of which is to urge Partner States to

impose strict liability on manufacturers, or other entities in the chain

of distribution, for personal injury, property damage or economic loss

caused by the sale or use of a product in the Community.

The Committee urged the EAC Secretariat to implement the

Directives, with guidance from the EASC Technical Sub-

Committees.

3.11 Regional UNIDOFood Safety Project

This item was to be considered under Agenda 7.

4 CONSIDERATION OF THE STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION

OF COUNCILDIRECTIVES

It was reported that the Secretariat had undertaken sensitization

in six selected border posts and Members of Parliaments within

Partner States where concerns on NTBs were pointed out. The

Committee noted the report, thanked the Secretariat for the effort

and encouraged Secretariat to increase efforts and resources to

adequately improve the level of awareness.

The Committee took note of the issues raised by members of

Parliament and the business community and agreed as follows:

i. To meet regularly, at least twice a year, with a view to appraise

each other on how best to address emerging challenges;

11. create synergies with key strategic partners such as like PTB,

USAID/COMPETE,UNIDOand ASARECA in creating awareness

on the role of SQMT services in regional trade;

lll. Enhance communication between NSBs using all the tools

available so that Technical Barriers to Trade (TBTs) can be

minimized and trade facilitated;

iv. Direct Metrology SC to look into the challenge of management of

transit weighbridges;

v. Direct the QA and Testing SC to address the concerns related to

exports and imports through improved monitoring of confonnity

of products and define a long term framework including

adoption of appropriate regulations;

vi. closely work with Customs Authorities, Plant Protection; and

other stakeholders in terms of sharing of information, joint

inspections and work towards the implementation of a one stop

border clearance point;

Recommendation

The EASC made the following recommendations:

a} Request the Council to urge Partner States to provide

adequate resources to NSBs to develop capacity so as to

better implement the provisions of SQMTAct in order to

protect consumers from dangerous products while

facilitating trade within the EACCommonmarket;

b} The EAC Secretariat to continue carrying out regular

sensitization at all levels including the political actors;

c} The EAC Secretariat to forward the issues that are

country specific or institutional specific to those

particular Partner States or institutions concerned for

consideration;

d) The EACSecretariat drafts and presents to the Committee

proposals on how best to expand the composition of the

EASC in line with the recommendations of members of

Parliament

5 CONSIDERATION OF THE DRAFT REGULATIONS TO

OPERATIONALISETHE EAC SQMTACT, 2006.

The Committee noted that there was an urgent need for the

regulations to bring into full effect the SQMTAct and that there was

need to adequately understand the context of the regulations,

enhance harmony (remove overlaps potential or real) within the

regulations and corresponding procedures. The Committee also noted

that there was a need for the draft regulations to be considered by a

joint forum of the Technical Sub-Committees.

Recommendation

a) The committee urged the Secretariat to coordinate

the process and convene a two-day joint regional

meeting of Technical Sub-Committees to review the

drafts by 15th June 2010 in Rwanda.

b) The Committee recommended to the Secretariat to

circulate the reviewed draft regulations to the EASC

for approval by correspondence before forwarding the

drafts to the EAC legal draftsmen.

6. CONSIDERATION OF THE ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE EASC

TECHNICALSUB-COMMITTEES

The EASC received and adopted the reports of the 4 Technical Sub-

Committees outlining the various activities that had been undertaken

and proposed new work programme. The EASC thanked Development

Partners for the continued support in the activities of standardization

that has enabled progress SQMTactivities within the Community.

6.1 Standards Technical Sub-Committee (STSC)

The Committee considered and adopted the Sub-

Committee's report (attached as annex III) and made the

following recommendations

6.1.1 Harmonized Standards

The Committee recommends to the Council to approve and declare the 22 Final

Draft Standards listed in Annex IV as East African Standards.

6.1.2 Harmonization of the age limits of used vehicles imported

into the Community

Recommendation:

The Committee recommends to Sectoral Council on Trade, Industry,

Finance and Investment as follows:

a) Adopt a tentative age limit of 10 years from the date of first

registration. [Kenya wishes to retain the age limit of 8 years]

b) To direct the EAC Secretariat to convene a regional workshop to

further discuss the relationship between the age limit,

environmental pollution, safety, fuel consumption efficiency,

social well-being, economic activities, technological and

industrial developments. The workshop should bring together key

stakeholders including those from the following: Bureaus of

Standards, Revenue Authorities, Ministries responsible for

transport, Ministries responsible for finance, environmental

management authorities and ministries responsible for industry.

The private sector shall be represented by dealers in new and

used vehicles, transporters, etc. The workshop should be

convened by August 2010.

c) To direct the EACSecretariat to commission a study on the long-

term impact of trade in used motor vehicles in the Community

including an aspect of age limits.

d) Urge Partner States to harmonize the testing and inspection

regimes and technical regulations on road vehicles.

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6.1.2 Harmonization of standards for plastic carrier bags

The Committee observed that there were divergent policies and laws

being implemented in the Partner States and that there are other

options for the management control of plastic carrier bags including

waste management and adoption of biodegradable plastics.

Recommendation:

The approval of the draft East African standard on Plastic

carrier bags, DEAS481, Plastic carrier bags - Specification,

be halted.

6.1.3

EAC

Establishment of inter-linkages with other sectors of the

The Committee noted that there were other EAC Organs that develop

standards. The followingareas of standardization were specificallynoted:

SPS standards, Fish and fishery products and East African Seeds

committee.

Recommendation

The Committee recommends to the Sectoral Council on

Trade, Finance and Industry (SCTFI) to guide the

Committee on a mechanism through which EACorgans

that develop standards can collaborate to enhance

coherence in the work of standards harmonisation.

6.1.4 Harmonization standards of interest to EAC,COMESAand

SADC

The Committee was informed that there were ongoing

discussion for the EAC Common Market for Eastern and

Southern Africa (COMESA)and SADCTripartite Free Trade Area

Agreement and that harmonisation of standards was part of the

agreement.

Recommendation:

The Committee recommends to EAC Secretariat to ensure that

there is adequate support to the Bureaux of standards in the EAC

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to participate in the discussions on the tripartite agreement and

keep the Committee up dated.

6.1.5 EAC Web-portal as a tool for development and

dissemination of East African Standards

Recommendation

The Committee urges the EAC Secretariat to increase

awareness on this web portal; and enhance the use of

the portal through the provision of information to the

editors for up load and using the information from the

web for the benefits of the targeted stakeholders.

6.1.6 Review and Operationalization of Procedures for Development

Of East African Standards

Recommendation:

The Committee requests the EAC Secretariat to make

arrangement for the task force meeting to discuss and

finalise the procedures.

6.1. 7 Draft EAC Regulation for the Development of National

Standards and National Technical Regulations Including the

Adoption of East African Standards In Partner States

Recommendations:

a) EAC secretariat make arrangement for Sub-Committee

to discuss the regulations taking into account the

frameworks approved for the development by the 13th

meeting of the EASC.

b) There should be joint meetings with EASC Sub-

Committees developing regulations to enhance

coherence of the regulations.

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6.2 Testing Technical Sub-Committee (TTSC)

The Committee considered and adopted the Sub Committee

report (Annex V)and noted the following:

6.2.1 Training

a) More training in identified areas be carried out

in order to achieve adequate and competent

laboratory personnel. Priority should be given to

new member states; Rwanda and Burundi as

their capacity is still low.

b) Strengthening of analytical skills within the

testing laboratories through tailor made

programmes be continued.

6.2.2 Proficiency Testing (PT)

a) NSBs to carry out more awareness &

marketing for the PT schemes in order to

attract more laboratories and to ensure

sustainabUity of the PT schemes.

b) The increase of participation fees from US$

100 per PT matrix to US$ 150 to subsidize the

cost of the consumables by the PT provider as

agreed during the EAC PT Evaluation

workshop.

6.2.3 The need for meetings of the Testing technical

sub-committee as follows:

a) Two regular Testing Technical subcommittee

meetings.

b) One planning meeting for PT providers.

c) One joint PT Evaluation workshop

d) One meeting for the Working Group on Waste

Disposal (WG2)

e) One meeting for the Chemical Metrology Working

Group (WG3)

6.3 Metrology Technical Sub-Committee (EAMET)

The Committee considered and adopted the report for the Sub-

Committee on Metrology (Annex VI).

Recommendation:

The Committee forwards the re-drafted Metrology Bill

incorporating international best practices, back to the

Council with justifications as requested.

6.4 Quality Assurance Technical Sub-Committee (QATSC)

6.4.1 The Committee considered and adopted the report for the

Sub-Committee on Quality Assurance (Annex VII).

The Committee made following recommendations to Council:

a) To Urge Partner states to adopt Pre-export Verification of

Conformity to Standards (PVoC)as a tool for ridding the

region of substandard goods.

b) To direct the Secretariat to convene a meeting of

Experts in problematic sectors such as food to develop

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harmonized requirements and approaches towards a

uniform conformity assessment regimes and approvals.

c) To urge Partner States to stop charging levies to aU

imports from other Partner States.

d) To urge Partner States to commit adequate resources to

enable implementation of the procedures; and streamline

inspection functions to meet the requirements of

international best practices.

6.4.2 The EAC common certification mark

The Committee discussed the issue of single certification mark and

agreed that this subject should be further considered within the

Committee before the regulations are drafted

6.4.3 Product liability law and related regulations

The committee discussed the subject of a law on product liability and

agreed that the QA TSC includes the considerations on this law into

the work plan.

7 STATUS REPORT IMPLEMENTATIONOF PTB PROJECT

7.1 PTB - Architecture of SQMT in EAC

The Project Coordinator of PTB presented the overview of the project

implementation status which was at it second phase since 2007 an

evaluation mission for this phase was expected to take place in

September 2010. He noted that the project would have a third phase

starting 2011. He highlighted the successes in all areas of SQMT; the

existing challenges and planned activities and noted the need one

contact person as a regional coordinator for the quality net website.

The presentation is attached as Annex VIII.

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A draft report was also presented on a study on the impact of the

Regional SQMTArchitecture in the East African Community on cross

border trade. The presentation is attached as Annex IX.

The committee noted the reports and thanked PTB for the project

and the study.

a) Kenya offered to nominate one person for coordinating the

web portal.

b) When the study on the impact of the SQMTarchitecture is

completed, the report would also be presented to the

Committee.

7.2 UNIDO-Regional Food Safety Project

The regional project coordinator, Mr. Ananias Bagumire, presented an

overview of the implementation of the UNIDO/NORAD EAC Capacity

Building Project in Agro-Industry. He highlighted the achievements

that have so far been made, challenges encountered, and the proposed

way forward. The Presentation slides are attached as Annex X.

The committee

a) Reiterated the need to establish a regional forum on

Codex, as well as the strengthening the national codex

contact points;

b) Noted the need to expedite the activities especially

procurement of equipment since delays affect execution of

national

c) Urged UNIDO Project Coordinator to participate in

meetings of the Technical Sub-Committees and enhance

reporting on activities supported by the project.

8 ANY OTHER BUSINESS

8.1 SQMT Department Collaborative Programmes with

other Stakeholders

The Committee received and took note of the various collaborative

programmes and on-going SQMT activities within the EAC Secretariat.

Commended the EAC Secretariat for being proactive and encouraged

the Secretariat to follow up on these initiatives.

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Signed on 14th day of May 2010 by the respective Heads of Delegations

as below:

Dr. k C bahiro Bagabe

Director eneral

Rwanda Bureau of Standards

REPUBLIC OF RWANDA

~ Dr. Terry Kahuma'r Executive Director

Uganda National Bureau of Standards

REPUBLIC OF UGANDA

Mr. Joel

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ANNEX I

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

EAC SECRETARIAT Arusha, Tanzania May, 2010



ANNEX II

AGENDA


Annex II



13th to 14th May 2010 ARUSHA, TANZANIA

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14th EAST AFRICAN STANDARDS COMMITTEE MEETING 13th to 14th May, Arusha, Tanzania

AGENDA

1.0 Opening of the meeting

2.0 Consideration of Matters Arising from the Report of the 13th EASC meeting

3.0 Consideration of status of implementation of Council Directives

-Reports on Awareness on SQMT Framework in Partner States (Boarders Posts,stakeholders,

Parliamentarians responsible for Trade matters in National Parliaments).

4.0 Consideration and approval of the final draft regulations to operationalize the EAC SQMT Act, 2006

5.0 Consideration of the Annual Reports of the East African Technical Sub-Committees for the period April

2009 – April 2010:

- EASC Technical Sub-Committee on Standards Harmonization (including new projects;

ASERECA, COMPETE, e.tc)

- EASC Technical Sub-Committee on Meteorology

- EASC Technical Sub-Committee on Testing

- EASC Technical sub committee on Quality Assurance

7.0 Consideration of Reports from PTB and UNIDO on implementation of EAC Projects on Standardisation

Annex II

(a) PTB – Architecture of SQMT in EAC

-Progress for the period April 2008 - 2009

– Progress on project monitoring and evaluation (M&E) mechanism, Report by the consultants

(b) UNIDO – Regional Food Safety

-Progress report

8.0 Any Other Business

Annex II


13TH MEETING OF THE EAST AFRICAN STANDARDS -COMMITTEE

7th to 8th May 2008 Naura Springs Hotel , ARUSHA, TANZANIA

PROGRAMME

THURSDAY, 7TH APRIL 2008

0900 ― 0945 hrs � Opening of the meeting

0945 ― 1030 hrs � Adoption of the agenda

1030 ― 1100 hrs � Health break

1100 ― 1300 hrs � Consideration of matters arising from the report of the 11th meeting of the East

African Standards Committee

1300 ― 1400 hrs � Lunch break

1400 ― 1500 hrs � Consideration of the Annual Reports of East African Standards Committee

Technical Sub Commitees


Persistent NTBs to be referred to Council for determination

5.1 New NTBs originating from Tanzania Food and Drugs Authority (TFDA

5.2 NTBs resulting from non-implementation of EAS 163:2007, Milk — Determination of freezing point

— Thermistor cryoscope method (Reference method) by the Dairy Development Authority of Uganda.

(allow all Partner States to register their grievances)

6.0 Positioning of the EAC infrastructure to meet the requirements of the full-fledged EAC Customs

Union and Common Market commencing on 1st January 2010.

6.1 Treatment of re-exports from countries outside the EAC.

1600 ― 1700 hrs � Consideration of Reports from PTB and UNIDO on the implementation of EAC projects on Standardization

FRIDAY ,8TH April 2008

Annex II

0900 ― 1030 hrs �


1100 ― 1200 hrs � Consideration of Country Reports on Implementation of SQMT Activities

1200 --- 1300 � Any Other Business

1300 — 1400 hrs � Lunch Break

1400 ― 1530 hrs � Report Writing

1530 ― 1600 hrs � Finalization and Adoption of the Report



ANNEX III

REPORT OF 18TH MEETING OF THE EAST AFRICAN STANDARDS TECHNICAL SUB-COMMITTEE


EAST DRlCD COMMUNITYSECRETARIAT

MAY 2010


EIGHTEENTH MEETING OF THE EAST AFRICAN STANDARDS TECHNICAL

SUB-COMMITTEE

10th to 12th May 2010,

ARUSHA, TANZANIA


1.0 OPENING OF THE MEETING

1.1 The meeting was held in accordance with the calendar of the EAC

activities for January to June 2010 and was attended by delegates from

the five Partner States of Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania Rwanda and Uganda.

The list of participants is attached as Annex I.


The meeting was chaired by Dr. Claude J.S. Mosha of Tanzania Bureau of

Standards and the rapporteur was Mr David Eboku from Uganda National

Bureau of Standards in accordance with the EACprocedures.

1.3 Adoption of the agenda

The agenda was adopted as attached as Annex II.

2.0 CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS ARISING FROM THE REPORT OF THE

17TH MEETING OF THE EASTSC AND THE 13TH MEETING OF THE

EASC

2.1 Considerations on Council Directive on the Harmonisation of the age

limits of used vehicles imported into the Community for

incorporation into DEAS 500:2008, Road vehicles - Inspection -

Code of practice which the committee had recommended for

approval as an East African Standard in 2008.

The Sub-Committee noted that the Council of Ministers had directed the

EASC to harmonize the standard on used vehicles including the age limit

for used motor vehicles imported into the Community in April 2007. In

2008, the EASC adopted a draft standard and recommended it for approval

without inclusion of the age limit. The Council deferred the declaration of

the draft standards and reiterated that the standard should be harmonized

to include the age limit as earlier directed. The 13th EASC meeting had

made a decision for a committee of experts to review this issue in 2009.

The EAC Secretariat convened a meeting of a committee of experts in

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November 2009. The Subcommittee received and adopted the report of the

experts which is hereto attached as Annex III.

The Sub-committee recommends to EASCas follows:

1. A tentative age limit of 10 years from the date of first

registration be recommended to the Sectoral Council on Trade,Investment and Finance.

2. To request EACSecretariat to convene a regional workshop tofurther discuss the relationship between the age limit,environmental pollution, safety, fuel consumption emciency,social well-being, economic activities, technological andindustrial developments. The workshop should bring togetherkey stakeholders including those from the following:Bureaus ofStandards, Revenue Authorities, Ministries responsible fortransport, Ministries responsible for finance, environmentalmanagement authorities and ministries responsible forindustry. The private sector shall be represented by dealers innew and used vehicles, transporters, etc. The workshop shouldbe convened by August 2010.

3. To request the EACSecretariat to commission a study on thelong-term impact of trade in used motor vehicles in theCommunity including an aspect of age limits.

4. To urge Partner States to harmonize the testing and inspectionregimes and technical regulations on road vehicles.

2.2 Consideration of the progress on implementation EAS481:2008,Plastic carrier bags taking into account the Council directive

The Subcommittee noted the draft EAS 481, had been referred by EASC to

Sub Committee for review to address among other things the following

areas:

• Scope and definition of plastic carrier bags to include flat bags

• Traceability especially labeling and marking

The subcommittee observed that there are divergent policies and laws

being implemented in the Partner States, there are other options for the

management control of plastic carrier bags including waste management

and adoption of biodegradable plastics.

The Subcommittee recommends to the EASCas follows:

1. The harmonization of DEAS 481, Plastic carrier bags -

Specification, be halted.

2. The EASC urge Partner States to explore opportunities formanagement of plastics waste, especially that arising from theuse of carrier bags.

3. The EASC promotes the development of a standard forbiodegradable plastics as a way to promote this technology as apartial solution to the current problem

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2.3 Adoption of regional and international standards

The Sub Committee noted that there was a need to define a mechanism

through which EAC may adopt international standards such as

International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) and International

Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and other regional standards such as

those of the European Union (EU) and Southern Africa Development

Community (SADC).

The Sub Committee was informed that ISO recognised membership of

Africa Regional Standardisation Organisation (ARSO) as a regional

standardisation organisation and had not defined mechanism for EAC or

other sub-regional standardisation bodies.

The Sub Committee agreed that the mechanisms through which EAC may

adopt international standards should be defined within EAC procedures for

the development of standards.

The Sub committee directs the task force handling the procedures for the

development of EAS to ensure that appropriate mechanisms for adopting

international and/or regional standards as EAS, are incorporated into

procedures.

2.4 East African Standards template and layout

The Sub Committee noted that the extent of adoption and use of the

standards template varied between Partner States. The Sub-Committee

further noted that the forum for training of standards developers on the

use of the template, identified under the Germany Institution for Metrology

(PTB) support and recommended during the 17th meeting of the Sub-

Committee, had not been held.

Recommendation

The Sub-Committee recommends to the EASC to urge the EAC

secretariat to follow up with PTB and ensure that a regional

training workshop on the use of the standards template is held.

2.5 Implementation of the PTB project

The Sub-Committee noted that Web editors were trained under the PTB

project; however, several other activities detailed in the project

implementation matrix (Annex IV)had not been done.

It was observed that it was urgent to train Standards Project Managers,

Technical Committee Chairpersons, and Technical Committee Secretaries

on the management of regional standards harmonisation processes.

Recommendation

The Sub-Committee recommends that EASC to urge the

Secretariat to follow up with PTB on the implementation of

activities detailed in the PTB Project matrix (Annex IV) earlier

adopted.

2.6 Operationalization of EACSQMTAct, 2006

The Sub-Committee had noted during the 17th meeting that the pace of

operationalization of the SQMTActivities by the EAC Secretariat has been

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extremely slow and thus affected custody of the authoritative text of the

harmonized standards; the declaration of EAS by gazette notice; the

publishing of the catalogue of the EAS; and the supplying Partner States

with the authenticated text.

The EAC Secretariat reported that 1080 EAS had been gazetted in 2009

and that secretariat was still undertaking budgetary processes with a view

to increase resources to support the role of the secretariat in

standardisation activities.

The EAC Secretariat also informed the Sub-Committee that it had been

observed that Partner States still had variations on the adoption and

implementation of East African Standards.

The Sub-Committee commended the Secretariat for gazetting the standards

and for the efforts put in place to improve awareness on the SQMTAct.

Recommendations:

1. The Sub-Committee recommends to the EASC to urge the EAC

Secretariat and Partner States to ensure that adequate

awareness on harmonised standards is created among the

stakeholders in order to enhance the implementation of the

standards as provided for in the SQMTAct.

2. The Sub-Committee also recommends to the EASC to urge the

Secretariat to monitor and give regular reports on status of

implementation of the harmonised EAS.

2.7 Role of the Secretariat in the facilitation of the EASC- standards

Sub-Committee

The Sub-Committee noted that the SQMT Liaison office was very vital in

facilitating the activities of the Sub-Committee and noted to the limitation

on budgetary and human resources within the SQMTLiaison office.

Recommendation

The Sub-Committee recommends the EASC to urge the EAC

Secretariat to explore opportunities for acquiring adequate

budgetary and human resources support for the SQMT Liaison

Office.

2.8 Establishment of inter-linkages with other sectors of the EAC

The Sub-Committee noted that there are other EAC Organs that develop

standards. The following areas of standardisation were specifically noted:

SPS standards, Fish and fishery products and East African Seeds

committee.

The Sub-Committee also noted that SQMTAct had provisions that could be

utilised to aid the harmonisation of these activities.

It was also noted that at international level there were linkages amongst

international standards setting organisation such as the IPPC, OlE and

Codex Alimentarius Commission.

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Recommendation

The Sub Committee recommends to the EASC to recommend to the

Sectoral Council on Trade, Finance and Industry (SCTFI) to define a

mechanism through which EAC organs that develop standards can

collaborate to enhance coherence in the work of standards harmonisation.

2.9 Consideration of harmonized standards of interest to EAC,

COMESAand SADC

The Sub-Committee was informed that there were ongoing discussion for

the EAC Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)and

SADC Tripartite Free Trade Area Agreement and that harmonisation of

standards was part of the agreement.

Recommendation:


Secretariat to ensure that there is adequate support to the Bureaux of

standards in the EAC to participate in the discussions on the

tripartite agreement and keep the Committee up dated.

2.10 EACWeb-portal as a tool for development and dissemination of

East African Standards

The Sub-Committee was informed that the training of Web editors had

been conducted in June 2009. However, it was observed that Partners

States were still not utilising the web portal to its full potential and that

additional efforts were desired to optimise the use of the web site.

Recommendation


Secretariat to increase awareness on this web portal; and

enhance the use of the portal through the provision of

information to the editors for up load and using the information

from the web for the benefits of the targeted stakeholders.

2.11 Future work programmes

The Sub-Committee noted that the future work programs in the sector

given under this item were included in agenda items 3 and 4 and agreed to

discuss these items under agenda items 3 and 4.

2.12 Food and agriculture

The Sub-Committee noted that the items listed in the food and agriculture

sector were included in agenda items 3 and 4 and agreed to discuss these

items under agenda items 3 and 4.

2.13 Staple foods

The Sub-Committee noted that the work items in the staple foods sector

were included in agenda items 3 and 4 and agreed to discuss these items

under agenda items 3 and 4.

3.0 REVIEWOF HARMONIZEDEASTAFRICANSTANDARDS

3.1 Fruits and vegetables

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The Sub-Committee noted that the Partner States were at varying levels of

discussing the proposed revised East African Standards and that it was

urgent that the review process should be expedited to ensure that industry

is supported.

The Sub-Committee agreed that Partner States ensure that all comments

are submitted to Tanzania by August 2010 (to coordinate) in preparation of

a meeting to be held in September 2010 in Uganda.

3.2 Food labeling

The Sub-Committee noted that EAS 38:2000, Labeling of prepackagedfoods - Specification was originally based on the CAC standard and that

original document has since been revised.

The Sub-Committee urged Partner States to make comments on the revised

standards on labeling by August 2010 in preparation for a meeting to be

held in September 2010 in Tanzania.

3.3 WaterStandards and other health care product standards

3.3.1 Draft standards recommended for adoption

The Sub-Committee recommends the following 6 draft East African

standards for approval by the EASC as East African Standards:

1. DEAS 123:2010, Distilled water- Specification

2. DEAS 15-1:2010, Methods of test for drinking water Part 1:Physical methods of test for the quality of drinking water

3. DEAS 15-2:2010, Methods of test for drinking water Part 2:Biological and microbiological methods

4. DEAS 15-3:2010, Methods of test for drinking water Part 3:

Determination of metal contaminants

5. DEAS 15-4:2010, Methods of test for drinking water Part 4:Determination of salts, cations and anions

6. DEAS 15-5:2010, Methods of test for drinking water - Part 5:Determination of gases, organic compounds and radioactivity

3.3.2 Draft standards deferred

The following draft standards under review were deferred to allow

conclusion of national consultation:

1. DEAS 12:2010, Potable water- Specification

2. DEAS 13:2010, Containerized mineral water- Specification

3. DEAS 187:2010, Toothpaste - Specification

Recommendation:

1. The Sub-Committee urged Partner States to concludeconsultations on the draft standards and submit commentsto Rwandafor collation and circulation by July 2010.

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2. The Sub-Committee requested Rwandato convene a meetingon these standards in August 2010.

3.4 Nutrition and Foods for Special DietaryUses

The Sub-Committee deferred the following draft standards pending

conclusion of national consultations.

1. EAS 4:2007, Infantformula - Specification (2ND Edition)

2. EAS 72:2007, Processed cereal-based foods for infants and children -Specification (2ND Edition)

3. EAS 78:2007, Follow-up formula - Specifications (2ND Edition)

Recommendation:

1.The Sub-Committee urged Partner States to concludeconsultations on the draft standards and submit comments to

Kenya for collation and circulation by October2010.

2. The Sub-Committee requested Kenya to convene a meeting onthese standards in November2010.

3.5 Petroleum products (Kenya)



1. DEAS 158:2007, Gasoline (petrol) unleaded - Specification

2. DEAS 177:2007, Automotive diesel- Specification

3. EAS 120-1:2008, Lead-acid starter batteries - Part 1: General

requirements and methods of test

Recommendations:

1.The Sub-Committee urged Partner States to conclude

consultations on the draft standards and submit comments toKenya for collation and circulation by September 2010.

2. The Sub-Committee requested Kenya to convene a meeting onthese standards in October2010.

3.6 Soaps and mattresses



1. DEAS 31 :2007, Laundry soap - Specification (2nd Edition)

2. EAS 7-1:2008, Flexible polyurethane foam for mattressesSpecification - Part 1: General requirements

3. EAS 7-2:2008, Flexible polyurethane foam for mattressesSpecification - Part 2: Mattresses

4. EAS 7-3:2008, Flexible polyurethane foam for mattressesSpecification - Part 3: Reconstituted flexible polyurethane foam

5. EAS 293-1 :2008, Road marking materials - Part 1: Physical properties

6. EAS 343:2008, Ball point pens - Specification

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7. EAS 293-2:2008, Road marking materials - Part 2: Road markingperformance for road users

Recommendations:

1. The Sub-Committee urged Partner States to conclude

consultations on the draft standards and submit comments to

Uganda for collation and circulation by October 2010.

2. The Sub-Committee requested Uganda to convene a meeting on

these standards in November 2010.

3.7 Electricals



1. EAS 117-1 :2008, Electric cables - Flexible cords rated up to 300/500 V,for use with appliances and equipment intended for domestic, office andsimilar environments

2. EAS 117-2:2008, Electric cables - Flexible cables rated up to 450/750V, for use with appliances and equipment intended for industrial andsimilar environments

3. EAS 205-2:2008, Controls for household appliances - Part 2: Cookers- Specification

Recommendation:



Kenya for collation and circulation by October 2010.

2. The Sub-Committee requested Kenya to convene a meeting on

these standards in November 2010.

3.7 Food products



EAS 105:2008, Roasted coffee beans and roasted ground coffee -

Specification

Recommendation:



Tanzania for collation and circulation by October 2010.

2. The Sub-Committee requested Tanzania to convene a meeting

on these standards in November 2010.

3.8 Harmonized standards to be identified for systematic review

The Sub-Committee noted that there were a number of standards which

were due for systematic review in accordance with the procedures.

The Sub-Committee urged sector coordinating Partner States to identify all

the standards that were due for this review in the respective sectors and

circulate to other Partner States to undertake review and comments by

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November 2010. The coordinator will collate all comments and provide a

report of the review process and develop a proposal for review/revision of

the standards.

4 DELIBERATIONS ON DRAFT EAST AFRICAN STANDARDS

4.1 Draft standard circulated for comments

4.1.1 Sugar standards



CD/T/01:2010, Brown sugar- Specification

DEAS 8:2010, Raw sugar - Specification

4.1.2 Fruits and vegetables

The Sub Committee agreed to handle these draft standards as under item3.1.

1. CD/K/001:2010, Fresh oranges - Specification and grading

6. CD/K/002:2010, Fresh tangerines - Specification and grading

7. CD/K/003:2010, Fresh lemons - Specification and grading

8. CD/K/004:2010, Fresh limes - Specification and grading

9. CD/K/006:20 10, Fresh grapefruit - Specification and grading

10. CD/K/029:2010, Fresh mangosteens - Specification and grading

11. CD/K/030:2010, Freshpummelos - Specification and grading

12. CD/K/033:20 10, Fresh Mexican limes - Specification and grading

13. CD/K/036:2010, Fresh tannia - Specification and grading

14. CD/K/037:2010, Fresh asparagus - Specification and grading

15. CD/K/092:2010, Fresh sweet potatoes - Specification and grading

16. CD/K/097:20 10, Freshjackfruit - Specification and grading

17. CD/K/ 109:2010, Fresh breadfruit - Specification and grading

18. CD/K/ 109:2008, Bananas - Specification

4.1.3 Soft drinks

The Sub Committee agreed to have these drafts standards re-circulated

and comments obtained, collated by Tanzania by June 2010 and if a

meeting is needed it should be held under a suitable subcommittee to be

held in Tanzania in July 2010.

• CD/T/66/2009, Flavoured Drink in Solid Form - Specification

• CD/T/67/2010 Artificially sweetened flavoured drink in solid form

Specification

4.1.4 Food seasonings

The Sub Committee agreed to have the draft standard circulated and

comments obtained by June 2010, collated by Tanzania and a meeting be

held by July 2010.

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CDIT 165 12009, Food Seasoning Mix - Specification

4.1.5 Air quality



1. CD-T-65-2010, Air quality - Emissions to the air by cementfactories- Guidelines

2. CD-T-66-2010, Air quality - Specification

3. CD-T-67-2010, Air quality - Tolerance limits of emissions dischargedto the air by factories

4.1.6 Codex standards for adoption

The adoption of following Codex standards was deferred to enable Partner

States to conclude national consultations

1. CAC/GL 23:2008, Guidelines for Use of Nutrition and Health Claims

2. CAC/GL 2:2006, Guidelines on Nutrition Labelling

3. Guidelines on the use of nutrition terms

4. CODEX STAN 73:1981 (Am. 4:1989), Standard for Canned Baby

Foods

5. CODEX STAN203: 1995, Standard for Formula Foods for Use in VeryLow Energy Diets for Weight Reduction

6. CAC/GL 9:1991, General Principles for the Addition of EssentialNutrients to Foods

7. CAC/GL 10:2008, Advisory List of Mineral Salts and Vitamincompounds for Use in Foods for Infants and Children

4.2 New drafts developed with support fromASARECA

4.2.1 The sub-Committee recommends the following draft standards for

approval as East African standards by the EASC:

1. DEAS 738:2010, Sweet cassava - Specification

2. DEAS 739:2010, Dried cassava chips - Specification

3. DEAS 740:2010, Cassavajlour- Specification

4. DEAS 741:2010, Cassava-wheatjlour composite - Specification

5. DEAS 742:2010, Food-grade cassava starch- Specification

6. DEAS 743:2010, Cassava crisps - Specification

7. DEAS 744:2010, Cassava and cassava productsDetermination of total cyanogens - Enzymatic assay method

8. DEAS 745:2010, Potato crisps - Specification

9. DEAS 746:2010, Frozen potato chips - Specification

10. DEAS 747:2010, Fried potato chips - Specification

11. DEAS 748:2010, Freshpotato (ware potato) - Specification

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The Sub-Committee however, noted the position of Rwanda on the

tolerances for defects acceptable under Classes II in DEAS 738:2010,

Sweet cassava - Specification and DEAS 748:2010, Fresh potato (warepotato) - Specification and agreed that a foot note was to be incorporated

into the texts of the two drafts standards as follows:

"Partners States are required to note that the tolerance levelapplicable in Rwanda for Class 11 shall be 10 % in the place20%".

4.2.2 The Sub-Committee noted that international standards of ISO were

referenced in the draft standards and agreed that those standards be

adopted by Partner States to provide methods of test.

4.3 New drafts developed with support from COMPETE(for future

discussion)

The Sub-Committee noted that COMPETE had committed to work with

Kenya in the harmonization of standards for cereals and pulses and the

following work items had been identified for the preparation of harmonized

standards.

1. DEAS 1:2010, Wheatfiour- Specification

2. DEAS 2:2010, Maize grains - Specification and grading [HS

1005.90.00]

3. DEAS 44:2010, Dry milled maize products - Specification

4. DEAS 46:2010, Dry beans and pulses - Specification and grading

5. DEAS 51:2010, Wheat grains - Specification and grading [HS

1001.10.90]

6. DEAS 89:2010, Milletfiour- Specification

7. DEAS 95:2010, Sorghumfiour- Specification

8. DEAS 128:2010, Milled rice - Specification [HS 1006.30.00]

9. DEAS 284-2010, Pearl millet grains - Specification and grading [HS1008.20.00] [HS 1008.20.29]

10. CD-K-451-2010, Carob - Specification and grading [HS

1212.10.00]

11. CD-K-452-2010, Chickpeas - Specification and grading [HS

0713.20.00]

12. CD-K-453-2010, Cowpeas - Specification and grading [HS

0713.39.15]

13. CD-K-454-2010, Pigeon peas - Specification and grading [HS

0713.39.90]

14. CD-K-455-2010, Sorghum grains - Specification and grading[HS 1007.00.00] [HS 1007.00.90]

15. CD-K-456-2010, Finger millet grains - Specification andgrading [HS 1008.20.00] [HS 1008.20.39]

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16. CD-K-457-2010, Barley - Specification and grading [HS

1003.00.90]

17. CD-K-458-2010, Oats Specification and grading [HS

1004.00.00]

18. CD-K-459-2010, Rye Specification and grading [HS

1002.00.90]

19. CDjKj461:2010, Dry peas - Specification and grading [HS

0713.10.00]

20. CDjKj463:2010, Lentils Specification grading [HS

0713.40.00]

21. CDjKj464:2010, Triticale- Specification and grading [HS

1001.10.90]

22. CDjKj465:2010, Dry split peas - Specification and grading

[HS 0713.10.00]

23. CDjK.466:2010, Dry soybeans - Specification and grading [HS

1201.00.00]

24. CDjKj467:2010, Sunflower seed grain - Specification and

grading [HS 1206.00.00]

25. CDjKj468:2010, Safflower seed grain - Specification and

grading [HS 1207.60.00]

26. CDjKj469:2010, Canola and rapeseed - Specification and

grading [HS 1207.99.00]

27. CDjKj470:2010, Flaxseed and solin - Specification and

grading [HS 1204.00.00]

28. CDjKj471:2010, Domestic mustard seed - Specification and

grading [HS 1207.50.00]

29. CDjKj472:2010, Mixed grain - Specification and grading [HS

1008.90.00]

30. CDjKj473:2010, Buckwheat - Specification and grading [HS

1008.10.00]

31. CDjKj474:2010, Faba beans - Specification and grading [HS

0713.50.00]

32. CDjKj475:2010, Rough rice - Specification and grading [HS

1006.10.00]

33. CDjKj476:2010, Brown rice - Specification and grading [HS

1006.20.00]

34. CDjKj477:2010, Oilseeds - Specifications and grading

Recommendations:

1. The Sub-Committee recommends to the EASCto appreciate the

commitment by (Competitiveness and Trade ExpansionProgramme)COMPETEto support standards work.

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2. The Sub-Committee further requested COMPETE to consider

supporting consultations at national and regional levels in orderto enable timely consensus building and hasten the

development of the standards in this area.

3. The Sub-Committee agreed that the draft standards be

circulated to Partner States for national consultations and

comments forwarded to Kenya for collation by August 2010 in

preparation for a regional meeting to be held in Kenya in

September 2010

4.4 New drafts to be developed with support from ECSA-HC

The Sub-Committee noted that ECSA had committed to work with

Tanzania in the harmonization of standards for fortified foods and the

following work items had been identified for the preparation of harmonized

standards.

1. Fortified maize flour - Specification

2. Fortified cooking oils - Specification

3. Fortified salt - Specification

4. Fortified sugar - Specification

5. Fortified wheat flour - Specification

Recommendations:

1. The sub-Committee recommends to the EASC to appreciate the

commitment by ECSAto support standards work.

2. The Sub-Committee further requested ECSAto consider supporting

consultations at national and regional levels in order to enable

timely consensus building and hasten the development of the

standards in this area.

3. The Sub-Committee agreed that the draft standards be circulated

to Partner States for national consultations and comments

forwarded to Tanzania for collation by July 2010 in preparation for

a regional meeting to be held in Tanzania by September 2010

4.5 Deferred Draft East African Standards proposed for withdrawal from

harmonization programme

The Sub Committee recommends to the EASC to withdraw the following

draft East African Standards from the harmonization process as they have

exceeded three years allowed under international best practices.

1. CD I KI 33 I 2001, Air-dried roofing paints - Specification

2. CD IT 124 12001, Method of testing timber connector joints

3. CD IT 135 12001, Timber - Grading of coniferous sawn timber (e.g.

cypress and pine)

4. CD IT 136 12001, Timber dimensions for coniferous sawn timber (cypress

and pine) - Part 1: Sizes of sawn timber and planed timber

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5. CD/K/004-1:2003, Batteries for use in photo voltaic power systems -Specification - Part 1: General requirements

6. CD/K/004-2:2003, Batteries for use in photovoltaic power systems -Specification - Part 2: Modified lead acid batteries

7. CD/K/14/2003, Safety practices in the operation and maintenance ofradio transmitters and similar equipment

8. CD/K/5/2004, Non-pressure kerosene stoves-Specification

9. CD/K/6/2004, Paraffin lighting appliances for domestic use -Specification

10. CD/T /54/2004, Disinfectants - Specification

11. CD/T /55/2004, Quaternary ammonium compound disinfectant -Specification

12. CD/K/16-1/2003, Siting of radiocommunications facilities - Part 1:Low, medium and high frequency transmitting and high frequencyreceiving facilities

13. CD/K/ 16-2/2003, Siting of radiocommunications facilities - Part 2:Guidelines for fixed, mobile and broadcasting services operating atfrequencies above 30 MHz

14. CD/K/ 16-3/2003, Siting of radiocommunications facilities - Part 3:Fixed location satellite earth stations

15. CD/K/45/2004 [BS 5427-1:1996], Code of practice for the use of

profiled sheet for roof and wall cladding on buildings - Design

16. CD/K/50/2004, Continuous hot-dip zinc-coated carbon steel sheet ofstructural quality

17. CD/K/52/2004, Roofing products from metal sheet-Fully supported

roofingproducts of zinc sheet - Specification

18. CD/K/53/2004, Roofing products from metal sheet-Fully supportedproducts of stainless steel sheet - Specification

19. CD/K/ 54/2004, Roofing products from metal sheet - Fully supportedroofingproducts of copper sheet - Specification

20. CD/K/55/2004, Roofing products from metal sheets - Fully-supported roofingproducts of steel sheet - Specification

21. CD/K/57/2004, Sheet roof and wall coverings - Galvanized steel-Code of practice

4.6 Consideration of Draft East African Standards Deferred during the 17th

EASTSC meeting

The Sub-Committee considered the draft standards that were deferred

during the 17th EASTC and urged the sector Partner States to coordinate

the development process as indicated in Annex V.

5.0 REVIEW AND OPERATIONALIZATION OF PROCEDURES FOR

DEVELOPMENTOF EAST AFRICAN STANDARDS

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The Sub-Committee was informed that a task force had developed draft

procedures and that a meeting of the task force to discuss the draft

procedures had been held in November 2009. A second draft was

circulated and comments had been expected from Partner States by

February 2010 and a meeting to finalise the procedures scheduled for

March 2010. However the said meeting was not convened.

Recommendation:

The Sub-Committee recommend to the EASC to request the

EAC Secretariat to make arrangement for the task force meeting

to discuss and finalise the procedures.

6.0 DRAFT EAC REGULATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL

STANDARDS AND NATIONAL TECHNICAL REGULATIONS INCLUDING

THE ADOPTIONOF EAST AFRICANSTANDARDS IN PARTNER STATES

The Sub-Committee noted that this agenda item originated as a result of a

need to separate the procedures for the issuance of East African Standards

and the regulation that guide the process of development of East African

Standards and national standards that may affect trade within the EAC

and agreed that the committee should hold a meeting to consider the draft

regulations.

The Sub-Committee also noted that other EASC Sub-Committees (Testing;

Quality Assurance and Accreditation; and Metrology) were developing

regulations related to the implementation of East African Standards.

Recommendations:

1. Kenya re-circulates the draft regulations and the EAC secretariat

make arrangement for sub committee to discuss the regulations

taking into account the frameworks approved for the development

by the 13th meeting of the EASC.

2. There should be joint meetings with EASC Sub-Committees

developing regulations to enhance coherence of the regulations.

7.0 FUTURE WORKPROGRAMMESAND SCHEDULEOF TC MEETINGS

7.1 All areas adopted by the Committee for continued work in agenda

items above and areas of work approved by the 13th EASC meeting were

allocated to Partner States and meeting schedules adopted as attached

Annex VI.

7.2 The sub-Committee considered and adopted the new work items

which are hereto attached as Annex VII.

Recommendations:

The Sub-Committee recommends to the EASC to take note of

these developments and approve the new work items.

8.0 ANYOTHER BUSINESS

8.1 New item on the agenda of the Sub-Committee meetings

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The Sub-Committee noted that in order to be able to promote awareness

and feedback between the Sub-Committee and other EAC committees and

organs, the committee would provide for a new item on its agenda to read

as: Consideration ofmatters arising from other Sub-committees

The Sub-Committee also noted that there was a need to have standardised

agenda for its meetings and this would be discussed in the next meeting.

Recommendations:

1. The Sub-Committee recommends that the EASC urge the

Secretariat to always provide such feed back from such

committees as quality assurance sub committee, the metrology

subcommittee, testing sub committee, and other organs of the

EAC.

2. The Sub-Committee recommends to the EASC to request the

EAC Secretariats to draft a standardised agenda for Sub-

Committee meetings for consideration in then next meeting.

8.2 Support from development partners

8.2.1 Assistance Provided by Association for Strengthening

Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA)

The Sub-Committee noted the assistance provided by ASARECA in

facilitating national and regional consultations during the development of

East African Standards on cassava and potato products.

Recommendation:

1. The Sub-Committee recommends to the EASC to recognise

and appreciate ASARECAfor this support.

2. The Sub-Committee recommends to the EASC to request the

EAC Secretariat to request ASARECA to consider further

support for continuing work in the development of standards

in the areas identified and other related sectors.

8.2.2 Assistance from COMPETE

The Sub-Committee recognized and appreciated the commitment by

COMPETE to support the Sub-Committee in the harmonization of

standards for cereals and pulses.

Recommendations:

The sub-Committee recommends to the EASC to recognize and

appreciate the commitment by COMPETEto support standards

work.

8.2.3 Assistance from ECSA-HC

The Sub-Committee recognized and appreciated the commitment by ECSA-

HC to support the harmonization of standards for fortified foods.

Recommendations:

The sub-Committee recommends to the EASC to recognize and

appreciate the commitment by ECSAto support standards work.

8.2.4 Assistance from UNIDO

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The Sub-Committee noted that under the UNIDOTrade Capacity Building

project in Agro-industries which has a component for standards

harmonization in the areas of fruits and vegetables; meat and meat

products; poultry and poultry products; and fish and fisheries products.

Recommendation:

The sub-Committee recommends to the EASC to request the EAC

Secretariat to liaise with UNIDO to support the harmonization of

standards under this is project.

9.0 ANNUALREPORT OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE

The sub-Committee prepared its annual report hereto attached as Annex

VIII.

10.0 DATE OF NEXT MEETING

The sub-Committee agreed to hold the next meeting from 8th to 12th

November 2010 and requested the secretariat to arrange for the logistics

for the meeting.

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Signed on the 12th day of May, 2010 by Heads of Delegations:

................. ~~ .Cunbert Ka~~'a

Senior Standards Officer

Tanzania Bureau of Standards

UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

........?\ .Mrs. p~a B. Ejalu

Manager Standards Department


REPUBLIC OF UGANDA

..[fj1J.~ .Mrs. Evah Oduor

Director - Standards and

International Trade

Kenya Bureau of Standards

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

~_~1tH3!\n;~.........~ .Ms. Athanasie Mukeshiyaremye

Head of Standards Unit


REPUBLIC OF RWANDA

M~:"~i[~Managing Director

Burundi Bureau of Standards

REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI

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MEETING OF EASC TECHNICAL SUB-COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS

10TH - 12TH MAY 2010 - ARUSHA-TANZANIA

List of Participants

TANZANIA

1. Dr. Claude J.S. Mosha

Chief Standards Officer


POBox 9524

Dar es Salam, Tanzania

Tel: 255713324495/765087187

Fax: 255 22 2450959

Email: [email protected]

[email protected]

2. Ms. Salma Othman

Quality Controller

Said Salim Bakhresa and Company Ltd.

POBox 2517


Tel: 2550754591589

Fax: 25522 2861140


3. Ms. Lucy A. Kijangwa-Manning

Quality Control Engineer

PROMASIDOR (T)(PTY)Ltd.

POBox 40580


Tel: 255 22 2864450

Fax: 255 22 2864459


4. Mr. Cunbert Kapilima



POBox 9524


Tel: 255 22 2450206

Fax: 255 22 2450959


BURUNDI

5. Mr. Damien Nakobedetse

Managing Director


B P. 3535

Bujumbura, Burundi

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Tel: 25722 221815

Fax: 255 22 225595


6. Mr. Edward Buneku

Head of Standards and Metrology Division


B P. 3535

Bujumbura, Burundi

Tel: 257 79924628

Fax: 255 22 225595


7. Mr. Chacha Nyamuhanga

Senior Statistician

President's Office, Planning Commission

POBox 9242

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Tel: 255 22 2112681

Fax: 25522 2116728


KENYA

8. Ms. Evah Adega Oduor

Director Standard and International Trade


POBox 54974-00200

Nairobi, Kenya

Tel: 254 20 6948419

Fax: 254 20 609660


9. Mr. Charles Gachahi

Chief Manager - Standards


POBox 54974-00200

Nairobi, Kenya

Tel: 254 20 6948453

Fax: 254 20 609660


10. Mr. Reuben Gisore

Manager, EACjCOMESA Affairs


POBox 54974-00200

Nairobi, Kenya

Tel: 254 20 6948282

Fax: 254 20 604031


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11. Mr. Titus Kieni

Regulatory Affairs Manager

Nestle EAR

POBox 2665-00202

Nairobi, Kenya

Tel: 254 722509265

Fax: 254


12. Ms. Arnolda Chao

Execu tive Officer

Kenya Association of Manufacturers

POBox 30225-00100

Nairobi, Kenya

Tel: 25420 3746005/7

Fax: 254203746028


13. Mr. James Ojiambo

Regulatory and Scientific Affairs

Nestle Kenya Ltd

POBOX 30265-00100

Nairobi, Kenya

Tel: 254 20 3990000

Fax: 254 20 532572


RWANDA

14. Ms. Athanasie Mukeshiyaremye

Head, Standards Unit


POBox 7099

Kigali, Rwanda

Tel: 250 586103

Fax: 250 583305


UGANDA

15. Mr. David Eboku

Head, Food and Agriculture Standards


POBox 6329

Kampala, Uganda

Tel: 256414222367/712332658

Fax: 256 414 286123


16. Ms. Patricia Ejalu

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Manager. Standards Department


POBox 6329

Kampala, Uganda

Tel: 256 0752-978787

Fax: 256 414 286123


17. Ms. Stella Apolot



POBox 6329

Kampala, Uganda

Tel: 256414286123

Fax: 256 414 286123


18. Mr.Michael WaithakaManager, Policy Analysis and Advocacy Programme

ASARECA

POBox 765

Entebbe, Uganda

Tel: 256414321780

Fax: 256414321777


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18TH MEETING OF THE EAST AFRICAN STANDARDS TECHNICAL SUB-COMMITTEE

10th to 12th May, 2010

SNOW CREST HOTEL

ARUSHA, TANZANIA

AGENDA OF THE MEETING

EAC SECRETARIAT Arusha, Tanzania

MAY 2010

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18th MEETING OF THE EAST AFRICAN STANDARDS TECHNICAL SUB-COMMITTEE

10th to 12th May 2010,

ARUSHA, TANZANIA

AGENDA OF THE MEETING


2.0 CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS ARISING FROM THE REPORT OF THE 17TH MEETING OF THE EAST AFRICAN STANDARDS TECHNICAL SUB-COMMITTEE

2.1 Consideration of EAS 500:2008, Road vehicles Inspection Code of practicetaking into account the Council Directive to harmonize the age limits of used vehicles imported into the Community.

2.2 Consideration of East African standard 481:2008, Plastic carrier bags taking into account the Council directive as well as the recommendations of the 13th

meeting of the EASC.

2.3 Adoption of regional and international standards



2.6 Operationalization of EAC SQMT Act, 2006

2.7 Role of the Secretariat

2.8 Establishment of interlinkages with other sectors of the EAC:

2.8.1 SPS standards

2.8.2 Fish and fishery products

2.9 Consideration of harmonized standards of interest to EAC, COMESA and SADC

2.10 EAC Web-portal as a tool for development and dissemination of East African Standards

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2.11 Future work programmes

2.12 Food and agriculture

2.13 Staple foods

3 REVIEW OF HARMONIZED EAST AFRICAN STANDARDS

3.1 Standards circulated for review: Food and Agriculture

1. EAS 6:2010, Fresh pineapples — Specification and grading2. EAS 9:2010, Lemon juice preserved exclusively by physical means — Specification3. EAS 10:2010, Pineapple juice preserved exclusively by physical means — Specification4. EAS 19:2010, Fresh avocados — Specifications and grading5. EAS 38:2000, Labeling of prepackaged foods — Specification6. EAS 37:2010, Orange juice preserved exclusively by physical means — Specification7. EAS 47:2010, Fresh papaya — Specification and grading8. EAS 50:2010, Canned pineapples — Specification9. EAS 56:2010, Fresh mushrooms — Specification and grading10. EAS 66-1:2010, Tomato products — Specification — Part 1: Concentrated juice11. EAS 66-2:2010, Tomato products — Specification — Part 2: Tomato catsup (ketchup)12. EAS 66-3:2010, Tomato products — Specification — Part 3: Tomato juice13. EAS 66-4:2010, Tomato products — Specification — Part 4: Canned tomato paste14. EAS 66-5:2010, Tomato products — Specification — Part 5: Canned tomato puree

(tomato pulp)15. EAS 66-6:2010, Tomato products — Specification — Part 6: Tomato sauce16. EAS 83:2010, Fresh tomatoes — Specification and grading17. EAS 91:2010, Passion fruit — Specification and grading18. EAS 329:2010, Fresh mangoes — Specification and grading19. EAS 330:2010, Citrus fruits — Specification and grading20. EAS 331:2010, Green grams — Specification and grading21. EAS 332:2010, Fresh sweet peppers — Specification and grading

3.2 Standards circulated for review: Environment, Health and Safety [17th – 19th November, RBS, Kigali]

1. EAS 12:2010, Potable water — Specification2. EAS 13:2010, Containerized mineral water — Specification3. EAS 15-1:2010, Methods of test for drinking water — Part 1: Physical methods of test

for the quality of drinking water4. EAS 15-2:2010, Methods of test for drinking water — Part 2: Biological and

microbiological methods5. EAS 15-3:2010, Methods of test for drinking water — Part 3: Determination of metal

contaminants6. EAS 15-4:2010, Methods of test for drinking water — Part 4: Determination of salts,

cations and anions7. EAS 15-5:2010, Methods of test for drinking water — Part 5: Determination of gases,

organic compounds and radioactivity8. EAS 123:2010, Distilled water — Specification9. EAS 187:2010, Toothpaste — Specification

3.3 Standards circulated for review: Nutrition and Foods For Special Dietary Uses[24th – 25th November, KEBS, Nairobi]

1. EAS 4:2007, Infant formula — Specification (2ND Edition)

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2. EAS 72:2007, Processed cereal-based foods for infants and children — Specification (2ND Edition)

3. EAS 78:2007, Follow-up formula — Specifications (2ND Edition)

3.4 The following standards under review were deferred with the action lines as indicated.

4. DEAS 158:2007, Gasoline (petrol) unleaded — Specification5. DEAS 177:2007, Automotive diesel — Specification6. DEAS 31:2007, Laundry soap — Specification (2ND Edition)7. EAS 7-1:2008, Flexible polyurethane foam for mattresses — Specification — Part 1:

General requirements8. EAS 7-2:2008, Flexible polyurethane foam for mattresses — Specification — Part 2:

Mattresses9. EAS 7-3:2008, Flexible polyurethane foam for mattresses — Specification — Part 3:

Reconstituted flexible polyurethane foam10. EAS 117-1:2008, Electric cables — Flexible cords rated up to 300/500 V, for use with

appliances and equipment intended for domestic, office and similar environments11. EAS 117-2:2008, Electric cables — Flexible cables rated up to 450/750 V, for use with

appliances and equipment intended for industrial and similar environments12. EAS 120-1:2008, Lead-acid starter batteries — Part 1: General requirements and

methods of test13. EAS 293-1:2008, Road marking materials — Part 1: Physical properties14. EAS 293-2:2008, Road marking materials — Part 2: Road marking performance for road

users15. EAS 205-2:2008, Controls for household appliances — Part 2: Cookers — Specification

16. EAS 343:2008, Ball point pens Specification17. EAS 51:2008, Grades of wheat grain — Specification18. EAS 105:2008, Roasted coffee beans and roasted ground coffee — Specification

3.5 Harmonized standards to be identified for systematic review

4 DELIBERATIONS ON DRAFT EAST AFRICAN STANDARDS

4.1 Circulated new drafts

1. CD/T/65/2009, Food Seasoning Mix — Specification2. CD/T/66/2009, Flavoured Drink in Solid Form — Specification3. CD/K/479:2009, Draft East African Standard Molasses — Specification4. CD/T/01:2010, Brown sugar — Specification5. CD/K/001:2010, Fresh oranges — Specification and grading6. CD/K/002:2010, Fresh tangerines — Specification and grading7. CD/K/003:2010, Fresh lemons — Specification and grading8. CD/K/004:2010, Fresh limes — Specification and grading9. CD/K/006:2010, Fresh grapefruit — Specification and grading10. CD/K/029:2010, Fresh mangosteens — Specification and grading11. CD/K/030:2010, Fresh pummelos — Specification and grading12. CD/K/033:2010, Fresh Mexican limes — Specification and grading13. CD/K/036:2010, Fresh tannia — Specification and grading14. CD/K/037:2010, Fresh asparagus — Specification and grading15. CD/K/092:2010, Fresh sweet potatoes — Specification and grading16. CD/K/097:2010, Fresh jackfruit — Specification and grading17. CD/K/109:2010, Fresh breadfruit — Specification and grading18. CD-T-65-2010, Air quality — Emissions to the air by cement factories guidelines19. CD-T-66-2010, Air quality — Specification20. CD-T-67-2010, Air quality — Tolerance limits of emissions discharged to the air by

cement factories21. CODEX STAN 73:1981 (Am. 4:1989), Standard for Canned Baby Foods

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22. CODEX STAN 203:1995, Standard for Formula Foods for Use in Very Low Energy Diets for Weight Reduction

23. CAC/GL 23:2008, Guidelines for Use of Nutrition and Health Claims24. CAC/GL 2:2006, Guidelines on Nutrition Labelling25. CAC/GL 9:1991, General Principles for the Addition of Essential Nutrients to Foods26. CAC/GL 10:2008, Advisory List of Mineral Salts and Vitamin compounds for Use in

Foods for Infants and Children

4.2 Circulated new drafts developed with support from ASARECA

1. DEAS 738:2010, Sweet cassava — Specification

2. DEAS 739:2010, Dried cassava chips — Specification

3. DEAS 740:2010, Cassava flour — Specification

4. DEAS 741:2010, Cassava-wheat flour composite — Specification

5. DEAS 742:2010, Food-grade cassava starch — Specification

6. DEAS 743:2010, Cassava crisps — Specification

7. DEAS 744:2010, Cassava and cassava products — Determination of total cyanogens — Enzymatic assay method

8. DEAS 745:2010, Potato crisps — Specification

9. DEAS 746:2010, Frozen potato chips — Specification

10. DEAS 747:2010, Fried potato chips — Specification

11. DEAS 748:2010, Fresh potato (ware potato) — Specification

4.3 New drafts developed with support from COMPETE (for future discussion)

1. EAS 1:2010, Wheat flour — Specification

2. EAS 2:2010, Maize grains — Specification and grading [HS 1005.90.00]

3. EAS 44:2010, Dry milled maize products — Specification

4. EAS 46:2010, Dry beans and pulses — Specification and grading

5. EAS 51:2010, Wheat grains — Specification and grading [HS 1001.10.90]

6. EAS 89:2010, Millet flour — Specification

7. EAS 95:2010, Sorghum flour — Specification

8. EAS 128:2010, Milled rice – Specification [HS 1006.30.00]

9. EAS 284-2010, Pearl millet grains — Specification and grading [HS 1008.20.00] [HS 1008.20.29]

10. CD-K-451-2010, Carob – Specification and grading [HS 1212.10.00]

11. CD-K-452-2010, Chickpeas — Specification and grading [HS 0713.20.00]

12. CD-K-453-2010, Cowpeas — Specification and grading [HS 0713.39.15]

13. CD-K-454-2010, Pigeon peas — Specification and grading [HS 0713.39.90]

14. CD-K-455-2010, Sorghum grains — Specification and grading [HS 1007.00.00] [HS 1007.00.90]

15. CD-K-456-2010, Finger millet grains — Specification and grading [HS 1008.20.00] [HS 1008.20.39]

16. CD-K-457-2010, Barley — Specification and grading [HS 1003.00.90]

17. CD-K-458-2010, Oats — Specification and grading [HS 1004.00.00]

18. CD-K-459-2010, Rye — Specification and grading [HS 1002.00.90]

19. CD/K/461:2010, Dry peas — Specification and grading [HS 0713.10.00]

20. CD/K/463:2010, Lentils – Specification grading [HS 0713.40.00]

21. CD/K/464:2010, Triticale— Specification and grading [HS 1001.10.90]

22. CD/K/465:2010, Dry split peas — Specification and grading [HS 0713.10.00]

23. CD/K.466:2010, Dry soybeans — Specification and grading [HS 1201.00.00]

24. CD/K/467:2010, Sunflower seed grain — Specification and grading [HS 1206.00.00]

25. CD/K/468:2010, Safflower seed grain — Specification and grading [HS 1207.60.00]

26. CD/K/469:2010, Canola and rapeseed — Specification and grading [HS 1207.99.00]

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27. CD/K/470:2010, Flaxseed and solin — Specification and grading [HS 1204.00.00]

28. CD/K/471:2010, Domestic mustard seed — Specification and grading [HS 1207.50.00]

29. CD/K/472:2010, Mixed grain — Specification and grading [HS 1008.90.00]

30. CD/K/473:2010, Buckwheat — Specification and grading [HS 1008.10.00]

31. CD/K/474:2010, Faba beans — Specification and grading [HS 0713.50.00]

32. CD/K/475:2010, Rough rice – Specification and grading [HS 1006.10.00]

33. CD/K/476:2010, Brown rice – Specification and grading [HS 1006.20.00]

34. CD/K/477:2010, Oilseeds — Specifications and grading

4.4 New drafts to be developed with support from ECSA-HS 1. Fortified maize flour — Specification 2. Fortified cooking oils — Specification 3. Fortified salt — Specification 4. Fortified sugar — Specification 5. Fortified wheat flour — Specification

4.5 Deferred Draft East African Standards to be REMOVED from harmonization programme:

The following Draft East African Standards are recommended for removal from the harmonization process after having exceeded three years allowed under international best practices. Further reasons for removal are provided under relevant draft standards.

1. CD/K/33/2001, Air-dried roofing paints Specification2. CD/T/24/2001, Method of testing timber connector joints

3. CD/T/35/2001, Timber Grading of coniferous sawn timber (e.g. cypress and pine)

4. CD/T/36/2001, Timber dimensions for coniferous sawn timber (cypress and pine) Part 1: Sizes of sawn timber and planed timber

5. CD/K/004-1:2003, Batteries for use in photovoltaic power systems — Specification — Part 1: General requirements

6. CD/K/004-2:2003, Batteries for use in photovoltaic power systems — Specification — Part 2: Modified lead acid batteries

7. CD/K/14/2003, Safety practices in the operation and maintenance of radio transmitters and similar equipment

8. CD/K/5/2004, Non-pressure kerosene stoves Specification

9. CD/K/6/2004, Paraffin lighting appliances for domestic use Specification

10. CD/T/54/2004, Disinfectants Specification

11. CD/T/55/2004, Quaternary ammonium compound disinfectant Specification

12. CD/K/16-1/2003, Siting of radiocommunications facilities Part 1: Low, medium and high frequency transmitting and high frequency receiving facilities

Additional reasons for removal: Reference standard under revision in Kenya.

13. CD/K/16-2/2003, Siting of radiocommunications facilities Part 2: Guidelines for fixed, mobile and broadcasting services operating at frequencies above 30 MHz


14. CD/K/16-3/2003, Siting of radiocommunications facilities Part 3: Fixed location satellite earth stations


15. CD/K/45/2004 [BS 5427-1:1996], Code of practice for the use of profiled sheet for roof

and wall cladding on buildings Design16. CD/K/50/2004, Continuous hot-dip zinc-coated carbon steel sheet of structural quality

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17. CD/K/52/2004, Roofing products from metal sheet Fully supported roofing products

of zinc sheet Specification18. CD/K/53/2004, Roofing products from metal sheet — Fully supported products of

stainless steel sheet — Specification19. CD/K/54/2004, Roofing products from metal sheet — Fully supported roofing products

of copper sheet — Specification20. CD/K/55/2004, Roofing products from metal sheets — Fully-supported roofing products

of steel sheet — Specification21. CD/K/57/2004, Sheet roof and wall coverings — Galvanized steel — Code of practice

4.6 Deferred Draft East African Standards for consideration during the 17th EASTSC meeting

4.6.1 The following standards were deferred to allow Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda to finalize consultation and submit comments by the end of August 2008.

1. CD/K/091:2008, Sulfuric acid used in lead acid batteries Specification2. CD/K/361:2008, Guide to the installation, maintenance, testing and replacement of

secondary batteries in buildings3. CD/K/362:2008, Electrical Safety Code4. CD/K/005:2008, Motor vehicle safety — Rear underrun protection devices —

Specification5. CD/K/007:2008, Motor vehicle safety — Head restraints (passenger cars) —

Specification6. CD/K/008:2008, Devices to prevent the unauthorized use of motor vehicles (anti-theft

devices) — Specification7. CD/K/009:2008[BS 3254-1], Restraining devices (safety belts) for occupants of adult

build in motor vehicles — Specification8. CD/K/010:2008[UNECE 16RV5], Uniform provisions concerning the approval of safety-

belts and restraint systems for adult occupants of power-driven vehicles9. CD/K/011:2008[UNECE R 014RV4], Uniform provisions concerning the approval of

vehicles with regard to safety-belt anchorages10. CD/K/013:2008, Code of practice — Roadside roadworthiness assessment of motor

vehicles11. CD/K/014:2008, Code of practice — Vehicle test station evaluation12. CD/K/015:2008, Code of practice — Measurement of noise emitted by motor vehicles13. CD/K/017:2008[UNECE R 017RV4], Uniform provisions concerning the approval of

vehicles with regard to the seats, their anchorages and any head restraints14. CD/K/018:2008, Replacement silencing systems for motor vehicles — Specification15. CD/K/019:2008, Motor vehicle safety — Strength of seats and their anchorages16. CD/K/020:2008, Motor vehicle safety — Protection equipment for the front of motor

vehicles17. CD/K/021:2008, Motor vehicle safety — Steering mechanism of motor vehicles

(Category M1 only) — Behaviour on impact18. CD/K/022:2008, Speedometer equipment for motor vehicles — Specification19. CD/K/023:2008, Roadstuds — Specification20. CD/K/024-1:2008, Retro-reflective registration plates for motor vehicles — Specification

— Part 1: Blanks (metal)21. CD/K/024-2:2008, Retro-reflective registration plates for motor vehicles — Specification

— Part 2: Metal22. CD/K/024-3:2008, Retro-reflective registration plates for motor vehicles — Specification

— Part 3: Blanks (plastic)23. CD/K/024-4:2008, Retro-reflective registration plates for motor vehicles — Specification

— Part 4: Plastics24. CD/K/025:2008, High penetration-resistant laminated safety glass for motor vehicles —

Specification25. CD/K/026:2008, Laminated safety glass for motor vehicles — Specification

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26. CD/K/027:2008, Toughened safety glass for motor vehicles — Specification27. CD/K/028-1:2008, Retro-reflective and fluorescent warning signs for road vehicles —

Specification — Part 1: Triangles28. CD/K/028-2:2008, Retro-reflective and fluorescent warning signs for road vehicles —

Specification — Part 2: Abnormal load vehicle signs29. CD/K/028-3:2008, Retro-reflective and fluorescent warning signs for road vehicles —

Specification — Part 3: Signs other than triangles, chevron signs and abnormal load vehicle signs

30. CD/K/028-4:2008, Retro-reflective and fluorescent warning signs for road vehicles — Specification — Part 4: Retro-reflective chevron signs

31. CD/K/028-5:2008, Retro-reflective and fluorescent warning signs for road vehicles — Specification — Part 5: Retro-reflective chevron decals

32. CD/K/029-1:2008, Lights for motor vehicles — Specification — Part 1: Incandescent lamps

33. CD/K/029-2:2008, Lights for motor vehicles — Specification — Part 2: Headlights34. CD/K/029-3:2008, Lights for motor vehicles — Specification — Part 3: Secondary lights35. CD/K/030:2008[UNECE R 066RV1], Strength of large passenger vehicle

superstructures (roll-over protection)36. CD/K/031:2008[UNECE R 080RV1], Road vehicles — Strength of seats and their

anchorages of large passenger buses37. CD/K/032:2008, Homologation of motor vehicle models38. CD/K/033:2008[UNECE R 044RV1], Child restraints in motor vehicles — Compulsory

specification39. CD/K/034:2008[UNECE R 037RV4], Uniform provisions concerning the approval of

filament lamps for use in approved lamp units on power-driven vehicles and their trailers

40. CD/K/035:2008[UNECE R 043RV2], Uniform provisions concerning the approval of safety glazing materials and their installation on vehicles

41. CD/K/036:2008[UNECE R 052RV2], Uniform provisions concerning the approval of M2

and M3 small capacity vehicles with regard to their general construction42. CD/K/037:2008[UNECE R 036RV2], Uniform provisions concerning the approval of

large passenger vehicles with regard to their general construction43. CD/K/038:2008[UNECE R 107RV1], Uniform provisions concerning the approval of

category M2 or M3 vehicles with regard to their general construction44. CD/K/039-1:2008, Motor vehicle safety specification — Braking — Part 1: General45. CD/K/039-2:2008, Motor vehicle safety specification — Braking — Part 2: Response

time of braking devices on vehicles fitted with compressed-air braking devices46. CD/K/039-3:2008, Motor vehicle safety specification — Braking — Part 3: Energy

sources and reservoirs47. CD/K/039-4:2008, Motor vehicle safety specification — Braking — Part 4: Spring brakes48. CD/K/039-5:2008, Motor vehicle safety specification — Braking — Part 5: Parking

brakes: Mechanically locked brake cylinder (lock actuator) type49. CD/K-039-6:2008, Motor vehicle safety specification — Braking — Part 6: Distribution of

braking effort and compatibility of vehicles in combination50. CD/K/040:2008, Measurement of noise emitted by road vehicles when stationary —

Code of practice51. CD/K/041:2008[UNECE R 013RV5], Uniform provisions concerning the approval of

vehicles of categories M, N and O with regard to braking52. CD/K/042:2008[UNECE R 013HRV2], Uniform provisions concerning the approval of

passenger cars with regard to braking53. CD/K/043-1:2008, Motor vehicle tyres and rims — Dimensions and loads — Part 1:

General54. CD/K/043-2:2008, Motor vehicle tyres and rims — Dimensions and loads — Part 2:

Passenger car tyres55. CD/K/043-3:2008, Motor vehicle tyres and rims — Dimensions and loads — Part 3:

Commercial vehicle tyres

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56. CD/K/043-4:2008, Motor vehicle tyres and rims — Dimensions and loads — Part 4: Motorcycle and scooter tyres

57. CD/K/043-5:2008, Motor vehicle tyres and rims — Dimensions and loads — Part 5: Off-road vehicle tyres

58. CD/K/043-6:2008, Motor vehicle tyres and rims — Dimensions and loads — Part 6: Agricultural vehicle tyres

59. CD/K/043-7:2008, Motor vehicle tyres and rims — Dimensions and loads — Part 7: Industrial vehicle tyres

60. CD/K/044:2008, Wheel flaps fitted to motor vehicles Specification61. CD/K/049-1:2008, The determination of performance (at net power) of internal

combustion engines — Part 1: Road vehicle internal combustion engines at sea level62. CD/K/049-2:2008, The determination of performance (at net power) of internal

combustion engines — Part 2: Compression ignition engines at altitude63. CD/K/049-3:2008, The determination of performance (at net power) of internal

combustion engines — Part 3: Agricultural vehicle internal combustion engines at sea level

64. CD/K/050-1:2008, Braking (motor and towed vehicles, designed for public roads) — Part 1 : Low speed vehicles

65. CD/K/050-2:2008, Braking (motor and towed vehicles, designed for public roads) — Part 2 : Low speed trailers

66. CD/K/051-1:2008, Pneumatic braking system connections between drawing and drawn vehicles — Part 1: Contact type couplings

67. CD/K/051-2:2008, Pneumatic braking system connections between drawing and drawn vehicles — Part 2: Palm type couplings

68. CD/K/051-3:2008, Pneumatic braking system connections between drawing and drawn vehicles — Part 3: The arrangement of connections on vehicles, using contact type or palm type couplings

69. CD-K-001:2008, Textiles and textile merchandise — Terms and definitions70. CD-K-002:2008, Standard methods of garment measurement — Code of practice

4.6.2 The following standards were deferred to allow Tanzania conclude national consultations and submit comments by end of August 2008.

71. CD/K/272:2008[EN 237:2004], Liquid petroleum products —Petrol — Determination of low lead concentrations by atomic absorption spectrometry

72. CD/K/273:2008[EN 14517:2004], Liquid petroleum products — Determination of hydrocarbon types and oxygenates in petrol — Multidimensional gas chromatography method

73. CD/K/293:2008[EN 14078:2003], Liquid petroleum products — Determination of fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) content in middle distillates — Infrared spectrometry method

74. CD/K/294:2008[EN 14214:2003], Automotive fuels — Fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) for diesel engines — Requirements and test methods

4.6.3 The following draft standards were deferred to allow Partner States conclude consultations by end of August 2008.

It was also agreed that the standards be subjected to consultations by the EAC TC 01 or its relevant Sectoral Working Group and the recommendations be presented to the EASTSC in its 17th meeting for further consideration.

75. CD/K/02:2006, Milk and milk products — Code of hygiene practice

76. CD/K/101-1:2008, Cheese — Specification Part 1: General requirements

77. CD/K/101-2:2008, Cheese — Specification Part 2: Cheddar cheese

78. CD/K/101-3:2008, Cheese — Specification Part 3: Gouda cheese

79. CD/K/101-4:2008, Cheese — Specification Part 4: Tilsiter cheese

80. CD/K/101-5:2008, Cheese — Specification Part 5: Cottage cheese

81. CD/K/101-6:2008, Cheese — Specification Part 6: Cream cheese

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82. CD/K/102:2008, Animal ghee— Specification83. CD/K/103:2008, Fermented/ cultured milk — Specification84. CD/K/104:2008, Cream for direct consumption— Specification85. CD/K/105:2008, Flavoured UHT milk — Specification86. CD/K/107:2008, Evaporated milk — Specification87. CD/K/108:2008, Pasteurized camel milk — Specification

88. CD/K/109:2008, Bananas Specification

4.6.4 The Sub-Committee resolved to review the following standards in accordance with its procedures and allocated sectors.

89. EAS 30:2000, Steel bars for reinforcement of concrete — Specification90. EAS 133:1999, Steel nails — Specification

4.6.5 The following standards were deferred pending recommendations from the East African Metrology Technical Sub-Committee.

91. CD/K/173:2008[OIML R6:1989], General provisions for gas volume meters92. CD/K/174:2008[OIML R7:1979], Clinical thermometers, mercury-in-glass with

maximum device93. CD/K/175:2008[OIML R14:1995], Polarimetric saccharimeters graduated in accordance

with the ICUMSA International Sugar Scale94. CD/K/176:2008[OIML R21:2007], Taximeters95. CD/K/177:2008[OIML R23:1975], Tire pressure gauges for motor vehicles96. CD/K/178:2008[OIML R39:2006], Rockwell hardness machines97. CD/K/179:2008[OIML R47:1979], Standard weights for testing of high capacity

weighing machines98. CD/K/180-1:2008[OIML R49-1:2006], Water meters intended for the metering of cold

potable water and hot water — Part 1: Metrological and technical requirements99. CD/K/180-2:2008[OIML R49-2:2006], Water meters intended for the metering of cold

potable water and hot water — Part 2: Test methods100. CD/K/180-3:2008[OIML R49-3:2006], Water meters intended for the metering of cold

potable water and hot water — Part 3: Test report format101. CD/K/181-1:200[OIML R50-1:1997], Continuous totalizing automatic weighing

instruments (belt weighers) — Part 1: Metrological and technical requirements — Tests102. CD/K/181-2:2008[OIML R50-2:1997], Continuous totalizing automatic weighing

instruments (belt weighers) — Part 2: Test report format103. CD/K/182:2008[OIML R52:2004], Hexagonal weights — Metrological and technical

requirements104. CD/K/183:2008[OIML R54:1981], pH scale for aqueous solutions105. CD/K/184:2008[OIML R58:1998], Sound level meters106. CD/K/185:2008[OIML R60:2000+OIML R60-sub], Metrological regulation for load cells

and certificate transformation requirements107. CD/K/186-1:2008[OIML R61-1:2004], Automatic gravimetric filling instruments — Part

1: Metrological and technical requirements — Tests108. CD/K/186-2:2008[OIML R61-2+sub:2004], Automatic gravimetric filling instruments —

Part 2: Test report format and certificate transformation requirements109. CD/K/187:2008[OIML R63:1994], Petroleum measurement tables110. CD/K/188:2008[OIML R65:2006], Force measuring system of uniaxial material testing

machines111. CD/K/189:2008[OIML R66:1985], Length measuring instruments112. CD/K/190:2008[OIML R71:1985], Fixed storage tanks — General requirements113. CD/K/191-1:2008[OIML R75-1:2002], Heat meters — Part 1: General requirements114. CD/K/191-2:2008[OIML R75-2:2002], Heat meters — Part 2: Type approval tests115. CD/K/191-3:2008[OIML R75-3:2006], Heat meters — Part 3: Test Report Format116. CD/K/192-1:2008[OIML R76-1:2006], Non-automatic weighing instruments — Part 1:

Metrological and technical requirements — Tests

Annex II

117. CD/K/192-2:2008[OIML R76-2:2007], Non-automatic weighing instruments — Part 2: Test report format

118. CD/K/193:2008[OIML R79:1997], Labelling requirements for prepackaged products119. CD/K/194:2008[OIML R80:1989], Road and rail tankers120. CD/K/195:2008[OIML R81:1998+81-D:2006], Dynamic measuring devices and

systems for cryogenic liquids121. CD/K/196:2008[OIML R82:2006], Gas chromatographic systems for measuring the

pollution from pesticides and other toxic substances122. CD/K/197:2008[OIML R83:2006], Gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer systems for

the analysis of organic pollutants in water123. CD/K/198:2008[OIML R84:2003], Platinum, copper, and nickel resistance

thermometers (for industrial and commercial use)124. CD/K/199:2008[OIML R85:1998], Automatic level gauges for measuring the level of

liquid in fixed storage tanks125. CD/K/200:2008[OIML R87:2004], Quantity of product in prepackages126. CD/K/201:2008[OIML R88:1998], Integrating-averaging sound level meters127. CD/K/202:2008[OIML R89:1990], Electroencephalographs — Metrological

characteristics — Methods and equipment for verification128. CD/K/203:2008[OIML R90:1990], Electrocardiographs — Metrological characteristics —

Methods and equipment for verification129. CD/K/204:2008[OIML R91:1990], Radar equipment for the measurement of the speed

of vehicles130. CD/K/205:2008[OIML R92:1989], Wood-moisture meters — Verification methods and

equipment: General provisions131. CD/K/206:2008[OIML R93:1999], Focimeters132. CD/K/207:2008[OIML R95:1990], Ships' tanks — General requirements133. CD/K/208:2008[OIML R97:1990], Barometers134. CD/K/209:2008[OIML R98:1991], High-precision line measures of length135. CD/K/210:2008[OIML R100:1991], Atomic absorption spectrometers for measuring

metal pollutants in water136. CD/K/211:2008[OIML R102:1992], Sound calibrators (including Annex A) [Sound

calibrators - Annexes B and C: Test methods for pattern evaluation and test report format]

137. CD/K/212-1:2008[OIML R106-1:1997], Automatic rail-weighbridges — Part 1: Metrological and technical requirements — Tests

138. CD/K/212-2:2008[OIML R106-2:1997], Automatic rail-weighbridges — Part 2: Test report format

139. CD/K/213:2008[OIML R108:1993], Refractometers for the measurement of the sugar content of fruit juices

140. CD/K/214:2008[OIML R110:1994], Pressure balances141. CD/K/215-1:2008[OIML R111-1:2004], Weights of classes E1, E2, F1, F2, M1, M1–2,

M2, M2–3 and M3 — Part 1: Metrological and technical requirements142. CD/K/215-2:2008[OIML R111-2:2004], Weights of classes E1, E2, F1, F2, M1, M1–2,

M2, M2–3 and M3 — Part 2: Test report format143. CD/K/216:2008[OIML R112:1994], High performance liquid chromatographs for

measurement of pesticides and other toxic substances144. CD/K/217:2008[OIML R113:1994], Portable gas chromatographs for field

measurements of hazardous chemical pollutants145. CD/K/218:2008[OIML R114:1995], Clinical electrical thermometers for continuous

measurement146. CD/K/219:2008[OIML R115:1995], Clinical electrical thermometers with maximum

device147. CD/K/220:2008[OIML R116:2006], Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission

spectrometers for the measurement of metal pollutants in water148. CD/K/221:2008[OIML R118:1995], Testing procedures and test report format for

pattern examination of fuel dispensers for motor vehicles

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12

149. CD/K/222:2008[OIML R119:1996], Pipe provers for testing of measuring systems for liquids other than water

150. CD/K/223:2008[OIML R120:1996], Standard capacity measures for testing measuring systems or liquids other than water

151. CD/K/224:2008[OIML R123:1997], Portable and transportable X-ray fluorescence spectrometers for field measurement of hazardous elemental pollutants

152. CD/K/225:2008[OIML R124:1997], Refractometers for the measurement of the sugar content of grape musts

153. CD/K/226:2008[OIML R125:1998], Measuring systems for the mass of liquids in tanks154. CD/K/227:2008[OIML R126:1998], Evidential breath analyzers155. CD/K/228:2008[OIML R133:2002], Liquid-in-glass thermometers156. CD/K/229:2008[OIML R135:2004], Spectrophotometers for medical laboratories157. CD/K/230-1:2008[OIML R136-1:2004], Instruments for measuring the areas of

leathers158. CD/K/230-2:2008[OIML R136-2:2006], Instruments for measuring the areas of

leathers — Part 2: Test Report Format159. CD/K/231-1:2008[OIML R137-1:2006], Gas Meters — Part 1: Requirements160. CD/K/232:2008[OIML R138:2007], Vessels for commercial transactions

5.0 REVIEW AND OPERATIONALIZATION OF PROCEDURES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF EAST AFRICAN STANDARDS

6.0 DRAFT EAC REGULATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL STANDARDS AND NATIONAL TECHNICAL REGULATIONS INCLUDING THE ADOPTION OF EAST AFRICAN STANDARDS IN PARTNER STATES

7.0 FUTURE WORK PROGRAMMES AND SCHEDULE OF TC MEETINGS

8.0 ANY OTHER BUSINESS

9.0 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE

10.0 DATE OF NEXT MEETING

Annex III

1


MEETING OF SQMT STANDARDS (TECHNICAL SUB COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS) EXPERTS TO EXECUTE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE EAST AFRICAN STANDARDS COMMITTEE AND THE DECISIONS OF THE SECTORAL COUNCIL FOR TRADE, INDUSTRY, FINANCE AND INVESTMENT

23RD 25TH NOVEMBER, 2009

AICC

REPORT OF THE MEETING REF: EAC/TF/46/2009

EAC SECRETARIAT

ARUSHA, TANZANIA

NOVEMBER 2009

Annex I

V

Futu

re A

reas o

f PT

B S

upport

Pri

ori

ty A

rea 1

. PR

OM

OT

ION

OF E

AS

PLA

NN

ING

PE

RIO

D

EST

AB

LIS

HE

D

Obje

cti

ve

Indic

ato

rs

At

least

25 m

an

agem

en

t sta

ff t

rain

ed in

each

NS

B in

mark

eti

ng, com

mu

nic

ati

on

an

d n

egoti

ati

on

skills

20 p

ers

on

nel tr

ain

ed in

mark

eti

ng E

AS

2400 in

fo-p

acks o

n E

AS

develo

ped, pu

blish

ed a

nd issu

ed t

o N

SB

s a

nd E

AC

S

ecre

tari

at

Corp

ora

te v

ideos for

the E

AS

TS

C, E

AS

C a

nd lin

kages t

o E

AC

Corp

ora

te v

ideo for

NS

Bs

Regio

nal w

ebsit

e d

evelo

ped a

nd o

pera

tion

alize

d

At

least

5 s

ecto

r-specific

work

sh

ops h

eld

in

each

Part

ner

Sta

te.

En

han

cin

g t

he a

ccepta

nce a

nd u

se o

f E

AC

Sta

ndard

s

Acti

vit

ies

Responsib

ilit

y

Tim

efr

am

e

PT

B C

ontr

ibuti

on

Coun

try/C

ounte

rpart

contr

ibuti

on

1.1

Con

du

ct

train

ing w

ork

sh

op t

o s

en

sit

ize t

he

man

agem

en

t of th

e N

SB

s o

n m

ark

eti

ng o

f S

QM

T

serv

ices (e.g

. TV

eti

qu

ett

e, ta

lkin

g t

o t

he p

ress,

etc

.)

PTB

/C

on

tact

pers

on

s

EA

STS

C

Fu

ndin

g

Facilit

ati

on

an

d logis

tics

1.2

Tra

in t

he P

ublic R

ela

tion

pers

on

nel an

d t

he

Sta

ndard

s I

nfo

rmati

on

pers

on

nel re

gard

ing t

he

import

an

ce o

f E

AC

Sta

ndard

s a

nd h

ow

to m

ark

et

them

.

PTB

/C

on

tact

pers

on

s

EA

STS

C

Fu

ndin

g

Facilit

ati

on

an

d logis

tics

1.3

Develo

p t

ools

(i.e. pre

ss k

its, bro

ch

ure

s,

packagin

g, w

ebsit

e, etc

.) for

mark

eti

ng E

AC

S

tan

dard

s

PTB

/C

on

tact

pers

on

s

EA

STS

C/PR

Os

Fu

ndin

g

Facilit

ati

on

an

d logis

tics

1.4

Develo

p a

un

iqu

e iden

tity

for

the E

AC

S

tan

dard

s (i.e. fr

on

t page d

esig

n, la

you

t desig

n,

etc

.).

PTB

/C

on

tact

pers

on

s

EA

STS

C/PR

Os

Fu

ndin

g

Facilit

ati

on

an

d logis

tics

1.5

Hold

nati

on

al secto

r specific

sta

ndard

s

work

sh

ops.

PTB

/C

on

tact

pers

on

s

EA

STS

C/PR

Os

Fu

ndin

g

Facilit

ati

on

an

d logis

tics

1.6

Hold

a r

egio

nal sta

ndard

s c

on

fere

nce w

ith

h

igh

level politi

cal an

d in

du

str

ial part

icip

ati

on

(i.e

. Pre

sid

en

t, I

SO

/IE

C S

ecre

tary

Gen

era

ls, C

EO

of M

ult

inati

on

al pre

sen

t in

th

e E

AC

, etc

.) t

o

pro

vid

e k

eyn

ote

addre

sses, secto

r specific

ch

an

nels

on

secon

d a

nd t

hir

d d

ay). E

nsu

re w

ide

new

s c

overa

ge. A

n a

ppro

pri

ate

att

en

dan

ce fee t

o

be c

on

sid

ere

d.

PTB

/C

on

tact

pers

on

s

EA

SC

/E

AC

/E

AB

C

Fu

ndin

g

Facilit

ati

on

an

d logis

tics

Annex I

V

Pri

ori

ty A

rea 2

. PR

OM

OT

ION

OF E

AS

PLA

NN

ING

PE

RIO

D

EST

AB

LIS

HE

D

Obje

cti

ve

Indic

ato

rs? M

an

ual fo

r te

ch

nic

al w

ork

develo

ped a

nd p

ublish

ed

Develo

pm

en

t of

pra

cti

cal, e

ffecti

ve a

nd im

ple

men

table

fra

mew

ork

Nati

on

al an

d r

egio

nal w

ork

sh

ops t

o a

ch

ieve c

on

sen

su

s o

n t

he a

bove f

ram

ew

ork

Nati

on

al w

ork

sh

op o

n im

port

an

ce o

f sta

ndard

s in

form

ati

on

cen

ters

an

d N

EPs

Regio

nal w

ork

sh

ops t

o iden

tify

an

d p

riori

tize t

rain

ing n

eeds

Pre

pare

a p

opu

lar

vers

ion

of

the S

QM

T A

ct/

Secto

r

Revie

w o

f str

uctu

res a

nd w

ork

pro

gra

mm

e i

n

vie

w o

f em

erg

ing i

nte

rnati

on

al best

pra

cti

ces

Acti

vit

ies

Responsib

ilit

y

Tim

efr

am

e

PT

B C

ontr

ibuti

on

Coun

try/C

ounte

rpart

contr

ibuti

on

2.1

Revie

w t

he c

urr

en

t sta

ndard

s d

evelo

pm

en

t m

eth

odolo

gy t

o e

nsu

re c

om

plian

ce w

ith

th

e n

ew

E

AC

SQ

MT B

ill, c

on

sid

er

inte

rnati

on

al best

pra

cti

ces in

oth

er

regio

ns

PTB

/C

on

tact

pers

on

s

EA

STS

C

Fu

ndin

g

Facilit

ati

on

an

d logis

tics

2.2

Revie

w E

AC

Pro

cedu

res for

the D

evelo

pm

en

t of

East

Afr

ican

Sta

ndard

s a

nd d

eri

ve p

rocess

pro

cedu

res.

PTB

/C

on

tact

pers

on

s

EA

STS

C

Fu

ndin

g

Facilit

ati

on

an

d logis

tics

2.3

Un

dert

ake a

n in

-depth

revie

w o

f th

e s

tru

ctu

res

at

the n

ati

on

al an

d r

egio

nal le

vel th

at

are

in

volv

ed

in t

he s

tan

dard

s d

evelo

pm

en

t an

d p

ublicati

on

pro

cess.

PTB

/C

on

tact

pers

on

s

EA

STS

C

Fu

ndin

g

Facilit

ati

on

an

d logis

tics

2.4

Revie

w o

f th

e S

tan

dard

s I

nfo

rmati

on

cen

tres,

Nati

on

al E

nqu

iry P

oin

ts a

nd s

tan

dard

s s

ale

s a

t th

e

nati

on

al le

vel to

dete

rmin

e o

pti

mu

m s

tru

ctu

res a

nd

train

ing r

equ

irem

en

ts.

PTB

/C

on

tact

pers

on

s/N

SB

s

Fu

ndin

g

Facilit

ati

on

an

d logis

tics

Annex I

V

Pri

ori

ty A

rea 3

. PR

OM

OT

ION

OF E

AS

PLA

NN

ING

PE

RIO

D

EST

AB

LIS

HE

D

Obje

cti

ve

Indic

ato

rs

Foll

ow

up o

f th

e r

egula

tory

refo

rm

pro

ject

Acti

vit

ies

Responsib

ilit

y

Tim

efr

am

e

PT

B C

ontr

ibuti

on

Coun

try/C

ounte

rpart

contr

ibuti

on

Th

ree w

ork

sh

ops a

re b

ein

g o

rgan

ized –

it

needs t

o

be e

nsu

red t

hat

these d

o t

ake p

lace, an

d t

hat

all

the r

ele

van

t sta

keh

old

ers

(i.e. M

inis

trie

s a

nd

regu

lato

rs) do a

tten

d. T

he fir

st

ou

tcom

e o

f th

e

work

sh

ops is t

o r

ais

e a

ware

ness o

f sta

keh

old

ers

re

gard

ing t

he d

evelo

pin

g in

tern

ati

on

al best

pra

cti

ce. T

he s

econ

d o

utc

om

e w

ou

ld b

e t

o g

et

sta

keh

old

ers

to p

urs

ue t

he form

ati

on

of a n

ati

on

al

regu

lato

ry foru

m t

hat

can

even

tually d

evelo

p a

nd

imple

men

t a n

ati

on

al/

regio

nal re

gu

lato

ry

fram

ew

ork

. Th

e t

hir

d o

utp

ut

is t

o s

en

sit

ize

sta

keh

old

ers

regard

ing t

he s

tan

dard

izati

on

h

arm

on

izati

on

pro

gra

mm

es c

urr

en

tly u

nderw

ay in

th

e E

AC

.

PTB

/C

on

tact

pers

on

s

EA

STS

C

Fu

ndin

g

Facilit

ati

on

an

d logis

tics

Develo

p a

pro

posal on

how

to im

ple

men

t is

su

es

ari

sin

g o

ut

of th

e t

hre

e n

ati

on

al te

ch

nic

al

regu

lati

on

work

sh

ops t

o b

e p

resen

ted t

o t

he E

ast

Afr

ican

Sta

ndard

s C

om

mit

tee.

Annex I

V

Pri

ori

ty A

rea 4

. PR

OM

OT

ION

OF E

AS

PLA

NN

ING

PE

RIO

D

EST

AB

LIS

HE

D

Obje

cti

ve

Indic

ato

rsE

qu

ipm

en

t id

en

tificati

on

needs t

o b

e iden

tified

Su

pplied e

qu

ipm

en

t M

OU

s s

ign

ed b

etw

een

EA

C, in

tern

ati

on

al sta

ndard

izati

on

org

an

izati

on

s,

oth

er

regio

nal

sta

ndard

s a

nd t

rade b

locks

Tra

inin

g in

websit

e u

pdati

ng t

ech

niq

ues (15 s

taff

in

each

cou

ntr

y)

Eff

ecti

ve p

art

icip

ati

on

in

in

tern

ati

on

al

sta

ndard

izati

on

Acti

vit

ies

Responsib

ilit

y

Tim

efr

am

e

PT

B C

ontr

ibuti

on

Coun

try/C

ounte

rpart

contr

ibuti

on

IT in

frastr

uctu

re is r

equ

ired t

o e

nh

an

ce

part

icip

ati

on

in

in

tern

ati

on

al an

d r

egio

nal

sta

ndard

izati

on

. [T

his

wou

ld r

equ

ire d

eta

iled

hom

ew

ork

by t

he t

hre

e N

SB

s.]

PTB

/C

on

tact

pers

on

s

EA

STS

C

Fu

ndin

g

Facilit

ati

on

an

d logis

tics

Makin

g k

now

n s

tan

dard

izati

on

acti

vit

ies o

f th

e E

AC

to

oth

er

regio

nal gro

upin

gs b

y m

akin

g

pre

sen

tati

on

s a

t re

gio

nal an

d in

tern

ati

on

al fo

rum

s.

PTB

/

EA

SC

/E

AC

Fu

ndin

g

Facilit

ati

on

an

d logis

tics

Part

icip

ati

on

in

regio

nal fo

rum

s a

s p

art

of

sta

ndard

s t

rain

ing

PTB

/C

on

tact

pers

on

s

Fu

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1

Deferred Draft East African Standards to be REMOVED from harmonization programme:

The following Draft East African Standards are recommended for removal from the harmonization process after having exceeded three years allowed under international best practices. Further reasons for removal are provided under relevant draft standards.

1. CD/K/33/2001, Air-dried roofing paints Specification2. CD/T/24/2001, Method of testing timber connector joints


4. CD/T/36/2001, Timber dimensions for coniferous sawn timber (cypress and pine)

Part 1: Sizes of sawn timber and planed timber5. CD/K/004-1:2003, Batteries for use in photovoltaic power systems —

Specification — Part 1: General requirements6. CD/K/004-2:2003, Batteries for use in photovoltaic power systems —

Specification — Part 2: Modified lead acid batteries7. CD/K/14/2003, Safety practices in the operation and maintenance of radio

transmitters and similar equipment



10. CD/T/54/2004, Disinfectants Specification

11. CD/T/55/2004, Quaternary ammonium compound disinfectant Specification

12. CD/K/16-1/2003, Siting of radiocommunications facilities Part 1: Low, medium and high frequency transmitting and high frequency receiving facilities


13. CD/K/16-2/2003, Siting of radiocommunications facilities Part 2: Guidelines for fixed, mobile and broadcasting services operating at frequencies above 30 MHz


14. CD/K/16-3/2003, Siting of radiocommunications facilities Part 3: Fixed location satellite earth stations


15. CD/K/45/2004 [BS 5427-1:1996], Code of practice for the use of profiled sheet

for roof and wall cladding on buildings Design16. CD/K/50/2004, Continuous hot-dip zinc-coated carbon steel sheet of structural

quality

17. CD/K/52/2004, Roofing products from metal sheet Fully supported roofing

products of zinc sheet Specification18. CD/K/53/2004, Roofing products from metal sheet — Fully supported products of

stainless steel sheet — Specification19. CD/K/54/2004, Roofing products from metal sheet — Fully supported roofing

products of copper sheet — Specification20. CD/K/55/2004, Roofing products from metal sheets — Fully-supported roofing

products of steel sheet — Specification21. CD/K/57/2004, Sheet roof and wall coverings — Galvanized steel — Code of

practice

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Deferred Draft East African Standards during the 17th EASTSC meeting.

The following standards were deferred to allow Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda to finalize consultation and submit comments by the end of August 2008.

1. CD/K/091:2008, Sulfuric acid used in lead acid batteries Specification2. CD/K/361:2008, Guide to the installation, maintenance, testing and replacement

of secondary batteries in buildings3. CD/K/362:2008, Electrical Safety Code4. CD/K/005:2008, Motor vehicle safety — Rear underrun protection devices —

Specification5. CD/K/007:2008, Motor vehicle safety — Head restraints (passenger cars) —

Specification6. CD/K/008:2008, Devices to prevent the unauthorized use of motor vehicles (anti-

theft devices) — Specification7. CD/K/009:2008[BS 3254-1], Restraining devices (safety belts) for occupants of

adult build in motor vehicles — Specification8. CD/K/010:2008[UNECE 16RV5], Uniform provisions concerning the approval of

safety-belts and restraint systems for adult occupants of power-driven vehicles9. CD/K/011:2008[UNECE R 014RV4], Uniform provisions concerning the approval

of vehicles with regard to safety-belt anchorages10. CD/K/013:2008, Code of practice — Roadside roadworthiness assessment of

motor vehicles11. CD/K/014:2008, Code of practice — Vehicle test station evaluation12. CD/K/015:2008, Code of practice — Measurement of noise emitted by motor

vehicles13. CD/K/017:2008[UNECE R 017RV4], Uniform provisions concerning the approval

of vehicles with regard to the seats, their anchorages and any head restraints14. CD/K/018:2008, Replacement silencing systems for motor vehicles —

Specification15. CD/K/019:2008, Motor vehicle safety — Strength of seats and their anchorages16. CD/K/020:2008, Motor vehicle safety — Protection equipment for the front of

motor vehicles17. CD/K/021:2008, Motor vehicle safety — Steering mechanism of motor vehicles

(Category M1 only) — Behaviour on impact18. CD/K/022:2008, Speedometer equipment for motor vehicles — Specification19. CD/K/023:2008, Roadstuds — Specification20. CD/K/024-1:2008, Retro-reflective registration plates for motor vehicles —

Specification — Part 1: Blanks (metal)21. CD/K/024-2:2008, Retro-reflective registration plates for motor vehicles —

Specification — Part 2: Metal22. CD/K/024-3:2008, Retro-reflective registration plates for motor vehicles —

Specification — Part 3: Blanks (plastic)23. CD/K/024-4:2008, Retro-reflective registration plates for motor vehicles —

Specification — Part 4: Plastics24. CD/K/025:2008, High penetration-resistant laminated safety glass for motor

vehicles — Specification25. CD/K/026:2008, Laminated safety glass for motor vehicles — Specification26. CD/K/027:2008, Toughened safety glass for motor vehicles — Specification27. CD/K/028-1:2008, Retro-reflective and fluorescent warning signs for road

vehicles — Specification — Part 1: Triangles28. CD/K/028-2:2008, Retro-reflective and fluorescent warning signs for road

vehicles — Specification — Part 2: Abnormal load vehicle signs

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29. CD/K/028-3:2008, Retro-reflective and fluorescent warning signs for road vehicles — Specification — Part 3: Signs other than triangles, chevron signs and abnormal load vehicle signs

30. CD/K/028-4:2008, Retro-reflective and fluorescent warning signs for road vehicles — Specification — Part 4: Retro-reflective chevron signs

31. CD/K/028-5:2008, Retro-reflective and fluorescent warning signs for road vehicles — Specification — Part 5: Retro-reflective chevron decals

32. CD/K/029-1:2008, Lights for motor vehicles — Specification — Part 1: Incandescent lamps

33. CD/K/029-2:2008, Lights for motor vehicles — Specification — Part 2: Headlights34. CD/K/029-3:2008, Lights for motor vehicles — Specification — Part 3: Secondary

lights35. CD/K/030:2008[UNECE R 066RV1], Strength of large passenger vehicle

superstructures (roll-over protection)36. CD/K/031:2008[UNECE R 080RV1], Road vehicles — Strength of seats and their

anchorages of large passenger buses37. CD/K/032:2008, Homologation of motor vehicle models38. CD/K/033:2008[UNECE R 044RV1], Child restraints in motor vehicles —

Compulsory specification39. CD/K/034:2008[UNECE R 037RV4], Uniform provisions concerning the approval

of filament lamps for use in approved lamp units on power-driven vehicles and their trailers

40. CD/K/035:2008[UNECE R 043RV2], Uniform provisions concerning the approval of safety glazing materials and their installation on vehicles

41. CD/K/036:2008[UNECE R 052RV2], Uniform provisions concerning the approval of M2 and M3 small capacity vehicles with regard to their general construction

42. CD/K/037:2008[UNECE R 036RV2], Uniform provisions concerning the approval of large passenger vehicles with regard to their general construction

43. CD/K/038:2008[UNECE R 107RV1], Uniform provisions concerning the approval of category M2 or M3 vehicles with regard to their general construction

44. CD/K/039-1:2008, Motor vehicle safety specification — Braking — Part 1: General45. CD/K/039-2:2008, Motor vehicle safety specification — Braking — Part 2:

Response time of braking devices on vehicles fitted with compressed-air braking devices

46. CD/K/039-3:2008, Motor vehicle safety specification — Braking — Part 3: Energy sources and reservoirs

47. CD/K/039-4:2008, Motor vehicle safety specification — Braking — Part 4: Spring brakes

48. CD/K/039-5:2008, Motor vehicle safety specification — Braking — Part 5: Parking brakes: Mechanically locked brake cylinder (lock actuator) type

49. CD/K-039-6:2008, Motor vehicle safety specification — Braking — Part 6: Distribution of braking effort and compatibility of vehicles in combination

50. CD/K/040:2008, Measurement of noise emitted by road vehicles when stationary — Code of practice

51. CD/K/041:2008[UNECE R 013RV5], Uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles of categories M, N and O with regard to braking

52. CD/K/042:2008[UNECE R 013HRV2], Uniform provisions concerning the approval of passenger cars with regard to braking

53. CD/K/043-1:2008, Motor vehicle tyres and rims — Dimensions and loads — Part 1: General

54. CD/K/043-2:2008, Motor vehicle tyres and rims — Dimensions and loads — Part 2: Passenger car tyres

55. CD/K/043-3:2008, Motor vehicle tyres and rims — Dimensions and loads — Part 3: Commercial vehicle tyres

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56. CD/K/043-4:2008, Motor vehicle tyres and rims — Dimensions and loads — Part 4: Motorcycle and scooter tyres

57. CD/K/043-5:2008, Motor vehicle tyres and rims — Dimensions and loads — Part 5: Off-road vehicle tyres

58. CD/K/043-6:2008, Motor vehicle tyres and rims — Dimensions and loads — Part 6: Agricultural vehicle tyres

59. CD/K/043-7:2008, Motor vehicle tyres and rims — Dimensions and loads — Part 7: Industrial vehicle tyres

60. CD/K/044:2008, Wheel flaps fitted to motor vehicles Specification61. CD/K/049-1:2008, The determination of performance (at net power) of internal

combustion engines — Part 1: Road vehicle internal combustion engines at sea level

62. CD/K/049-2:2008, The determination of performance (at net power) of internal combustion engines — Part 2: Compression ignition engines at altitude

63. CD/K/049-3:2008, The determination of performance (at net power) of internal combustion engines — Part 3: Agricultural vehicle internal combustion engines at sea level

64. CD/K/050-1:2008, Braking (motor and towed vehicles, designed for public roads) — Part 1 : Low speed vehicles

65. CD/K/050-2:2008, Braking (motor and towed vehicles, designed for public roads) — Part 2 : Low speed trailers

66. CD/K/051-1:2008, Pneumatic braking system connections between drawing and drawn vehicles — Part 1: Contact type couplings

67. CD/K/051-2:2008, Pneumatic braking system connections between drawing and drawn vehicles — Part 2: Palm type couplings

68. CD/K/051-3:2008, Pneumatic braking system connections between drawing and drawn vehicles — Part 3: The arrangement of connections on vehicles, using contact type or palm type couplings

69. CD-K-001:2008, Textiles and textile merchandise — Terms and definitions70. CD-K-002:2008, Standard methods of garment measurement — Code of practice

4.6.2 The following standards were deferred to allow Tanzania conclude national consultations and submit comments by end of August 2008.

71. CD/K/272:2008[EN 237:2004], Liquid petroleum products —Petrol — Determination of low lead concentrations by atomic absorption spectrometry

72. CD/K/273:2008[EN 14517:2004], Liquid petroleum products — Determination of hydrocarbon types and oxygenates in petrol — Multidimensional gas chromatography method

73. CD/K/293:2008[EN 14078:2003], Liquid petroleum products — Determination of fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) content in middle distillates — Infrared spectrometry method

74. CD/K/294:2008[EN 14214:2003], Automotive fuels — Fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) for diesel engines — Requirements and test methods

4.6.3 The following draft standards were deferred to allow Partner States conclude consultations by end of August 2008.

It was also agreed that the standards be subjected to consultations by the EAC TC 01 or its relevant Sectoral Working Group and the recommendations be presented to the EASTSC in its 17th meeting for further consideration.

75. CD/K/02:2006, Milk and milk products — Code of hygiene practice

76. CD/K/101-1:2008, Cheese — Specification Part 1: General requirements

77. CD/K/101-2:2008, Cheese — Specification Part 2: Cheddar cheese

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78. CD/K/101-3:2008, Cheese — Specification Part 3: Gouda cheese

79. CD/K/101-4:2008, Cheese — Specification Part 4: Tilsiter cheese

80. CD/K/101-5:2008, Cheese — Specification Part 5: Cottage cheese

81. CD/K/101-6:2008, Cheese — Specification Part 6: Cream cheese82. CD/K/102:2008, Animal ghee— Specification83. CD/K/103:2008, Fermented/ cultured milk — Specification84. CD/K/104:2008, Cream for direct consumption— Specification85. CD/K/105:2008, Flavoured UHT milk — Specification86. CD/K/107:2008, Evaporated milk — Specification87. CD/K/108:2008, Pasteurized camel milk — Specification

88. CD/K/109:2008, Bananas Specification

4.6.4 The Sub-Committee resolved to review the following standards in accordance with its procedures and allocated sectors.

89. EAS 30:2000, Steel bars for reinforcement of concrete — Specification90. EAS 133:1999, Steel nails — Specification

4.6.5 The following standards were deferred pending recommendations from the East African Metrology Technical Sub-Committee.

91. CD/K/173:2008[OIML R6:1989], General provisions for gas volume meters92. CD/K/174:2008[OIML R7:1979], Clinical thermometers, mercury-in-glass with

maximum device93. CD/K/175:2008[OIML R14:1995], Polarimetric saccharimeters graduated in

accordance with the ICUMSA International Sugar Scale94. CD/K/176:2008[OIML R21:2007], Taximeters95. CD/K/177:2008[OIML R23:1975], Tire pressure gauges for motor vehicles96. CD/K/178:2008[OIML R39:2006], Rockwell hardness machines97. CD/K/179:2008[OIML R47:1979], Standard weights for testing of high capacity

weighing machines98. CD/K/180-1:2008[OIML R49-1:2006], Water meters intended for the metering of

cold potable water and hot water — Part 1: Metrological and technical requirements

99. CD/K/180-2:2008[OIML R49-2:2006], Water meters intended for the metering of cold potable water and hot water — Part 2: Test methods

100. CD/K/180-3:2008[OIML R49-3:2006], Water meters intended for the metering of cold potable water and hot water — Part 3: Test report format

101. CD/K/181-1:200[OIML R50-1:1997], Continuous totalizing automatic weighing instruments (belt weighers) — Part 1: Metrological and technical requirements — Tests

102. CD/K/181-2:2008[OIML R50-2:1997], Continuous totalizing automatic weighing instruments (belt weighers) — Part 2: Test report format

103. CD/K/182:2008[OIML R52:2004], Hexagonal weights — Metrological and technical requirements

104. CD/K/183:2008[OIML R54:1981], pH scale for aqueous solutions105. CD/K/184:2008[OIML R58:1998], Sound level meters106. CD/K/185:2008[OIML R60:2000+OIML R60-sub], Metrological regulation for load

cells and certificate transformation requirements107. CD/K/186-1:2008[OIML R61-1:2004], Automatic gravimetric filling instruments

— Part 1: Metrological and technical requirements — Tests108. CD/K/186-2:2008[OIML R61-2+sub:2004], Automatic gravimetric filling

instruments — Part 2: Test report format and certificate transformation requirements

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109. CD/K/187:2008[OIML R63:1994], Petroleum measurement tables110. CD/K/188:2008[OIML R65:2006], Force measuring system of uniaxial material

testing machines111. CD/K/189:2008[OIML R66:1985], Length measuring instruments112. CD/K/190:2008[OIML R71:1985], Fixed storage tanks — General requirements113. CD/K/191-1:2008[OIML R75-1:2002], Heat meters — Part 1: General

requirements114. CD/K/191-2:2008[OIML R75-2:2002], Heat meters — Part 2: Type approval tests115. CD/K/191-3:2008[OIML R75-3:2006], Heat meters — Part 3: Test Report Format116. CD/K/192-1:2008[OIML R76-1:2006], Non-automatic weighing instruments —

Part 1: Metrological and technical requirements — Tests117. CD/K/192-2:2008[OIML R76-2:2007], Non-automatic weighing instruments —

Part 2: Test report format118. CD/K/193:2008[OIML R79:1997], Labelling requirements for prepackaged

products119. CD/K/194:2008[OIML R80:1989], Road and rail tankers120. CD/K/195:2008[OIML R81:1998+81-D:2006], Dynamic measuring devices and

systems for cryogenic liquids121. CD/K/196:2008[OIML R82:2006], Gas chromatographic systems for measuring

the pollution from pesticides and other toxic substances122. CD/K/197:2008[OIML R83:2006], Gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer

systems for the analysis of organic pollutants in water123. CD/K/198:2008[OIML R84:2003], Platinum, copper, and nickel resistance

thermometers (for industrial and commercial use)124. CD/K/199:2008[OIML R85:1998], Automatic level gauges for measuring the level

of liquid in fixed storage tanks125. CD/K/200:2008[OIML R87:2004], Quantity of product in prepackages126. CD/K/201:2008[OIML R88:1998], Integrating-averaging sound level meters127. CD/K/202:2008[OIML R89:1990], Electroencephalographs — Metrological

characteristics — Methods and equipment for verification128. CD/K/203:2008[OIML R90:1990], Electrocardiographs — Metrological

characteristics — Methods and equipment for verification129. CD/K/204:2008[OIML R91:1990], Radar equipment for the measurement of the

speed of vehicles130. CD/K/205:2008[OIML R92:1989], Wood-moisture meters — Verification methods

and equipment: General provisions131. CD/K/206:2008[OIML R93:1999], Focimeters132. CD/K/207:2008[OIML R95:1990], Ships' tanks — General requirements133. CD/K/208:2008[OIML R97:1990], Barometers134. CD/K/209:2008[OIML R98:1991], High-precision line measures of length135. CD/K/210:2008[OIML R100:1991], Atomic absorption spectrometers for

measuring metal pollutants in water136. CD/K/211:2008[OIML R102:1992], Sound calibrators (including Annex A) [Sound

calibrators - Annexes B and C: Test methods for pattern evaluation and test report format]

137. CD/K/212-1:2008[OIML R106-1:1997], Automatic rail-weighbridges — Part 1: Metrological and technical requirements — Tests

138. CD/K/212-2:2008[OIML R106-2:1997], Automatic rail-weighbridges — Part 2: Test report format

139. CD/K/213:2008[OIML R108:1993], Refractometers for the measurement of the sugar content of fruit juices

140. CD/K/214:2008[OIML R110:1994], Pressure balances141. CD/K/215-1:2008[OIML R111-1:2004], Weights of classes E1, E2, F1, F2, M1,

M1–2, M2, M2–3 and M3 — Part 1: Metrological and technical requirements

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142. CD/K/215-2:2008[OIML R111-2:2004], Weights of classes E1, E2, F1, F2, M1, M1–2, M2, M2–3 and M3 — Part 2: Test report format

143. CD/K/216:2008[OIML R112:1994], High performance liquid chromatographs for measurement of pesticides and other toxic substances

144. CD/K/217:2008[OIML R113:1994], Portable gas chromatographs for field measurements of hazardous chemical pollutants

145. CD/K/218:2008[OIML R114:1995], Clinical electrical thermometers for continuous measurement

146. CD/K/219:2008[OIML R115:1995], Clinical electrical thermometers with maximum device

147. CD/K/220:2008[OIML R116:2006], Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometers for the measurement of metal pollutants in water

148. CD/K/221:2008[OIML R118:1995], Testing procedures and test report format for pattern examination of fuel dispensers for motor vehicles

149. CD/K/222:2008[OIML R119:1996], Pipe provers for testing of measuring systems for liquids other than water

150. CD/K/223:2008[OIML R120:1996], Standard capacity measures for testing measuring systems or liquids other than water

151. CD/K/224:2008[OIML R123:1997], Portable and transportable X-ray fluorescence spectrometers for field measurement of hazardous elemental pollutants

152. CD/K/225:2008[OIML R124:1997], Refractometers for the measurement of the sugar content of grape musts

153. CD/K/226:2008[OIML R125:1998], Measuring systems for the mass of liquids in tanks

154. CD/K/227:2008[OIML R126:1998], Evidential breath analyzers155. CD/K/228:2008[OIML R133:2002], Liquid-in-glass thermometers156. CD/K/229:2008[OIML R135:2004], Spectrophotometers for medical laboratories157. CD/K/230-1:2008[OIML R136-1:2004], Instruments for measuring the areas of

leathers158. CD/K/230-2:2008[OIML R136-2:2006], Instruments for measuring the areas of

leathers — Part 2: Test Report Format159. CD/K/231-1:2008[OIML R137-1:2006], Gas Meters — Part 1: Requirements160. CD/K/232:2008[OIML R138:2007], Vessels for commercial transactions

Ann

ex V

I —

Sum

mary

of

Tech

nic

al

com

mit

tee m

eeti

ngs s

ch

edule

d f

or

2010-2

011

1

Are

a o

f sta

ndard

isati

on

Coord

ina

tor

coun

try

Com

mit

tee

Host

coun

try

Work

ite

ms

Com

ments

to b

e

subm

itte

d

by

Sch

edule

of

Meeti

ngs

Tra

nsport

K

en

ya

Note

1

EA

S 5

00:2

008,

Roa

d v

eh

icle

s

In

spection

C

od

e o

f pra

ctice

Ch

em

icals

an

d

consum

er

pro

ducts

C

D/K

/091:2

008,

Su

lfu

ric a

cid

used

in

lea

d a

cid

ba

tteri

es

Specif

ica

tion

D

EA

S 4

81:2

008,

Pla

stic c

arr

ier

ba

gs

CD

-K-0

01:2

008,

Textile

s a

nd

textile

merc

ha

nd

ise —

Term

s

an

d d

efi

nit

ion

s

CD

-K-0

02:2

008,

Sta

nd

ard

meth

od

s o

f garm

en

t m

ea

su

rem

en

t —

Cod

e o

f pra

ctice

Food a

nd a

gri

cult

ure

Tanzania

F

ruit

s a

nd

vegeta

ble

s

Ugan

da

Note

2

Septe

mb

er

2010

Tanzania

Food labelin

g

Tanzania

EA

S 3

8:2

000,

La

belin

g o

f pre

pa

ck

aged

food

s —

Specif

ica

tion

CA

C/G

L 2

3:2

008,

Gu

idelin

es f

or

Use o

f N

utr

itio

n a

nd

Hea

lth

C

laim

s

CA

C/G

L 2

:2006,

Gu

idelin

es o

n N

utr

itio

n L

ab

ellin

g

Gu

idelin

es o

n t

he u

se o

f n

utr

itio

n t

erm

s

Septe

mb

er

2010

Food a

ddit

ives

&con

tam

inan

ts

Food a

ddit

ives

Food c

on

tam

inan

ts

CD

/T/65/2009,

Food

Sea

son

ing M

ix —

Sp

ecif

ica

tion

An

imal fe

edin

g

An

imal Feedstu

ffs

Meat,

pou

ltry

an

d fis

h

Meat

Pou

ltry

Fis

h

Eggs —

Specific

ati

on

, gra

din

g a

nd h

ygie

ne

Mayon

nais

e —

Specific

ati

on

Ann

ex V

I —

Sum

mary

of

Tech

nic

al

com

mit

tee m

eeti

ngs s

ch

edule

d f

or

2010-2

011

2

Are

a o

f sta

ndard

isati

on

Coord

ina

tor

coun

try

Com

mit

tee

Host

coun

try

Work

ite

ms

Com

ments

to b

e

subm

itte

d

by

Sch

edule

of

Meeti

ngs

NO

TE

7

Work

ite

ms a

risin

g fro

m 1

3th

EA

SC

meeti

ng

Su

gar

Tanzania

CD

/K

/479:2

009,

Mola

sses —

Specif

ica

tion

CD

/K

/478:2

009,J

aggery

— S

pecif

ica

tion

Ju

ne

2010

Tanzania

CD

/T/66/2009,

Fla

vou

red

Dri

nk in

Solid

Form

—

Specif

ica

tion

CD

/T/67/2010 A

rtific

ially s

weete

ned fla

vou

red d

rin

k in

solid form

Specific

ati

on

E

nerg

y d

rin

ks —

Specific

ati

on

M

alt

-based c

ocoa p

rodu

cts

— S

pecific

ati

on

Ju

ly

2010

Coffee, cocoa

an

d t

ea

Tanzania

EA

S 1

05:2

008,

Roa

ste

d c

off

ee b

ea

ns a

nd

roa

ste

d g

rou

nd

coff

ee —

Specif

ica

tion

Gre

en

coff

ee b

ea

ns—

S

pecific

ati

on

Insta

nt

Coffee —

S

pecific

ati

on

C

ocoa p

ow

der

— S

pecific

ati

on

C

hocola

tes —

Specific

ati

on

Novem

be

r 2010

Ann

ex V

I —

Sum

mary

of

Tech

nic

al

com

mit

tee m

eeti

ngs s

ch

edule

d f

or

2010-2

011

3

Are

a o

f sta

ndard

isati

on

Coord

ina

tor

coun

try

Com

mit

tee

Host

coun

try

Work

ite

ms

Com

ments

to b

e

subm

itte

d

by

Sch

edule

of

Meeti

ngs

Nutr

itio

n a

nd

Foods F

or

Specia

lD

ieta

ry U

ses –

Infa

nt

foods

Kenya

EA

S 4

:2007,

Infa

nt

form

ula

— S

pecif

ica

tion

(2

ND

Ed

itio

n)

EA

S 7

2:2

007,

Pro

cessed

cere

al-b

ased

food

s f

or

infa

nts

an

d

ch

ild

ren

— S

pecif

ica

tion

(2

ND

Ed

itio

n)

EA

S 7

8:2

007,

Follow

-up f

orm

ula

— S

pecif

ica

tion

s (2

ND

E

dit

ion

)

CO

DE

X S

TA

N 7

3:1

981 (A

m. 4:1

989), S

tan

da

rd f

or

Ca

nn

ed

B

aby F

ood

s

CO

DE

X S

TA

N 2

03:1

995,

Sta

nd

ard

for

Form

ula

Food

s f

or

Use in

Very

Low

En

erg

y D

iets

for

Weig

ht

Red

uction

CA

C/G

L 9

:1991,

Gen

era

l Pri

ncip

les f

or

the A

dd

itio

n o

f E

ssen

tia

l N

utr

ien

ts t

o F

ood

s

CA

C/G

L 1

0:2

008,

Ad

vis

ory

Lis

t of

Min

era

l S

alt

s a

nd

Vit

am

in

com

pou

nd

s f

or

Use in

Food

s f

or

Infa

nts

an

d C

hild

ren

Novem

be

r 2010

Cere

al, p

uls

es

an

d legum

es

Kenya

Note

3

Bre

akfa

st

cere

als

—S

pecific

ati

on

Pasta

— S

pecific

ati

on

Septe

mb

er

2010

Nutr

itio

n a

nd

Foods F

or

Specia

lD

ieta

ry U

ses-

Food

fort

ific

ati

on

Tanzania

Fort

ifie

d m

aiz

e f

lou

r —

Specif

ica

tion

Fort

ifie

d c

ook

ing o

ils —

Specif

ica

tion

Fort

ifie

d s

alt

— S

pecif

ica

tion

Fort

ifie

d s

uga

r —

Specif

ica

tion

Fort

ifie

d w

hea

t fl

ou

r —

Specif

ica

tion

Ju

ne

2010

T

anzania

M

ilk a

nd m

ilk

pro

ducts

K

enya

Note

4

Septe

mb

er

2010

En

vir

onm

en

t, H

ealt

h

an

d S

afe

ty

Rw

an

da

Wate

r quali

ty

Rw

an

da

DE

AS

12:2

010,

Pota

ble

wa

ter

— S

pecif

ica

tion

DE

AS

13:2

010,

Con

tain

eri

zed

min

era

l w

ate

r —

Specif

ica

tion

DE

AS

187:2

010,

Tooth

pa

ste

— S

pecif

ica

tion

Au

gu

st

2010.

Ann

ex V

I —

Sum

mary

of

Tech

nic

al

com

mit

tee m

eeti

ngs s

ch

edule

d f

or

2010-2

011

4

Are

a o

f sta

ndard

isati

on

Coord

ina

tor

coun

try

Com

mit

tee

Host

coun

try

Work

ite

ms

Com

ments

to b

e

subm

itte

d

by

Sch

edule

of

Meeti

ngs

Petr

ole

um

pro

ducts

K

en

ya

K

enya

DE

AS

158:2

007,

Ga

solin

e (petr

ol) u

nle

ad

ed

— S

pecif

ica

tion

DE

AS

177:2

007,

Au

tom

oti

ve d

iesel —

Sp

ecif

ica

tion

EA

S 1

20-1

:2008,

Lea

d-a

cid

sta

rter

ba

tteri

es —

Pa

rt 1

: G

en

era

l re

qu

irem

en

ts a

nd

meth

od

s o

f te

st

CD

/K

/272:2

008[E

N 2

37:2

004], L

iqu

id p

etr

ole

um

pro

du

cts

—

Petr

ol —

Dete

rmin

ati

on

of

low

lea

d c

on

cen

tra

tion

s b

y

ato

mic

ab

sorp

tion

spectr

om

etr

y

CD

/K

/273:2

008[E

N 1

4517:2

004], L

iqu

id p

etr

ole

um

pro

du

cts

—

Dete

rmin

ati

on

of

hyd

roca

rbon

ty

pes a

nd

oxygen

ate

s in

p

etr

ol —

Mu

ltid

imen

sio

na

l ga

s c

hro

ma

togra

ph

y m

eth

od

CD

/K

/293:2

008[E

N 1

4078:2

003], L

iqu

id p

etr

ole

um

pro

du

cts

—

Dete

rmin

ati

on

of

fatt

y a

cid

meth

yl este

r (F

AM

E) con

ten

t in

m

idd

le d

istilla

tes —

In

fra

red

spectr

om

etr

y m

eth

od

CD

/K

/294:2

008[E

N 1

4214:2

003], A

uto

motive f

uels

— F

att

y

acid

meth

yl este

rs (F

AM

E) fo

r d

iesel en

gin

es —

Requ

irem

en

ts

an

d t

est

meth

od

s

Novem

be

r 2010

Ch

em

icals

DE

AS

31:2

007,

La

un

dry

soa

p —

Specif

ica

tion

(2

ND

Ed

itio

n)

EA

S 7

-1:2

008,

Fle

xib

le p

oly

ure

tha

ne f

oa

m f

or

ma

ttre

sses —

S

pecif

ica

tion

— P

art

1:

Gen

era

l re

qu

irem

en

ts

EA

S 7

-2:2

008,

Fle

xib

le p

oly

ure

tha

ne f

oa

m f

or

ma

ttre

sses —

S

pecif

ica

tion

— P

art

2: M

att

resses

EA

S 7

-3:2

008,

Fle

xib

le p

oly

ure

tha

ne f

oa

m f

or

ma

ttre

sses —

S

pecif

ica

tion

— P

art

3:

Recon

sti

tute

d f

lexib

le p

oly

ure

tha

ne

foam

EA

S 2

93-1

:2008,

Roa

d m

ark

ing m

ate

ria

ls —

Pa

rt 1

: Ph

ysic

al

pro

pert

ies

EA

S 3

43:2

008,

Ba

ll p

oin

t pen

s

Sp

ecif

ica

tion

Novem

be

r 2010

Ann

ex V

I —

Sum

mary

of

Tech

nic

al

com

mit

tee m

eeti

ngs s

ch

edule

d f

or

2010-2

011

5

Are

a o

f sta

ndard

isati

on

Coord

ina

tor

coun

try

Com

mit

tee

Host

coun

try

Work

ite

ms

Com

ments

to b

e

subm

itte

d

by

Sch

edule

of

Meeti

ngs

EA

S 2

93-2

:2008,

Roa

d m

ark

ing m

ate

ria

ls —

Pa

rt 2

: R

oa

d

ma

rkin

g p

erf

orm

an

ce f

or

roa

d u

sers

Ele

ctr

ical pro

ducts

K

en

ya

K

enya

EA

S 1

17-1

:2008,

Ele

ctr

ic c

able

s —

Fle

xib

le c

ord

s r

ate

d u

p t

o

30

0/5

00

V, fo

r u

se w

ith

ap

plia

nces a

nd

equ

ipm

en

t in

ten

ded

fo

r d

om

estic,

off

ice a

nd

sim

ila

r en

vir

on

men

ts

EA

S 1

17-2

:2008,

Ele

ctr

ic c

able

s —

Fle

xib

le c

able

s r

ate

d u

p

to 4

50

/7

50

V, fo

r u

se w

ith

ap

plia

nces a

nd

equ

ipm

en

t in

ten

ded

for

ind

ustr

ial a

nd

sim

ila

r en

vir

on

men

ts

EA

S 2

05-2

:2008,

Con

trols

for

hou

seh

old

applia

nces —

Pa

rt

2: C

ook

ers

— S

pecif

ica

tion

CD

/K

/361:2

008,

Gu

ide t

o t

he in

sta

lla

tion

, m

ain

ten

an

ce,

testi

ng a

nd

repla

cem

en

t of

secon

da

ry b

att

eri

es in

bu

ild

ings

CD

/K

/362:2

008,

Ele

ctr

ica

l S

afe

ty C

od

e

Novem

be

r 2010

Con

str

ucti

on

EA

S 3

0:2

000,

Ste

el b

ars

for

rein

forc

em

en

t of

con

cre

te —

S

pecif

ica

tion

EA

S 1

33:1

999,

Ste

el n

ails —

Sp

ecif

ica

tion

Septe

mb

er

2010.

Metr

olo

gy

Ken

ya

Metr

olo

gy

Kenya

Note

6.

Ann

ex V

I —

Sum

mary

of

Tech

nic

al

com

mit

tee m

eeti

ngs s

ch

edule

d f

or

2010-2

011

6

NO

TE

1

Dra

ft s

tan

dard

s u

nder

tran

sport

com

mit

tee

1.

CD

/K

/005:2

008,

Moto

r veh

icle

safe

ty —

Rear

un

derr

un

pro

tection

devic

es —

Sp

ecif

ica

tion

2.

CD

/K

/007:2

008,

Moto

r veh

icle

safe

ty —

Head

restr

ain

ts (p

assen

ger

cars

) —

Sp

ecif

ica

tion

3.

CD

/K

/008:2

008,

Devic

es t

o p

reven

t th

e u

na

uth

ori

zed

use o

f m

oto

r veh

icle

s (a

nti-t

heft

devic

es) —

Sp

ecif

ica

tion

4.

CD

/K

/009:2

008[B

S 3

254-1

], R

estr

ain

ing d

evic

es (safe

ty b

elts) fo

r occ

upan

ts o

f ad

ult

bu

ild

in

moto

r veh

icle

s —

Specif

ica

tion

5.

CD

/K

/010:2

008[U

NE

CE

16R

V5], U

niform

pro

vis

ion

s c

on

cern

ing t

he a

ppro

val

of

safe

ty-b

elts a

nd

restr

ain

t syste

ms f

or

ad

ult o

ccu

pan

ts o

f pow

er-

dri

ven

veh

icle

s6.

CD

/K

/011:2

008[U

NE

CE

R 0

14R

V4], U

nif

orm

pro

vis

ion

s c

on

cern

ing t

he a

pp

rova

l of

veh

icle

s w

ith

regard

to s

afe

ty-b

elt

an

ch

ora

ges

7.

CD

/K

/013:2

008,

Cod

e o

f pra

cti

ce —

Road

sid

e r

oa

dw

ort

hin

ess a

ssessm

en

t of

moto

r veh

icle

s8.

CD

/K

/014:2

008,

Cod

e o

f pra

ctice —

Veh

icle

test

sta

tion

eva

lua

tion

9.

CD

/K

/015:2

008,

Cod

e o

f pra

ctice —

Mea

su

rem

en

t of

nois

e e

mit

ted

by

moto

r veh

icle

s10.

CD

/K

/017:2

008[U

NE

CE

R 0

17R

V4], U

nif

orm

pro

vis

ion

s c

on

cern

ing t

he a

pp

rova

l of

veh

icle

s w

ith

rega

rd t

o t

he s

ea

ts,

their

an

ch

ora

ges

an

d a

ny h

ea

d r

estr

ain

ts11.

CD

/K

/018:2

008,

Repla

cem

en

t silen

cin

g s

yste

ms f

or

moto

r veh

icle

s —

Specif

ica

tion

12.

CD

/K

/019:2

008,

Moto

r veh

icle

safe

ty —

Str

en

gth

of

sea

ts a

nd

th

eir

an

ch

ora

ges

13.

CD

/K

/020:2

008,

Moto

r veh

icle

safe

ty —

Pro

tecti

on

equ

ipm

en

t fo

r th

e f

ron

t of

moto

r veh

icle

s14.

CD

/K

/021:2

008,

Moto

r veh

icle

safe

ty —

Ste

eri

ng m

ech

an

ism

of

moto

r veh

icle

s (C

ate

gory

M1 o

nly

) —

Beh

avio

ur

on

im

pa

ct

15.

CD

/K

/022:2

008,

Sp

eed

om

ete

r equ

ipm

en

t fo

r m

oto

r veh

icle

s —

Sp

ecif

ica

tion

16.

CD

/K

/023:2

008,

Roa

dstu

ds —

Sp

ecif

ica

tion

17.

CD

/K

/024-1

:2008,

Retr

o-r

efl

ective r

egis

tra

tion

pla

tes f

or

moto

r veh

icle

s —

Sp

ecif

ica

tion

— P

art

1: B

lan

ks (m

eta

l)18.

CD

/K

/024-2

:2008,

Retr

o-r

efl

ective r

egis

tra

tion

pla

tes f

or

moto

r veh

icle

s —

Sp

ecif

ica

tion

— P

art

2: M

eta

l19.

CD

/K

/024-3

:2008,

Retr

o-r

efl

ective r

egis

tra

tion

pla

tes f

or

moto

r veh

icle

s —

Sp

ecif

ica

tion

— P

art

3: B

lan

ks (p

lastic)

20.

CD

/K

/024-4

:2008,

Retr

o-r

efl

ective r

egis

tra

tion

pla

tes f

or

moto

r veh

icle

s —

Sp

ecif

ica

tion

— P

art

4: P

lastics

21.

CD

/K

/025:2

008,

Hig

h p

en

etr

ation

-resis

tan

t la

min

ate

d s

afe

ty g

lass f

or

moto

r veh

icle

s —

Sp

ecif

ica

tion

22.

CD

/K

/026:2

008,

La

min

ate

d s

afe

ty g

lass f

or

moto

r veh

icle

s —

Specif

ica

tion

23.

CD

/K

/027:2

008,

Tou

gh

en

ed

safe

ty g

lass f

or

moto

r veh

icle

s —

Sp

ecif

ica

tion

24.

CD

/K

/028-1

:2008,

Retr

o-r

efl

ective a

nd

flu

ore

scen

t w

arn

ing s

ign

s f

or

road

veh

icle

s —

Sp

ecif

ica

tion

— P

art

1: T

ria

ngle

s25.

CD

/K

/028-2

:2008,

Retr

o-r

efl

ective a

nd

flu

ore

scen

t w

arn

ing s

ign

s f

or

road

veh

icle

s —

Sp

ecif

ica

tion

— P

art

2: A

bn

orm

al lo

ad

veh

icle

sig

ns

26.

CD

/K

/028-3

:2008,

Retr

o-r

efl

ective a

nd

flu

ore

scen

t w

arn

ing s

ign

s f

or

roa

d v

eh

icle

s —

Sp

ecif

ica

tion

— P

art

3:

Sig

ns o

ther

tha

n t

ria

ngle

s,

ch

evro

n s

ign

s a

nd

ab

norm

al lo

ad

veh

icle

sig

ns

27.

CD

/K

/028-4

:2008,

Retr

o-r

efl

ective a

nd

flu

ore

scen

t w

arn

ing s

ign

s f

or

roa

d v

eh

icle

s —

Specif

ica

tion

— P

art

4:

Retr

o-r

efl

ective c

hevro

n

sig

ns

28.

CD

/K

/028-5

:2008,

Retr

o-r

efl

ective a

nd

flu

ore

scen

t w

arn

ing s

ign

s f

or

roa

d v

eh

icle

s —

Specif

ica

tion

— P

art

5:

Retr

o-r

efl

ective c

hevro

n

deca

ls29.

CD

/K

/029-1

:2008,

Lig

hts

for

moto

r veh

icle

s —

Sp

ecif

ica

tion

— P

art

1:

Inca

nd

escen

t la

mp

s

Ann

ex V

I —

Sum

mary

of

Tech

nic

al

com

mit

tee m

eeti

ngs s

ch

edule

d f

or

2010-2

011

7

30.

CD

/K

/029-2

:2008,

Lig

hts

for

moto

r veh

icle

s —

Sp

ecif

ica

tion

— P

art

2:

Hea

dligh

ts31.

CD

/K

/029-3

:2008,

Lig

hts

for

moto

r veh

icle

s —

Sp

ecif

ica

tion

— P

art

3:

Secon

da

ry lig

hts

32.

CD

/K

/030:2

008[U

NE

CE

R 0

66R

V1], S

tren

gth

of

larg

e p

assen

ger

veh

icle

su

pers

tru

ctu

res (ro

ll-o

ver

pro

tection

)33.

CD

/K

/031:2

008[U

NE

CE

R 0

80R

V1], R

oad

veh

icle

s —

Str

en

gth

of

sea

ts a

nd

th

eir

an

ch

ora

ges o

f la

rge p

assen

ger

bu

ses

34.

CD

/K

/032:2

008,

Hom

olo

ga

tion

of

moto

r veh

icle

mod

els

35.

CD

/K

/033:2

008[U

NE

CE

R 0

44R

V1], C

hild

restr

ain

ts in

moto

r veh

icle

s —

Com

pu

lsory

specif

ica

tion

36.

CD

/K

/034:2

008[U

NE

CE

R 0

37R

V4], U

nif

orm

pro

vis

ion

s c

on

cern

ing t

he a

pp

roval

of

fila

men

t la

mp

s f

or

use i

n a

pp

roved

la

mp

un

its o

n

pow

er-

dri

ven

veh

icle

s a

nd

th

eir

tra

ilers

37.

CD

/K

/035:2

008[U

NE

CE

R

043R

V2], U

nif

orm

pro

vis

ion

s c

on

cern

ing th

e a

ppro

va

l of

safe

ty g

lazin

g m

ate

ria

ls a

nd

th

eir

in

sta

lla

tion

on

veh

icle

s38.

CD

/K

/036:2

008[U

NE

CE

R 0

52R

V2], U

nif

orm

pro

vis

ion

s c

on

cern

ing t

he a

pp

roval

of

M2 a

nd

M3

sm

all c

ap

acit

y v

eh

icle

s w

ith

rega

rd t

o

their

gen

era

l con

str

uction

39.

CD

/K

/037:2

008[U

NE

CE

R 0

36R

V2], U

nif

orm

pro

vis

ion

s c

on

cern

ing t

he a

pp

rova

l of

larg

e p

assen

ger

veh

icle

s w

ith

rega

rd t

o t

heir

gen

era

l con

str

uction

40.

CD

/K

/038:2

008[U

NE

CE

R 1

07R

V1], U

nif

orm

pro

vis

ion

s c

on

cern

ing t

he a

ppro

val

of

cate

gory

M2 o

r M

3 v

eh

icle

s w

ith

regard

to t

heir

gen

era

l co

nstr

uction

41.

CD

/K

/039-1

:2008,

Moto

r veh

icle

sa

fety

specif

ica

tion

— B

rak

ing —

Pa

rt 1

: G

en

era

l42.

CD

/K

/039-2

:2008,

Moto

r veh

icle

safe

ty specif

ica

tion

—

B

rak

ing —

P

art

2

: R

espon

se ti

me of

bra

kin

g d

evic

es on

veh

icle

s fi

tted

w

ith

com

pre

ssed

-air

bra

kin

g d

evic

es

43.

CD

/K

/039-3

:2008,

Moto

r veh

icle

sa

fety

specif

ica

tion

— B

rak

ing —

Pa

rt 3

: E

nerg

y s

ou

rces a

nd

reserv

oir

s44.

CD

/K

/039-4

:2008,

Moto

r veh

icle

sa

fety

specif

ica

tion

— B

rak

ing —

Pa

rt 4

: S

pri

ng b

rak

es

45.

CD

/K

/039-5

:2008,

Moto

r veh

icle

safe

ty specif

ica

tion

—

B

rak

ing —

P

art

5

: P

ark

ing bra

kes:

Mech

an

ica

lly

lo

cked

bra

ke cylin

der

(lock

actu

ato

r) t

yp

e46.

CD

/K

-039-6

:2008,

Moto

r veh

icle

safe

ty s

pecif

ica

tion

— B

rak

ing —

Pa

rt 6

: D

istr

ibu

tion

of

bra

kin

g e

ffort

an

d c

om

pa

tib

ilit

y o

f veh

icle

s i

n

com

bin

ation

47.

CD

/K

/040:2

008,

Mea

su

rem

en

t of

nois

e e

mit

ted

by

roa

d v

eh

icle

s w

hen

sta

tion

ary

— C

od

e o

f p

racti

ce

48.

CD

/K

/041:2

008[U

NE

CE

R

013R

V5], U

nif

orm

pro

vis

ion

s c

on

cern

ing t

he a

pp

rova

l of

veh

icle

s o

f ca

tegori

es M

, N

an

d O

w

ith

rega

rd t

o

bra

kin

g49.

CD

/K

/042:2

008[U

NE

CE

R 0

13H

RV

2], U

nif

orm

pro

vis

ion

s c

on

cern

ing t

he a

pp

rova

l of

pa

ssen

ger

ca

rs w

ith

regard

to b

rak

ing

50.

CD

/K

/043-1

:2008,

Moto

r veh

icle

ty

res a

nd

rim

s —

Dim

en

sio

ns a

nd

load

s —

Pa

rt 1

: G

en

era

l51.

CD

/K

/043-2

:2008,

Moto

r veh

icle

ty

res a

nd

rim

s —

Dim

en

sio

ns a

nd

load

s —

Pa

rt 2

: P

assen

ger

ca

r ty

res

52.

CD

/K

/043-3

:2008,

Moto

r veh

icle

ty

res a

nd

rim

s —

Dim

en

sio

ns a

nd

load

s —

Pa

rt 3

: C

om

merc

ial veh

icle

ty

res

53.

CD

/K

/043-4

:2008,

Moto

r veh

icle

ty

res a

nd

rim

s —

Dim

en

sio

ns a

nd

load

s —

Pa

rt 4

: M

oto

rcy

cle

an

d s

coote

r ty

res

54.

CD

/K

/043-5

:2008,

Moto

r veh

icle

ty

res a

nd

rim

s —

Dim

en

sio

ns a

nd

load

s —

Pa

rt 5

: O

ff-r

oad

veh

icle

ty

res

55.

CD

/K

/043-6

:2008,

Moto

r veh

icle

ty

res a

nd

rim

s —

Dim

en

sio

ns a

nd

load

s —

Pa

rt 6

: A

gri

cu

ltu

ral veh

icle

ty

res

Ann

ex V

I —

Sum

mary

of

Tech

nic

al

com

mit

tee m

eeti

ngs s

ch

edule

d f

or

2010-2

011

8

56.

CD

/K

/043-7

:2008,

Moto

r veh

icle

ty

res a

nd

rim

s —

Dim

en

sio

ns a

nd

load

s —

Pa

rt 7

: In

du

str

ial veh

icle

ty

res

57.

CD

/K

/044:2

008,

Wh

eel fl

ap

s f

itte

d t

o m

oto

r veh

icle

s

Sp

ecif

ica

tion

58.

CD

/K

/049-1

:2008,

Th

e d

ete

rmin

ati

on

of

perf

orm

an

ce (a

t n

et

pow

er)

of

inte

rna

l com

bu

stion

en

gin

es —

P

art

1

: R

oad

veh

icle

in

tern

al

com

bu

stion

en

gin

es a

t sea

level

59.

CD

/K

/049-2

:2008,

Th

e d

ete

rmin

ati

on

of

perf

orm

an

ce (

at

net

pow

er)

of

inte

rna

l com

bu

stion

en

gin

es —

Pa

rt 2

:C

ompre

ssio

n ig

niti

on e

ngin

es a

t alti

tude

60.

CD

/K

/049-3

:2008,

Th

e d

ete

rmin

ati

on

of

perf

orm

an

ce (

at

net

pow

er)

of

inte

rna

l com

bu

sti

on

en

gin

es —

Pa

rt 3

:A

gri

cu

ltu

ral

veh

icle

in

tern

al

com

bu

stion

en

gin

es a

t sea

level

61.

CD

/K

/050-1

:2008,

Bra

kin

g (m

oto

r and tow

ed v

ehic

les,

desig

ned for

public

roads)

— P

art 1

: Low

spee

d v

ehicle

s62.

CD

/K

/050-2

:2008,

Bra

kin

g (m

oto

r and tow

ed v

ehic

les,

desig

ned for

public

roads)

— P

art 2

: Low

spee

d tr

aile

rs63.

CD

/K

/051-1

:2008,

Pn

eu

ma

tic b

rak

ing s

yste

m c

on

nection

s b

etw

een

dra

win

g a

nd

dra

wn

veh

icle

s —

Part

1: C

onta

ct type c

ouplings

64.

CD

/K

/051-2

:2008,

Pn

eu

ma

tic b

rak

ing s

yste

m c

on

nection

s b

etw

een

dra

win

g a

nd

dra

wn

veh

icle

s —

Part

2: Palm

type c

ouplings

65.

CD

/K

/051-3

:2008,

Pn

eu

ma

tic

bra

kin

g

sy

ste

m

con

nection

s

betw

een

d

raw

ing

an

d

dra

wn

veh

icle

s

—

Pa

rt

3:

Th

e

arr

an

gem

en

t of

con

nection

s o

n v

eh

icle

s,

usin

g c

on

tact

type o

r p

alm

ty

pe c

ou

plin

gs

Note

2

Fru

its a

nd v

egeta

ble

s

1.

EA

S 6

:2010,

Fre

sh

pin

ea

pple

s —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing

2.

EA

S 9

:2010,

Lem

on

ju

ice p

reserv

ed

exclu

siv

ely

by

ph

ysic

al m

ea

ns —

Sp

ecif

ica

tion

3.

EA

S 1

0:2

010,

Pin

ea

pple

ju

ice p

reserv

ed

exclu

siv

ely

by p

hy

sic

al m

ea

ns —

Specif

ica

tion

4.

EA

S 1

9:2

010,

Fre

sh

avoca

dos —

Sp

ecif

ica

tion

s a

nd

gra

din

g5.

EA

S 3

8:2

000,

La

belin

g o

f pre

pa

ck

aged

food

s —

Specif

ica

tion

6.

EA

S 3

7:2

010,

Ora

nge ju

ice p

reserv

ed

exclu

siv

ely

by

ph

ysic

al m

ea

ns —

Sp

ecif

ica

tion

7.

EA

S 4

7:2

010,

Fre

sh

pa

pa

ya

— S

pecif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing

8.

EA

S 5

0:2

010,

Ca

nn

ed

pin

ea

pple

s —

Specif

ica

tion

9.

EA

S 5

6:2

010,

Fre

sh

mu

sh

room

s —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing

10.

EA

S 6

6-1

:2010,

Tom

ato

pro

du

cts

— S

pecif

ica

tion

— P

art

1: C

on

cen

tra

ted

ju

ice

11.

EA

S 6

6-2

:2010,

Tom

ato

pro

du

cts

— S

pecif

ica

tion

— P

art

2: Tom

ato

ca

tsu

p (ketc

hu

p)

12.

EA

S 6

6-3

:2010,

Tom

ato

pro

du

cts

— S

pecif

ica

tion

— P

art

3: Tom

ato

ju

ice

13.

EA

S 6

6-4

:2010,

Tom

ato

pro

du

cts

— S

pecif

ica

tion

— P

art

4: C

an

ned

tom

ato

pa

ste

14.

EA

S 6

6-5

:2010,

Tom

ato

pro

du

cts

— S

pecif

ica

tion

— P

art

5:

Ca

nn

ed

tom

ato

pu

ree (to

ma

to p

ulp

)15.

EA

S 6

6-6

:2010,

Tom

ato

pro

du

cts

— S

pecif

ica

tion

— P

art

6: Tom

ato

sa

uce

16.

EA

S 8

3:2

010,

Fre

sh

tom

ato

es —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing

17.

EA

S 9

1:2

010,

Pa

ssio

n f

ruit

— S

pecif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing

18.

EA

S 3

29:2

010,

Fre

sh

ma

ngoes —

Sp

ecif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing

19.

EA

S 3

30:2

010,

Citru

s f

ruit

s —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing

Ann

ex V

I —

Sum

mary

of

Tech

nic

al

com

mit

tee m

eeti

ngs s

ch

edule

d f

or

2010-2

011

9

20.

EA

S 3

31:2

010,

Gre

en

gra

ms —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing

21.

EA

S 3

32:2

010,

Fre

sh

sw

eet

peppers

— S

pecif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing

22.

CD

/K

/001:2

010,

Fre

sh

ora

nges —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing

23.

CD

/K

/002:2

010,

Fre

sh

ta

ngeri

nes —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing

24.

CD

/K

/003:2

010,

Fre

sh

lem

on

s —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing

25.

CD

/K

/004:2

010,

Fre

sh

lim

es —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing

26.

CD

/K

/006:2

010,

Fre

sh

gra

pefr

uit —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing

27.

CD

/K

/029:2

010,

Fre

sh

ma

ngoste

en

s —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing

28.

CD

/K

/030:2

010,

Fre

sh

pu

mm

elo

s —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing

29.

CD

/K

/033:2

010,

Fre

sh

Mexic

an

lim

es —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing

30.

CD

/K

/036:2

010,

Fre

sh

ta

nn

ia —

Sp

ecif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing

31.

CD

/K

/037:2

010,

Fre

sh

asp

ara

gu

s —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing

32.

CD

/K

/092:2

010,

Fre

sh

sw

eet

pota

toes —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing

33.

CD

/K

/097:2

010,

Fre

sh

ja

ckfr

uit —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing

34

.C

D/K

/109:2

010,

Fre

sh

bre

ad

fru

it —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing

35

.C

D/K

/109:2

008,

Ba

na

na

s

Sp

ecif

ica

tion

Note

3 S

taple

food/cere

als

and p

uls

es

1.

DE

AS

1:2

010,

Wh

ea

t fl

ou

r —

Specif

ica

tion

2.

DE

AS

2:2

010,

Ma

ize g

rain

s —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing [H

S 1

005.9

0.0

0]

3.

DE

AS

44:2

010, D

ry m

ille

d m

aiz

e p

rodu

cts

— S

pecific

ati

on

4.

DE

AS

46:2

010,

Dry

bea

ns a

nd

pu

lses —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing

5.

DE

AS

51:2

010,

Wh

ea

t gra

ins —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing [H

S 1

001.1

0.9

0]

6.

DE

AS

89:2

010,

Mille

t fl

ou

r —

Specif

ica

tion

7.

DE

AS

95:2

010,

Sorg

hu

m f

lou

r —

Specif

ica

tion

8.

DE

AS

128:2

010,

Mille

d r

ice –

Sp

ecif

ica

tion

[H

S 1

006.3

0.0

0]

9.

DE

AS

284-2

010,

Pea

rl m

ille

t gra

ins —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing [H

S 1

008.2

0.0

0] [H

S 1

008.2

0.2

9]

10.

CD

-K-4

51-2

010,

Ca

rob –

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing [H

S 1

212.1

0.0

0]

11.

CD

-K-4

52-2

010,

Ch

ickp

ea

s —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing [H

S 0

713.2

0.0

0]

Ann

ex V

I —

Sum

mary

of

Tech

nic

al

com

mit

tee m

eeti

ngs s

ch

edule

d f

or

2010-2

011

10

12.

CD

-K-4

53-2

010,

Cow

pea

s —

Sp

ecif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing [H

S 0

713.3

9.1

5]

13.

CD

-K-4

54-2

010,

Pig

eon

pea

s —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing [H

S 0

713.3

9.9

0]

14.

CD

-K-4

55-2

010,

Sorg

hu

m g

rain

s —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing [H

S 1

007.0

0.0

0] [H

S 1

007.0

0.9

0]

15.

CD

-K-4

56-2

010,

Fin

ger

mille

t gra

ins —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing [H

S 1

008.2

0.0

0] [H

S 1

008.2

0.3

9]

16.

CD

-K-4

57-2

010,

Ba

rley —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing [H

S 1

003.0

0.9

0]

17.

CD

-K-4

58-2

010,

Oa

ts —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing [H

S 1

004.0

0.0

0]

18.

CD

-K-4

59-2

010,

Rye —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing [H

S 1

002.0

0.9

0]

19.

CD

/K

/461:2

010,

Dry

pea

s —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing [H

S 0

713.1

0.0

0]

20.

CD

/K

/463:2

010,

Len

tils

– S

pecif

ica

tion

gra

din

g [H

S 0

713.4

0.0

0]

21.

CD

/K

/464:2

010,

Tri

tica

le—

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing [H

S 1

001.1

0.9

0]

22.

CD

/K

/465:2

010,

Dry

split

pea

s —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing [H

S 0

713.1

0.0

0]

23.

CD

/K

.466:2

010,

Dry

soybea

ns —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing [H

S 1

201.0

0.0

0]

24.

CD

/K

/467:2

010,

Su

nfl

ow

er

seed

gra

in —

Sp

ecif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing [H

S 1

206.0

0.0

0]

25.

CD

/K

/468:2

010,

Saff

low

er

seed

gra

in —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing [H

S 1

207.6

0.0

0]

26.

CD

/K

/469:2

010,

Ca

nola

an

d r

ap

eseed

— S

pecif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing [H

S 1

207.9

9.0

0]

27.

CD

/K

/470:2

010,

Fla

xseed

an

d s

olin

— S

pecif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing [H

S 1

204.0

0.0

0]

28.

CD

/K

/471:2

010,

Dom

estic m

usta

rd s

eed

— S

pecif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing [H

S 1

207.5

0.0

0]

29.

CD

/K

/472:2

010,

Mix

ed

gra

in —

Sp

ecif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing [H

S 1

008.9

0.0

0]

30.

CD

/K

/473:2

010,

Bu

ck

wh

ea

t —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing [H

S 1

008.1

0.0

0]

31.

CD

/K

/474:2

010,

Fa

ba

bea

ns —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing [H

S 0

713.5

0.0

0]

32.

CD

/K

/475:2

010,

Rou

gh

ric

e –

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing [H

S 1

006.1

0.0

0]

33.

CD

/K

/476:2

010,

Bro

wn

ric

e –

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing [H

S 1

006.2

0.0

]

34.

CD

/K

/477:2

010,

Oilseed

s —

Specif

ica

tion

s a

nd

gra

din

g

Note

4 M

ilk a

nd m

ilk p

roduct

1.

CD

/K

/02:2

006,

Milk a

nd

milk p

rod

ucts

— C

od

e o

f h

ygie

ne p

ractice

2.

CD

/K

/101-1

:2008,

Ch

eese —

Sp

ecif

ica

tion

P

art

1: G

en

era

l re

qu

irem

en

ts

3.

CD

/K

/101-2

:2008,

Ch

eese —

Sp

ecif

ica

tion

P

art

2: C

hed

da

r ch

eese

Ann

ex V

I —

Sum

mary

of

Tech

nic

al

com

mit

tee m

eeti

ngs s

ch

edule

d f

or

2010-2

011

11

4.

CD

/K

/101-3

:2008,

Ch

eese —

Sp

ecif

ica

tion

P

art

3: G

ou

da

ch

eese

5.

CD

/K

/101-4

:2008,

Ch

eese —

Sp

ecif

ica

tion

P

art

4: T

ilsit

er

ch

eese

6.

CD

/K

/101-5

:2008,

Ch

eese —

Sp

ecif

ica

tion

P

art

5: C

ott

age c

heese

7.

CD

/K

/101-6

:2008,

Ch

eese —

Sp

ecif

ica

tion

P

art

6: C

rea

m c

heese

8.

CD

/K

/102:2

008,

An

ima

l gh

ee—

Specif

ica

tion

9.

CD

/K

/103:2

008,

Ferm

en

ted

/ c

ult

ure

d m

ilk —

Specif

ica

tion

10.

CD

/K

/104:2

008,

Cre

am

for

dir

ect

con

su

mp

tion

— S

pecif

ica

tion

11.

CD

/K

/105:2

008,

Fla

vou

red

UH

T m

ilk

— S

pecif

ica

tion

12.

CD

/K

/107:2

008,

Eva

pora

ted

milk —

Specif

ica

tion

13.

CD

/K

/108:2

008,

Pa

ste

uri

zed

ca

mel m

ilk —

Specif

ica

tion

14.

Specific

ati

on

for

dair

y ice c

ream

an

d m

ilk ice

Ann

ex V

I —

Sum

mary

of

Tech

nic

al

com

mit

tee m

eeti

ngs s

ch

edule

d f

or

2010-2

011

12

Note

5 M

etr

olo

gy

1.

CD

/K

/173:2

008[O

IML t

R6:1

989], G

en

era

l p

rovis

ion

s f

or

ga

s v

olu

me m

ete

rs

2.

CD

/K

/174:2

008[O

IML R

7:1

979], C

lin

ica

l th

erm

om

ete

rs,

merc

ury

-in

-gla

ss w

ith

ma

xim

um

devic

e

3.

CD

/K

/175:2

008[O

IML R

14:1

995], P

ola

rim

etr

ic s

acch

ari

mete

rs g

rad

ua

ted

in

accord

an

ce w

ith

th

e I

CU

MS

A I

nte

rna

tion

al S

uga

r S

cale

4.

CD

/K

/176:2

008[O

IML R

21:2

007], T

axim

ete

rs

5.

CD

/K

/177:2

008[O

IML R

23:1

975], T

ire p

ressu

re g

au

ges f

or

moto

r veh

icle

s

6.

CD

/K

/178:2

008[O

IML R

39:2

006], R

ock

well h

ard

ness m

ach

ines

7.

CD

/K

/179:2

008[O

IML R

47:1

979], S

tan

da

rd w

eig

hts

for

testi

ng o

f h

igh

ca

pa

cit

y w

eig

hin

g m

ach

ines

8.

CD

/K

/180-1

:2008[O

IML R

49-1

:2006], W

ate

r m

ete

rs in

ten

ded

for

the m

ete

rin

g o

f cold

pota

ble

wa

ter

an

d h

ot

wa

ter

— P

art

1:

Metr

olo

gic

al

an

d t

ech

nic

al re

qu

irem

en

ts

9.

CD

/K

/180-2

:2008[O

IML R

49-2

:2006], W

ate

r m

ete

rs in

ten

ded

fo

r th

e m

ete

rin

g of

cold

pota

ble

w

ate

r a

nd

h

ot

wa

ter

— P

art

2

: T

est

meth

od

s

10.

CD

/K

/180-3

:2008[O

IML R

49-3

:2006], W

ate

r m

ete

rs i

nte

nd

ed

for

the m

ete

rin

g o

f cold

pota

ble

wa

ter

an

d h

ot

wa

ter

— P

art

3:

Test

report

fo

rma

t

11.

CD

/K

/181-1

:200[O

IML R

50-1

:1997], C

on

tin

uou

s t

ota

lizin

g a

uto

ma

tic w

eig

hin

g i

nstr

um

en

ts (

belt

weig

hers

) —

Pa

rt 1

: M

etr

olo

gic

al

an

d

tech

nic

al re

qu

irem

en

ts —

Tests

12.

CD

/K

/181-2

:2008[O

IML R

50-2

:1997], C

on

tin

uou

s t

ota

lizin

g a

uto

ma

tic w

eig

hin

g in

str

um

en

ts (belt

weig

hers

) —

Pa

rt 2

: T

est

report

form

at

13.

CD

/K

/182:2

008[O

IML R

52:2

004], H

exagon

al w

eig

hts

— M

etr

olo

gic

al a

nd

tech

nic

al re

qu

irem

en

ts

14.

CD

/K

/183:2

008[O

IML R

54:1

981], p

H s

ca

le f

or

aqu

eou

s s

olu

tion

s

15.

CD

/K

/184:2

008[O

IML R

58:1

998], S

ou

nd

level m

ete

rs

16.

CD

/K

/185:2

008[O

IML R

60:2

000+O

IML R

60-s

ub], M

etr

olo

gic

al re

gu

lati

on

for

load

cells a

nd

cert

ific

ate

tra

nsfo

rma

tion

requ

irem

en

ts

17.

CD

/K

/186-1

:2008[O

IML R

61-1

:2004], A

uto

ma

tic gra

vim

etr

ic f

illin

g in

str

um

en

ts —

P

art

1

: M

etr

olo

gic

al

an

d te

ch

nic

al

requ

irem

en

ts —

T

ests

18.

CD

/K

/186-2

:2008[O

IML

R61-2

+su

b:2

004],

Au

tom

ati

c

gra

vim

etr

ic

fillin

g

instr

um

en

ts

—

Pa

rt

2:

Test

report

fo

rma

t a

nd

cert

ific

ate

tr

an

sfo

rma

tion

requ

irem

en

ts

Ann

ex V

I —

Sum

mary

of

Tech

nic

al

com

mit

tee m

eeti

ngs s

ch

edule

d f

or

2010-2

011

13

19.

CD

/K

/187:2

008[O

IML R

63:1

994], P

etr

ole

um

mea

su

rem

en

t ta

ble

s

20.

CD

/K

/188:2

008[O

IML R

65:2

006], F

orc

e m

ea

su

rin

g s

yste

m o

f u

nia

xia

l m

ate

ria

l te

sti

ng m

ach

ines

21.

CD

/K

/189:2

008[O

IML R

66:1

985], L

en

gth

mea

su

rin

g in

str

um

en

ts

22.

CD

/K

/190:2

008[O

IML R

71:1

985], F

ixed

sto

rage t

an

ks —

Gen

era

l re

qu

irem

en

ts

23.

CD

/K

/191-1

:2008[O

IML R

75-1

:2002], H

ea

t m

ete

rs —

Part

1:

Gen

era

l re

qu

irem

en

ts

24.

CD

/K

/191-2

:2008[O

IML R

75-2

:2002], H

ea

t m

ete

rs —

Part

2:

Type a

ppro

va

l te

sts

25.

CD

/K

/191-3

:2008[O

IML R

75-3

:2006], H

ea

t m

ete

rs —

Part

3:

Test

Report

Form

at

26.

CD

/K

/192-1

:2008[O

IML R

76-1

:2006], N

on

-au

tom

atic w

eig

hin

g in

str

um

en

ts —

Pa

rt 1

: M

etr

olo

gic

al a

nd

tech

nic

al re

qu

irem

en

ts —

Tests

27.

CD

/K

/192-2

:2008[O

IML R

76-2

:2007], N

on

-au

tom

ati

c w

eig

hin

g in

str

um

en

ts —

Pa

rt 2

: T

est

report

form

at

28.

CD

/K

/193:2

008[O

IML R

79:1

997], L

ab

ellin

g r

equ

irem

en

ts f

or

pre

pa

ck

aged

pro

du

cts

29.

CD

/K

/194:2

008[O

IML R

80:1

989], R

oa

d a

nd

ra

il t

an

kers

30.

CD

/K

/195:2

008[O

IML R

81:1

998+81-D

:2006], D

yn

am

ic m

ea

su

rin

g d

evic

es a

nd

sy

ste

ms f

or

cry

ogen

ic liq

uid

s

31.

CD

/K

/196:2

008[O

IML R

82:2

006], G

as c

hro

ma

togra

ph

ic s

yste

ms f

or

mea

su

rin

g t

he p

ollu

tion

fro

m p

esticid

es a

nd

oth

er

toxic

su

bsta

nces

32.

CD

/K

/197:2

008[O

IML R

83:2

006], G

as c

hro

ma

togra

ph

/m

ass s

pectr

om

ete

r sy

ste

ms f

or

the a

na

lysis

of

org

an

ic p

ollu

tan

ts in

wa

ter

33.

CD

/K

/198:2

008[O

IML R

84:2

003], P

lati

nu

m,

copp

er,

an

d n

ickel re

sis

tan

ce t

herm

om

ete

rs (fo

r in

du

str

ial

an

d c

om

merc

ial u

se)

34.

CD

/K

/199:2

008[O

IML R

85:1

998], A

uto

ma

tic level ga

uges f

or

mea

su

rin

g t

he level of

liqu

id in

fix

ed

sto

rage t

an

ks

35.

CD

/K

/200:2

008[O

IML R

87:2

004], Q

ua

nti

ty o

f pro

du

ct

in p

rep

ack

ages

36.

CD

/K

/201:2

008[O

IML R

88:1

998], I

nte

gra

tin

g-a

vera

gin

g s

ou

nd

level m

ete

rs

37.

CD

/K

/202:2

008[O

IML R

89:1

990], E

lectr

oen

cep

ha

logra

ph

s —

Metr

olo

gic

al ch

ara

cte

ristics —

Meth

od

s a

nd

equ

ipm

en

t fo

r veri

fica

tion

38.

CD

/K

/203:2

008[O

IML R

90:1

990], E

lectr

oca

rdio

gra

ph

s —

Metr

olo

gic

al ch

ara

cte

risti

cs —

Meth

od

s a

nd

equ

ipm

en

t fo

r veri

fica

tion

39.

CD

/K

/204:2

008[O

IML R

91:1

990], R

ad

ar

equ

ipm

en

t fo

r th

e m

ea

su

rem

en

t of

the s

peed

of

veh

icle

s

40.

CD

/K

/205:2

008[O

IML R

92:1

989], W

ood

-mois

ture

mete

rs —

Veri

fica

tion

meth

od

s a

nd

equ

ipm

en

t: G

en

era

l p

rovis

ion

s

41.

CD

/K

/206:2

008[O

IML R

93:1

999], F

ocim

ete

rs

Ann

ex V

I —

Sum

mary

of

Tech

nic

al

com

mit

tee m

eeti

ngs s

ch

edule

d f

or

2010-2

011

14

42.

CD

/K

/207:2

008[O

IML R

95:1

990], S

hip

s' ta

nk

s —

Gen

era

l re

qu

irem

en

ts

43.

CD

/K

/208:2

008[O

IML R

97:1

990], B

aro

mete

rs

44.

CD

/K

/209:2

008[O

IML R

98:1

991], H

igh

-pre

cis

ion

lin

e m

ea

su

res o

f le

ngth

45.

CD

/K

/210:2

008[O

IML R

100:1

991], A

tom

ic a

bsorp

tion

spectr

om

ete

rs f

or

mea

su

rin

g m

eta

l pollu

tan

ts in

wa

ter

46.

CD

/K

/211:2

008[O

IML R

102:1

992], S

ou

nd

ca

libra

tors

(in

clu

din

g A

nn

ex A

) [S

ou

nd

ca

libra

tors

-

An

nexes B

a

nd

C

: Test

meth

od

s fo

r p

att

ern

eva

lua

tion

an

d t

est

rep

ort

form

at]

47.

CD

/K

/212-1

:2008[O

IML R

106-1

:1997], A

uto

ma

tic r

ail-w

eig

hb

rid

ges —

Pa

rt 1

: M

etr

olo

gic

al a

nd

tech

nic

al re

qu

irem

en

ts —

Tests

48.

CD

/K

/212-2

:2008[O

IML R

106-2

:1997], A

uto

ma

tic r

ail-w

eig

hbri

dges —

Pa

rt 2

: T

est

report

form

at

49.

CD

/K

/213:2

008[O

IML R

108:1

993], R

efr

acto

mete

rs f

or

the m

ea

su

rem

en

t of

the s

ugar

con

ten

t of

fru

it ju

ices

50.

CD

/K

/214:2

008[O

IML R

110:1

994], P

ressu

re b

ala

nces

51.

CD

/K

/215-1

:2008[O

IML R

111-1

:2004], W

eig

hts

of

cla

sses E

1,

E2

, F

1,

F2

, M

1,

M1

–2

, M

2,

M2

–3

an

d M

3 —

Pa

rt 1

: M

etr

olo

gic

al

an

d

tech

nic

al re

qu

irem

en

ts

52.

CD

/K

/215-2

:2008[O

IML R

111-2

:2004], W

eig

hts

of

cla

sses E

1, E

2, F

1, F

2, M

1,

M1

–2

, M

2, M

2–3

an

d M

3 —

Pa

rt 2

: T

est

rep

ort

form

at

53.

CD

/K

/216:2

008[O

IML R

112:1

994], H

igh

perf

orm

an

ce liq

uid

ch

rom

ato

gra

ph

s f

or

mea

su

rem

en

t of

pesticid

es a

nd

oth

er

toxic

su

bsta

nces

54.

CD

/K

/217:2

008[O

IML R

113:1

994], P

ort

ab

le g

as c

hro

ma

togra

ph

s f

or

field

mea

su

rem

en

ts o

f h

aza

rdou

s c

hem

ica

l pollu

tan

ts

55.

CD

/K

/218:2

008[O

IML R

114:1

995], C

lin

ica

l ele

ctr

ica

l th

erm

om

ete

rs f

or

con

tin

uou

s m

ea

su

rem

en

t

56.

CD

/K

/219:2

008[O

IML R

115:1

995], C

lin

ica

l ele

ctr

ica

l th

erm

om

ete

rs w

ith

ma

xim

um

devic

e

57.

CD

/K

/220:2

008[O

IML R

116:2

006], I

nd

uctively

cou

ple

d p

lasm

a a

tom

ic e

mis

sio

n s

pectr

om

ete

rs f

or

the m

ea

su

rem

en

t of

meta

l pollu

tan

ts

in w

ate

r

58.

CD

/K

/221:2

008[O

IML R

118:1

995], T

esti

ng p

roced

ure

s a

nd

te

st

rep

ort

fo

rma

t fo

r p

att

ern

exa

min

ati

on

of

fuel

dis

pen

sers

fo

r m

oto

r veh

icle

s

59.

CD

/K

/222:2

008[O

IML R

119:1

996], P

ipe p

rovers

for

testin

g o

f m

ea

su

rin

g s

yste

ms f

or

liqu

ids o

ther

tha

n w

ate

r

60.

CD

/K

/223:2

008[O

IML R

120:1

996], S

tan

da

rd c

ap

acit

y m

ea

su

res f

or

testi

ng m

ea

su

rin

g s

yste

ms o

r liqu

ids o

ther

tha

n w

ate

r

61.

CD

/K

/224:2

008[O

IML R

123:1

997], P

ort

ab

le a

nd

tr

an

sport

ab

le X

-ra

y fl

uore

scen

ce spectr

om

ete

rs f

or

field

m

ea

su

rem

en

t of

haza

rdou

s

ele

men

tal pollu

tan

ts

Ann

ex V

I —

Sum

mary

of

Tech

nic

al

com

mit

tee m

eeti

ngs s

ch

edule

d f

or

2010-2

011

15

62.

CD

/K

/225:2

008[O

IML R

124:1

997], R

efr

acto

mete

rs f

or

the m

ea

su

rem

en

t of

the s

ugar

con

ten

t of

gra

pe m

usts

63.

CD

/K

/226:2

008[O

IML R

125:1

998], M

ea

su

rin

g s

yste

ms f

or

the m

ass o

f liqu

ids in

ta

nk

s

64.

CD

/K

/227:2

008[O

IML R

126:1

998], E

vid

en

tia

l b

rea

th a

na

lyzers

65.

CD

/K

/228:2

008[O

IML R

133:2

002], L

iqu

id-in

-gla

ss t

herm

om

ete

rs

66.

CD

/K

/229:2

008[O

IML R

135:2

004], S

pectr

op

hoto

mete

rs f

or

med

ica

l la

bora

tori

es

67.

CD

/K

/230-1

:2008[O

IML R

136-1

:2004], I

nstr

um

en

ts f

or

mea

su

rin

g t

he a

rea

s o

f le

ath

ers

68.

CD

/K

/230-2

:2008[O

IML R

136-2

:2006], I

nstr

um

en

ts f

or

mea

su

rin

g t

he a

rea

s o

f le

ath

ers

— P

art

2:

Test

Report

Form

at

69.

CD

/K

/231-1

:2008[O

IML R

137-1

:2006], G

as M

ete

rs —

Part

1: R

equ

irem

en

ts

70.

CD

/K

/232:2

008[O

IML R

138:2

007], V

essels

for

com

merc

ial tr

an

sa

ction

s

NO

TE

7

Work

ite

ms g

en

era

ted fro

m a

rea a

ppro

ved in

th

e 1

3th

meeti

ng o

f th

e E

AS

C

FO

OD

AN

D A

GR

ICU

LT

UR

E

RE

VIS

ION

S

1.

EA

S 2

:2010,

Ma

ize g

ra

ins —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

ra

din

g [H

S 1

005.9

0.0

0]

2.

EA

S 4

6:2

010,

Dry b

eans a

nd p

uls

es —

Specif

icati

on

and

grad

ing

3.

EA

S 5

1:2

010,

Wh

eat

gra

ins —

Specif

ica

tion a

nd g

rad

ing [H

S 1

001.1

0.9

0]

4.

EA

S 1

28:2

010, M

ille

d r

ice –

Specif

ica

tion

[H

S 1

006.3

0.0

0]

5.

EA

S 2

84-2

010, Pea

rl

mil

let

grain

s —

Specif

ica

tion a

nd

gra

din

g [H

S 1

008.2

0.0

0] [H

S 1

008.2

0.2

9]

6.

EA

S 3

31:2

010, G

reen g

ram

s —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

ra

din

g

FR

UIT

S A

ND

VE

GE

TA

BLE

S

FR

ESH

FR

UIT

S A

ND

VE

GE

TA

BLE

S

7.

EA

S 6

:2010, Fresh

pin

eapple

s —

Specif

icati

on a

nd g

radin

g

8.

EA

S 9

:2010,

Lem

on

ju

ice p

reserved e

xclu

siv

ely

by p

hysic

al

means —

Specif

ica

tion

Ann

ex V

I —

Sum

mary

of

Tech

nic

al

com

mit

tee m

eeti

ngs s

ch

edule

d f

or

2010-2

011

16

9.

EA

S 1

0:2

010,

Pin

eapple

ju

ice p

reserved e

xclu

siv

ely

by p

hysic

al

means —

Specif

ica

tion

10.

EA

S 1

9:2

010,

Fresh

avoca

dos —

Specif

ica

tion

s a

nd

gra

din

g

11.

EA

S 3

7:2

010,

Orange juic

e p

reserved e

xclu

siv

ely

by p

hysic

al

mea

ns —

Specif

ica

tion

12.

EA

S 3

9:2

010,

Hygie

ne i

n t

he f

ood a

nd

drin

k m

an

ufa

ctu

rin

g i

nd

ustr

y —

Code o

f pra

cti

ce

13.

EA

S 4

7:2

010,

Fresh

papaya —

Specif

icati

on a

nd g

rad

ing

14.

EA

S 5

0:2

010,

Ca

nn

ed p

inea

pple

s —

Specif

ica

tion

15.

EA

S 5

6:2

010,

Fresh

mu

sh

room

s —

Specif

ica

tion a

nd g

ra

din

g

16.

EA

S 6

6-1

:2010,

Tom

ato

produ

cts

— S

pecif

ica

tion —

Pa

rt

1:

Con

cen

tra

ted

juic

e

17.

EA

S 6

6-2

:2010,

Tom

ato

produ

cts

— S

pecif

ica

tion —

Part

2:

Tom

ato

ca

tsu

p (k

etc

hu

p)

18.

EA

S 6

6-3

:2010,

Tom

ato

produ

cts

— S

pecif

ica

tion —

Pa

rt

3: T

om

ato

ju

ice

19.

EA

S 6

6-4

:2010,

Tom

ato

produ

cts

— S

pecif

ica

tion —

Part

4: C

an

ned t

om

ato

paste

20.

EA

S 6

6-5

:2010,

Tom

ato

produ

cts

— S

pecif

ica

tion —

Pa

rt

5: C

an

ned t

om

ato

puree (to

mato

pu

lp)

21.

EA

S 6

6-6

:2010,

Tom

ato

produ

cts

— S

pecif

ica

tion —

Pa

rt

6: T

om

ato

sa

uce

22.

EA

S 8

3:2

010,

Fresh

tom

ato

es —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

radin

g

23.

EA

S 9

1:2

010,

Passio

n f

ruit

— S

pecif

ica

tion a

nd g

ra

din

g

24.

EA

S 3

29:2

010, Fresh

ma

ngoes —

Specif

ica

tion a

nd

gra

din

g

25.

EA

S 3

30:2

010, C

itrus f

ru

its —

Specif

ica

tion a

nd g

ra

din

g

26.

EA

S 3

32:2

010, Fresh

capsiu

ms —

Specif

ica

tion a

nd

gra

din

g

27.

CD

/K

/001:2

010, Fresh

ora

nges —

Specif

ica

tion a

nd

gra

din

g

28.

CD

/K

/002:2

010, Fresh

ta

ngerin

es —

Specif

icati

on

and

grad

ing

29.

CD

/K

/003:2

010, Fresh

lem

on

s —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing

30.

CD

/K

/004:2

010, Fresh

lim

es —

Specif

ica

tion a

nd g

ra

din

g

Ann

ex V

I —

Sum

mary

of

Tech

nic

al

com

mit

tee m

eeti

ngs s

ch

edule

d f

or

2010-2

011

17

31.

CD

/K

/005:2

010, Fresh

ta

ble

gra

pes —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

ra

din

g

32.

CD

/K

/006:2

010, Fresh

gra

pefr

uit

— S

pecif

ica

tion

an

d g

ra

din

g

33.

CD

/K

/007:2

010, Fresh

apple

s —

Specif

icati

on a

nd g

ra

din

g

34.

CD

/K

/008:2

010, Fresh

apric

ots

— S

pecif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing

35.

CD

/K

/009:2

010, Fresh

bil

berrie

s a

nd

blu

eberrie

s —

Specif

ica

tion a

nd g

ra

din

g

36.

CD

/K

/010:2

010, Fresh

ch

errie

s —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

ra

din

g

37.

CD

/K

/011:2

010, Fresh

cra

nberrie

s —

Specif

icati

on a

nd g

ra

din

g

38.

CD

/K

/012:2

010, Fresh

dew

berrie

s a

nd

bla

ck

berrie

s —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

ra

din

g

39.

CD

/K

/013:2

010, Fresh

kiw

ifru

it —

Specif

ica

tion a

nd g

rad

ing

40.

CD

/K

/014:2

010, Fresh

necta

rin

es —

Specif

ica

tion a

nd

gra

din

g

41.

CD

/K

/015:2

010, Fresh

pea

ch

es —

Specif

icati

on a

nd

grad

ing

42.

CD

/K

/016:2

010, Fresh

pea

rs —

Specif

ica

tion a

nd

gra

din

g

43.

CD

/K

/017:2

010, Fresh

plu

ms —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

ra

din

g

44.

CD

/K

/018:2

010, Fresh

ra

spberrie

s —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

ra

din

g

45.

CD

/K

/019:2

010, Fresh

str

aw

berrie

s—

Specif

ica

tion a

nd

gra

din

g

46.

CD

/K

/020:2

010, Fresh

wa

term

elo

ns —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing

47.

CD

/K

/021:2

010, Fresh

melo

ns —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing

48.

CD

/K

/022:2

010, Fresh

an

non

as —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

ra

din

g

49.

CD

/K

/023:2

010, Fresh

ceps —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

ra

din

g

50.

CD

/K

/024:2

010, Fresh

nopal

— S

pecif

ica

tion

and

gra

din

g

51.

CD

/K

/025:2

010, Fresh

pric

kly

pear —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

ra

din

g

52.

CD

/K

/026:2

010, Fresh

caram

bola

— S

pecif

icati

on

and

grad

ing

Ann

ex V

I —

Sum

mary

of

Tech

nic

al

com

mit

tee m

eeti

ngs s

ch

edule

d f

or

2010-2

011

18

53.

CD

/K

/027:2

010, Fresh

ba

by c

orn

— S

pecif

icati

on

an

d g

ra

din

g

54.

CD

/K

/028:2

010, Fresh

lit

ch

i —

Specif

ica

tion a

nd

grad

ing

55.

CD

/K

/029:2

010, Fresh

ma

ngoste

ens —

Specif

ica

tion a

nd g

ra

din

g

56.

CD

/K

/030:2

010, Fresh

pum

melo

s —

Specif

ica

tion a

nd g

radin

g

57.

CD

/K

/031:2

010, Fresh

gu

avas —

Specif

icati

on a

nd g

radin

g

58.

CD

/K

/032:2

010, Fresh

ch

ayote

s —

Specif

ica

tion a

nd

gradin

g

59.

CD

/K

/033:2

010, Fresh

Mexic

an l

imes —

Specif

ica

tion a

nd g

ra

din

g

60.

CD

/K

/034:2

010, Fresh

gin

ger —

Specif

icati

on a

nd

grad

ing

61.

CD

/K

/035:2

010, Fresh

lon

ga

ns —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

ra

din

g

62.

CD

/K

/036:2

010, Fresh

ta

nnia

— S

pecif

ica

tion a

nd

gra

din

g

63.

CD

/K

/037:2

010, Fresh

asparagu

s —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

ra

din

g

64.

CD

/K

/038:2

010, Fresh

ca

pe g

ooseberry —

Specif

ica

tion a

nd

gra

din

g

65.

CD

/K

/039:2

010, Fresh

pit

ah

aya

s —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

radin

g

66.

CD

/K

/040:2

010, Fresh

ram

buta

n —

Specif

ica

tion a

nd g

radin

g

67.

CD

/K

/041:2

010, Fresh

arti

ch

ok

es —

Specif

icati

on

and

grad

ing

68.

CD

/K

/042:2

010, Fresh

aubergin

es —

Specif

icati

on

and

grad

ing

69.

CD

/K

/043:2

010, Fresh

bea

ns —

Specif

ica

tion a

nd

gra

din

g

70.

CD

/K

/044:2

010, Fresh

broccoli

— S

pecif

ica

tion

an

d g

ra

din

g

71.

CD

/K

/045:2

010, Fresh

Bru

ssels

sprouts

— S

pecif

ica

tion a

nd g

ra

din

g

72.

CD

/K

/046:2

010, Fresh

hea

ded c

abbages —

Specif

ica

tion a

nd g

rad

ing

73.

CD

/K

/047:2

010, Fresh

carrots

— S

pecif

icati

on a

nd g

ra

din

g

74.

CD

/K

/048:2

010, Fresh

ca

uli

flow

ers —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

ra

din

g

Ann

ex V

I —

Sum

mary

of

Tech

nic

al

com

mit

tee m

eeti

ngs s

ch

edule

d f

or

2010-2

011

19

75.

CD

/K

/049:2

010, Fresh

ch

inese c

abbages —

Specif

ica

tion a

nd g

ra

din

g

76.

CD

/K

/050:2

010, Fresh

ch

icory (w

itlo

of) —

Specif

icati

on

and

gra

din

g

77.

CD

/K

/051:2

010, Fresh

cu

cum

bers —

Specif

icati

on

and

grad

ing

78.

CD

/K

/052:2

010, Fresh

courgett

es —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

radin

g

79.

CD

/K

/053:2

010, Fresh

ed

ible

sw

eet

ch

estn

uts

— S

pecif

ica

tion a

nd

gra

din

g

80.

CD

/K

/054:2

010, Fresh

fen

nel

(sw

eet

anis

e) —

Specif

ica

tion a

nd

gradin

g

81.

CD

/K

/055:2

010, Fresh

fig

s —

Specif

icati

on a

nd g

rad

ing

82.

CD

/K

/056:2

010, Fresh

ga

rli

c —

Specif

ica

tion

and

gra

din

g

83.

CD

/K

/057:2

010, Fresh

horse-r

ad

ish

— S

pecif

ica

tion

an

d g

ra

din

g

84.

CD

/K

/058:2

010, Fresh

leek

s —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

ra

din

g

85.

CD

/K

/059:2

010, Fresh

lett

uces,

curle

d-leaved e

ndiv

es a

nd b

road

-lea

ved

(ba

tavia

n) en

div

es —

Specif

icati

on

and

grad

ing

86.

CD

/K

/060:2

010, Fresh

on

ions —

Specif

icati

on a

nd g

radin

g

87.

CD

/K

/061:2

010, Fresh

pea

— S

pecif

ica

tion a

nd

gra

din

g

88.

CD

/K

/062:2

010, Fresh

ea

rly

an

d w

are p

ota

toes —

Specif

icati

on a

nd

gra

din

g

89.

CD

/K

/063:2

010, Fresh

ra

dis

hes —

Specif

ica

tion a

nd

gra

din

g

90.

CD

/K

/064:2

010, Fresh

rib

bed

cele

ry —

Specif

icati

on a

nd

gra

din

g

91.

CD

/K

/065:2

010, Fresh

rh

uba

rb —

Specif

ica

tion

and

gra

din

g

92.

CD

/K

/066:2

010, Fresh

scorzon

era —

Specif

icati

on

and

grad

ing

93.

CD

/K

/067:2

010, Fresh

spin

ach

— S

pecif

ica

tion

an

d g

ra

din

g

94.

CD

/K

/068:2

010, Fresh

tru

ffle

s—

Specif

icati

on a

nd g

radin

g

95.

CD

/K

/069:2

010, Fresh

gh

erk

ins —

S

pecif

icati

on a

nd

gra

din

g

96.

CD

/K

/070:2

010, Fresh

beets

— S

pecif

icati

on

an

d g

ra

din

g

Ann

ex V

I —

Sum

mary

of

Tech

nic

al

com

mit

tee m

eeti

ngs s

ch

edule

d f

or

2010-2

011

20

97.

CD

/K

/071:2

010, Fresh

ca

nta

loups—

Specif

ica

tion a

nd

gra

din

g

98.

CD

/K

/072:2

010, Fresh

beet

green

s —

Specif

ica

tion a

nd

gra

din

g

99.

CD

/K

/073:2

010, Fresh

coll

ard

greens o

r b

roccoli

green

s—

Specif

ica

tion a

nd

gra

din

g

100.

CD

/K

/074:2

010, Fresh

da

ndeli

on

greens—

Specif

ica

tion a

nd g

rad

ing

101.

CD

/K

/075:2

010, Fresh

mu

sta

rd

an

d t

urn

ip g

reens—

Specif

ica

tion a

nd g

radin

g

102.

CD

/K

/076:2

010, Fresh

honey d

ew

and

honey b

all

type m

elo

ns —

Specif

icati

on

and

grad

ing

103.

CD

/K

/077:2

010, Fresh

ka

le —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

ra

din

g

104.

CD

/K

/078:2

010, Fresh

ok

ra —

Specif

icati

on a

nd

grad

ing

105.

CD

/K

/079:2

010, Fresh

on

ion s

ets

— S

pecif

ica

tion a

nd g

rad

ing

106.

CD

/K

/080:2

010, Fresh

berm

ud

a-g

ra

nex-g

ra

no t

ype o

nio

ns —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

ra

din

g

107.

CD

/K

/081:2

010, Fresh

com

mon

green

on

ion

s —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

ra

din

g

108.

CD

/K

/082:2

010, Fresh

creole

onio

ns —

Specif

ica

tion a

nd

gra

din

g

109.

CD

/K

/083:2

010, Fresh

parsle

y —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

ra

din

g

110.

CD

/K

/084:2

010, Fresh

parsn

ips —

Specif

ica

tion

and

gra

din

g

111.

CD

/K

/085:2

010, Fresh

pea

pod

s —

Specif

ica

tion a

nd

gra

din

g

112.

CD

/K

/086:2

010, Fresh

peppers (oth

er t

han

sw

eet

peppers) —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing

113.

CD

/K

/087:2

010, S

eed p

ota

toes —

Specif

ica

tion a

nd

gra

din

g

114.

CD

/K

/088:2

010, Fresh

rom

ain

e—

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

ra

din

g

115.

CD

/K

/089:2

010, Fresh

bu

nch

ed

sh

all

ots

— S

pecif

icati

on a

nd

gra

din

g

116.

CD

/K

/090:2

010, Fresh

squ

ash

an

d p

um

pk

in—

Specif

icati

on

an

d g

ra

din

g

117.

CD

/K

/091:2

010, Fresh

ba

by s

qu

ash

— S

pecif

ica

tion a

nd g

ra

din

g

118.

CD

/K

/092:2

010, Fresh

sw

eet

pota

toes—

Specif

ica

tion a

nd g

ra

din

g

Ann

ex V

I —

Sum

mary

of

Tech

nic

al

com

mit

tee m

eeti

ngs s

ch

edule

d f

or

2010-2

011

21

119.

CD

/K

/093:2

010, Fresh

tom

ato

es o

n t

he v

ine—

Specif

ica

tion a

nd

gra

din

g

120.

CD

/K

/094:2

010, Fresh

turn

ips o

r r

uta

bagas—

Specif

icati

on a

nd

grad

ing

121.

CD

/K

/095:2

010, Fresh

sw

eet

ca

ssava

— S

pecif

icati

on a

nd

gra

din

g

122.

CD

/K

/096:2

010, E

dib

le f

un

gi

an

d f

ungus p

rodu

cts

— S

pecif

icati

on a

nd

grad

ing

123.

CD

/K

/097:2

010, Fresh

ja

ck

fru

it —

Specif

ica

tion a

nd

gradin

g

124.

CD

/K

/098:2

010, Fresh

bott

le g

ourd

s (d

ud

hi) —

Specif

ica

tion

125.

CD

/K

/099:2

010, Fresh

bit

ter g

ourds (k

arela

— S

pecif

icati

on

126.

CD

/K

/100:2

010, Fresh

rid

ged

gourds (tu

ria

) —

Specif

icati

on

127.

CD

/K

/101:2

010, Fresh

ivy g

ou

rd

s (ti

nd

ori) —

Specif

ica

tion

128.

CD

/K

/102:2

010, Pom

egran

ate

fruit

— S

pecif

ica

tion a

nd t

est

meth

ods

129.

CD

/K

/103:2

010, S

apota

— S

pecif

ica

tion

an

d g

ra

din

g

130.

CD

-K-1

04-2

010, Fresh

cra

ba

pple

— S

pecif

ica

tion

an

d g

ra

din

g

131.

CD

-K-1

05-2

010, C

hil

lies —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

ra

din

g

132.

CD

-K-1

06-2

010, B

itte

r c

assava

— S

pecif

ica

tion a

nd g

radin

g

133.

CD

-K-1

07-2

010, M

and

arin

s —

Specif

ica

tion a

nd g

ra

din

g

134.

CD

/K

/108:2

010, Pla

nta

ins —

Specif

ica

tion a

nd g

ra

din

g

135.

CD

/K

/109:2

010, Fresh

bread

fru

it—

Specif

ica

tion a

nd

gra

din

g

136.

CD

/K

/109:2

008, B

an

an

as—

Specif

ica

tion

137.

CD

/K

/125:2

010, Fresh

tree t

om

ato

es —

Specif

ica

tion

FR

ESH

FR

UIT

S F

OR

PR

OC

ESSIN

G

138.

CD

/K

/110:2

010, A

pple

s f

or p

rocessin

g—

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

ra

din

g

139.

CD

/K

/111:2

010, B

errie

s f

or p

rocessin

g—

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

ra

din

g

Ann

ex V

I —

Sum

mary

of

Tech

nic

al

com

mit

tee m

eeti

ngs s

ch

edule

d f

or

2010-2

011

22

140.

CD

/K

/112:2

010, B

lueberrie

s f

or p

rocessin

g—

Specif

ica

tion a

nd

grad

ing

141.

CD

/K

/113:2

010, R

ed s

our c

herrie

s f

or m

an

ufa

ctu

re—

Specif

icati

on a

nd

gra

din

g

142.

CD

/K

/114:2

010, S

weet

ch

errie

s f

or c

an

nin

g o

r f

reezin

g—

Specif

ica

tion a

nd g

rad

ing

143.

CD

/K

/115:2

010, S

weet

ch

errie

s f

or e

xport

for s

ulp

hu

r b

rin

ing—

Specif

icati

on

an

d g

radin

g

144.

CD

/K

/116:2

010, Fresh

cra

nberrie

s f

or p

rocessin

g—

Specif

ica

tion a

nd

gra

din

g

145.

CD

/K

/117:2

010, C

urra

nts

for p

rocessin

g—

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

ra

din

g

146.

CD

/K

/118:2

010, G

ra

pes f

or p

rocessin

g a

nd

freezin

g—

Specif

icati

on

and g

rad

ing

147.

CD

/K

/119:2

010, A

meric

an

(E

aste

rn

Type) bun

ch

grapes f

or p

rocessin

g a

nd

freezin

g—

Specif

ica

tion a

nd

gra

din

g

148.

CD

/K

/120:2

010, Fresh

freesto

ne p

each

es f

or c

an

nin

g,

freezin

g,

or p

ulp

ing—

Specif

ica

tion a

nd

gradin

g

149.

CD

/K

/121:2

010, Pea

rs f

or p

rocessin

g—

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

ra

din

g

150.

CD

/K

/122:2

010, R

aspberrie

s f

or p

rocessin

g—

Specif

ica

tion

and

grad

ing

151.

CD

/K

/123:2

010, G

row

ers' sto

ck

str

aw

berrie

s f

or m

anu

factu

re—

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing

152.

CD

/K

/124:2

010, W

ash

ed

and s

orte

d s

tra

wberrie

s f

or f

reezin

g—

Specif

ica

tion a

nd

gradin

g

FR

ESH

VE

GE

TA

BLE

S F

OR

PR

OC

ESSIN

G

153.

CD

/K

/130:2

010, G

reen

aspara

gus f

or p

rocessin

g—

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

ra

din

g

154.

CD

/K

/131:2

010, Fresh

sh

ell

ed l

ima b

ea

ns f

or p

rocessin

g—

Specif

icati

on a

nd

grad

ing

155.

CD

/K

/132:2

010, S

na

p b

ea

ns f

or p

rocessin

g—

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing

156.

CD

/K

/133:2

010, B

eets

for p

rocessin

g—

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

ra

din

g

157.

CD

/K

/134:2

010, B

roccoli

for p

rocessin

g—

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

ra

din

g

158.

CD

/K

/135:2

010, C

abbage f

or p

rocessin

g—

Specif

ica

tion a

nd g

ra

din

g

159.

CD

/K

/136:2

010, C

arrots

for p

rocessin

g—

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing

160.

CD

/K

/137:2

010, C

au

lifl

ow

er f

or p

rocessin

g—

Specif

ica

tion

and

gra

din

g

Ann

ex V

I —

Sum

mary

of

Tech

nic

al

com

mit

tee m

eeti

ngs s

ch

edule

d f

or

2010-2

011

23

161.

CD

/K

/138:2

010, S

weet

corn

for p

rocessin

g—

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

ra

din

g

162.

CD

/K

/139:2

010, Pic

kli

ng c

ucum

bers—

Specif

icati

on a

nd

grad

ing

163.

CD

/K

/140:2

010, M

ush

room

s f

or p

rocessin

g—

Specif

ica

tion a

nd

grad

ing

164.

CD

/K

/141:2

010, O

kra

for p

rocessin

g—

Specif

ica

tion a

nd

gra

din

g

165.

CD

/K

/142:2

010, O

nio

ns f

or p

rocessin

g—

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

ra

din

g

166.

CD

/K

/143:2

010, Fresh

sh

ell

ed

peas f

or c

an

nin

g o

r f

reezin

g—

Specif

ica

tion a

nd g

radin

g

167.

CD

/K

/144:2

010, S

outh

ern p

ea

s f

or p

rocessin

g—

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing

168.

CD

/K

/145:2

010, S

weet

peppers f

or p

rocessin

g—

Specif

ica

tion a

nd

gra

din

g

169.

CD

/K

/146:2

010, Pota

toes f

or c

hip

pin

g—

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

ra

din

g

170.

CD

/K

/147:2

010, Pota

toes f

or p

rocessin

g—

Specif

icati

on a

nd

gra

din

g

171.

CD

/K

/148:2

010, S

pin

ach

for p

rocessin

g—

Specif

icati

on a

nd g

rad

ing

172.

CD

/K

/149:2

010, S

weet

pota

toes f

or c

ann

ing o

r f

reezin

g—

Specif

icati

on a

nd g

ra

din

g

173.

CD

/K

/150:2

010, S

weet

pota

toes f

or d

icin

g o

r p

ulp

ing—

Specif

icati

on a

nd g

ra

din

g

174.

CD

/K

/151:2

010, T

om

ato

es f

or p

rocessin

g—

Specif

ica

tion a

nd

gra

din

g

175.

CD

/K

/152:2

010, G

reen t

om

ato

es f

or p

rocessin

g—

Specif

ica

tion a

nd

gra

din

g

176.

CD

/K

/153:2

010, It

ali

an

type t

om

ato

es f

or c

an

nin

g—

Specif

ica

tion a

nd g

ra

din

g

CA

NN

ED

FR

UIT

S A

ND

VE

GE

TA

BLE

S

177.

CD

/K

/160:2

010, C

an

ned

gra

pefr

uit

— S

pecif

ica

tion

178.

CD

/K

/161:2

010, Preserved

tom

ato

es—

Specif

ica

tion

179.

CD

/K

/162:2

010, C

an

ned a

pple

sa

uce—

Specif

ica

tion

180.

CD

/K

/164:2

010, C

an

ned

ra

spberrie

s—

Specif

ica

tion

181.

CD

/K

/165:2

010, C

an

ned

str

aw

berrie

s—

Specif

ica

tion

Ann

ex V

I —

Sum

mary

of

Tech

nic

al

com

mit

tee m

eeti

ngs s

ch

edule

d f

or

2010-2

011

24

182.

CD

/K

/166:2

010, C

an

ned

ma

nd

arin

ora

nges—

Specif

icati

on

183.

CD

/K

/167:2

010, C

an

ned

fruit

cock

tail

— S

pecif

ica

tion

184.

CD

/K

/168:2

010, C

an

ned t

ropic

al

fruit

sa

lad—

Specif

icati

on

185.

CD

/K

/169:2

010, C

an

ned

ca

rrots

— S

pecif

ica

tion

186.

CD

/K

/170:2

010, C

an

ned

pa

lmit

o—

Specif

icati

on

187.

CD

/K

/171:2

010, C

an

ned

ma

ngoes—

Specif

ica

tion

188.

CD

/K

/172:2

010, M

ango c

hutn

ey—

Specif

ica

tion

189.

CD

/K

/173:2

010, C

an

ned

sto

ne f

ru

its—

Specif

icati

on

190.

CD

/K

/174:2

010, C

erta

in c

ann

ed c

itrus f

ruit

s—

Specif

icati

on

191.

CD

/K

/175:2

010, A

pple

bu

tter—

Specif

ica

tion

192.

CD

/K

/176:2

010, C

an

ned

red

ta

rt

pit

ted

ch

errie

s —

Specif

ica

tion

193.

CD

/K

/177:2

010, C

an

ned s

weet

ch

errie

s—

Specif

ica

tion

194.

CD

/K

/178:2

010, C

an

ned

apric

ots

an

d c

an

ned

soli

d-p

ack

apric

ots

— S

pecif

ica

tion

195.

CD

/K

/179:2

010, C

an

ned

bla

ck

berrie

s a

nd o

ther s

imil

ar b

errie

s —

Specif

ica

tion

196.

CD

/K

/180:2

010, C

an

ned b

lueberrie

s —

Specif

ica

tion

197.

CD

/K

/181:2

010, C

an

ned

cra

nberry s

au

ce —

Specif

ica

tion

198.

CD

/K

/182:2

010, C

an

ned

ka

dota

fig

s —

Specif

ica

tion

199.

CD

/K

/183:2

010, G

ra

pefr

uit

and

ora

nge f

or s

ala

d —

Specif

ica

tion

200.

CD

/K

/184:2

010, C

an

ned g

rapes —

Specif

ica

tion

201.

CD

/K

/185:2

010, C

an

ned

cli

ngsto

ne p

each

es —

Specif

icati

on

202.

CD

/K

/186:2

010, C

an

ned

freesto

ne p

ea

ch

es —

Specif

icati

on

203.

CD

/K

/187:2

010, C

an

ned

pea

rs —

Specif

ica

tion

Ann

ex V

I —

Sum

mary

of

Tech

nic

al

com

mit

tee m

eeti

ngs s

ch

edule

d f

or

2010-2

011

25

204.

CD

/K

/188:2

010, C

an

ned p

lum

s —

Specif

ica

tion

205.

CD

/K

/189:2

010, C

an

ned

drie

d p

ru

nes —

Specif

ica

tion

206.

CD

/K

/190:2

010, C

an

ned

aspa

ragu

s —

Specif

ica

tion

207.

CD

/K

/191:2

010, C

an

ned

drie

d b

ea

ns,

ca

nn

ed p

ork

an

d b

ea

ns, ca

nn

ed

ba

ked

bea

ns —

Specif

ica

tion

208.

CD

/K

/192:2

010, C

an

ned

green

bea

ns a

nd c

an

ned

wax b

ea

ns —

Specif

ica

tion

209.

CD

/K

/193:2

010, C

an

ned

lim

a b

ea

ns —

Specif

icati

on

210.

CD

/K

/194:2

010, C

an

ned

beets

— S

pecif

ica

tion

211.

CD

/K

/195:2

010, C

an

ned

cele

ry —

Specif

ica

tion

212.

CD

/K

/196:2

010, C

an

ned c

ream

sty

le c

orn —

Specif

icati

on

213.

CD

/K

/197:2

010, C

an

ned w

hole

kernel

(wh

ole

gra

in) corn —

Specif

icati

on

214.

CD

/K

/198:2

010, C

an

ned

hom

iny —

Specif

ica

tion

215.

CD

/K

/199:2

010, C

an

ned

lea

fy g

reens —

Specif

ica

tion

216.

CD

/K

/200:2

010, C

an

ned

mu

sh

room

s —

Specif

ica

tion

217.

CD

/K

/201:2

010, C

an

ned o

kra a

nd t

om

ato

es a

nd c

ann

ed

tom

ato

es a

nd

ok

ra —

Specif

icati

on

218.

CD

/K

/202:2

010, C

an

ned

ok

ra —

Specif

icati

on

219.

CD

/K

/203:2

010, G

reen (ta

ble

) oli

ves —

Specif

ica

tion

220.

CD

/K

/204:2

010, C

an

ned

rip

e o

lives —

Specif

ica

tion

221.

CD

/K

/205:2

010, C

an

ned o

nio

ns —

Specif

icati

on

222.

CD

/K

/206:2

010, C

an

ned

pea

s a

nd

carrots

— S

pecif

ica

tion

223.

CD

/K

/207:2

010, C

an

ned m

atu

re p

rocessed

peas —

Specif

ica

tion

224.

CD

/K

/208:2

010, C

an

ned f

ield

peas a

nd c

anned b

lack

-eye p

eas —

Specif

ica

tion

225.

CD

/K

/209:2

010, C

an

ned

green

pea

s —

Specif

ica

tion

Ann

ex V

I —

Sum

mary

of

Tech

nic

al

com

mit

tee m

eeti

ngs s

ch

edule

d f

or

2010-2

011

26

226.

CD

/K

/210:2

010, C

an

ned

pim

ien

tos —

Specif

ica

tion

227.

CD

/K

/211:2

010, C

an

ned

wh

ite p

ota

toes —

Specif

icati

on

228.

CD

/K

/212:2

010, C

an

ned p

um

pk

in a

nd c

ann

ed s

qu

ash

— S

pecif

ica

tion

229.

CD

/K

/213:2

010, C

an

ned

sa

uerk

ra

ut

— S

pecif

ica

tion

230.

CD

/K

/214:2

010, C

an

ned

spin

ach

— S

pecif

ica

tion

231.

CD

/K

/215:2

010, C

an

ned

squash

(su

mm

er t

ype) —

Specif

ica

tion

232.

CD

/K

/216:2

010, C

an

ned

su

ccota

sh

— S

pecif

ica

tion

233.

CD

/K

/217:2

010, C

an

ned

sw

eet

pota

toes —

Specif

icati

on

234.

CD

/K

/218:2

010, C

an

ned

tom

ato

es —

Specif

ica

tion

PR

OD

UC

TS D

ER

IVE

D F

RO

M F

RU

ITS A

ND

VE

GE

TA

BLE

S

235.

CD

/K

/221:2

010, C

an

ned a

pple

ju

ice —

Specif

icati

on

236.

CD

/K

/222:2

010, Fru

it p

reserves a

nd

jell

y —

Specif

ica

tion

237.

CD

/K

/223:2

010, C

an

ned g

rape juic

e —

Specif

ica

tion

238.

CD

/K

/224:2

010, G

ra

pefr

uit

juic

e a

nd

ora

nge ju

ice (ble

nd) —

Specif

ica

tion

239.

CD

/K

/225:2

010, G

ra

pefr

uit

juic

e —

Specif

ica

tion

240.

CD

/K

/226:2

010, C

oncen

tra

ted

lem

on

ju

ice f

or m

an

ufa

ctu

rin

g —

Specif

ica

tion

241.

CD

/K

/227:2

010, O

ra

nge m

arm

ala

de —

Specif

icati

on

242.

CD

/K

/228:2

010, C

an

ned

ta

ngerin

e ju

ice —

Specif

icati

on

243.

CD

/K

/229:2

010, C

oncen

tra

ted

tangerin

e juic

e f

or m

an

ufa

ctu

rin

g —

Specif

ica

tion

244.

CD

/K

/230:2

010, C

itrus m

arm

ala

de —

Specif

ica

tion

245.

CD

/K

/231:2

010, C

hil

i sa

uce —

Specif

icati

on

246.

CD

/K

/232:2

010, Passio

n f

ruit

juic

e —

Specif

ica

tion

Ann

ex V

I —

Sum

mary

of

Tech

nic

al

com

mit

tee m

eeti

ngs s

ch

edule

d f

or

2010-2

011

27

247.

CD

/K

/233:2

010, C

ucum

ber p

ick

les —

Specif

ica

tion

248.

CD

/K

/234:2

010, G

en

era

l sta

nd

ard f

or juic

es a

nd

necta

rs

249.

CD

/K

/235:2

010, Pic

kle

d f

ruit

s a

nd v

egeta

ble

s —

Specif

ica

tion

250.

CD

/K

/236:2

010, C

an

ned

ch

estn

uts

an

d c

hestn

ut

purée —

Specif

ica

tion

251.

CD

/K

/237:2

010, C

erta

in p

uls

es —

Specif

ica

tion

252.

CD

/K

/238:2

010, C

an

ned b

am

boo s

hoots

— S

pecif

icati

on

FR

OZE

N F

RU

ITS A

ND

VE

GE

TA

BLE

S

253.

CD

/K

/240:2

010, Frozen

concentr

ate

d a

pple

ju

ice —

Specif

icati

on

254.

CD

/K

/241:2

010, Frozen

apple

s —

Specif

ica

tion

255.

CD

/K

/242:2

010, Frozen

apric

ots

— S

pecif

ica

tion

256.

CD

/K

/243:2

010, Q

uic

k f

rozen

ra

spberrie

s —

Specif

ica

tion

257.

CD

/K

/244:2

010, Q

uic

k f

rozen

str

aw

berrie

s —

Specif

icati

on

258.

CD

/K

/245:2

010, Q

uic

k f

rozen

pea

s —

Specif

ica

tion

259.

CD

/K

/246:2

010, Frozen

fie

ld p

eas a

nd f

rozen b

lack

-eye p

eas —

Specif

ica

tion

260.

CD

/K

/247:2

010, Frozen

pea

s a

nd

carrots

— S

pecif

ica

tion

261.

CD

/K

/248:2

010, Q

uic

k f

rozen

pea

ch

es —

Specif

ica

tion

262.

CD

/K

/249:2

010, Q

uic

k f

rozen

bil

berrie

s —

Specif

ica

tion

263.

CD

/K

/250:2

010, Q

uic

k f

rozen

spin

ach

— S

pecif

ica

tion

264.

CD

/K

/251:2

010, Q

uic

k f

rozen

blu

eberrie

s —

Specif

ica

tion

265.

CD

/K

/252:2

010, Q

uic

k f

rozen

leek

— S

pecif

ica

tion

266.

CD

/K

/253:2

010, Q

uic

k f

rozen

broccoli

— S

pecif

ica

tion

267.

CD

/K

/254:2

010, Q

uic

k f

rozen

ca

uli

flow

er —

Specif

ica

tion

Ann

ex V

I —

Sum

mary

of

Tech

nic

al

com

mit

tee m

eeti

ngs s

ch

edule

d f

or

2010-2

011

28

268.

CD

/K

/255:2

010, Q

uic

k f

rozen

Brussels

sprouts

— S

pecif

ica

tion

269.

CD

/K

/256:2

010, Q

uic

k f

rozen

green

bea

ns a

nd

qu

ick

frozen w

ax b

ea

ns —

Specif

icati

on

270.

CD

/K

/257:2

010, Q

uic

k f

rozen

Fren

ch

frie

d p

ota

toes —

Specif

ica

tion

271.

CD

/K

/258:2

010, Frozen

hash

brow

n p

ota

toes —

Specif

ica

tion

272.

CD

/K

/259:2

010, Q

uic

k f

rozen

wh

ole

kern

el

corn —

Specif

ica

tion

273.

CD

/K

/260:2

010, Q

uic

k f

rozen

corn-o

n-t

he-c

ob —

Specif

ica

tion

274.

CD

/K

/261:2

010, Q

uic

k f

rozen

carrots

— S

pecif

ica

tion

275.

CD

/K

/262:2

010, Frozen

berrie

s —

Specif

ica

tion

276.

CD

/K

/263:2

010, Frozen

red

ta

rt

pit

ted

ch

errie

s —

Specif

ica

tion

277.

CD

/K

/264:2

010, Frozen

sw

eet

ch

errie

s —

Specif

icati

on

278.

CD

/K

/265:2

010, Frozen

cranberrie

s —

Specif

icati

on

279.

CD

/K

/266:2

010, Frozen

concentr

ate

d b

lend

ed g

rapefr

uit

ju

ice a

nd o

range juic

e —

Specif

ica

tion

280.

CD

/K

/267:2

010, Frozen

gra

pefr

uit

— S

pecif

icati

on

281.

CD

/K

/268:2

010, Frozen

concentr

ate

for l

em

onad

e —

Specif

icati

on

282.

CD

/K

/269:2

010, Frozen

concentr

ate

for l

imead

e —

Specif

icati

on

283.

CD

/K

/270:2

010, Frozen

melo

n b

all

s —

Specif

ica

tion

284.

CD

/K

/271:2

010, Frozen

pin

ea

pple

— S

pecif

ica

tion

285.

CD

/K

/272:2

010, Frozen

plu

ms —

Specif

ica

tion

286.

CD

/K

/273:2

010, Frozen

lim

a b

ea

ns —

Specif

icati

on

287.

CD

/K

/274:2

010, Frozen

speck

led

bu

tter l

ima

bea

ns —

Specif

icati

on

288.

CD

/K

/275:2

010, Frozen

cele

ry —

Specif

icati

on

289.

CD

/K

/276:2

010, Frozen

leafy

greens —

Specif

icati

on

Ann

ex V

I —

Sum

mary

of

Tech

nic

al

com

mit

tee m

eeti

ngs s

ch

edule

d f

or

2010-2

011

29

290.

CD

/K

/277:2

010, Frozen

ok

ra

— S

pecif

ica

tion

291.

CD

/K

/278:2

010, Frozen

breaded o

nio

n r

ings —

Specif

ica

tion

292.

CD

/K

/279:2

010, Frozen

sw

eet

peppers —

Specif

icati

on

293.

CD

/K

/280:2

010, Frozen

rh

ubarb —

Specif

ica

tion

294.

CD

/K

/281:2

010, Frozen

cook

ed s

qu

ash

— S

pecif

icati

on

295.

CD

/K

/282:2

010, Frozen

squash

(sum

mer t

ype) —

Specif

ica

tion

296.

CD

/K

/283:2

010, Frozen

succota

sh

— S

pecif

icati

on

297.

CD

/K

/284:2

010, Frozen

sw

eet

pota

toes —

Specif

ica

tion

298.

CD

/K

/285:2

010, Frozen

turnip

green

s w

ith

turn

ips —

Specif

ica

tion

299.

CD

/K

/286:2

010, Frozen

mix

ed

vegeta

ble

s —

Specif

ica

tion

DR

IED

AN

D D

EH

YD

RA

TE

D F

RU

ITS A

ND

VE

GE

TA

BLE

PR

OD

UC

TS

300.

CD

/K

/290:2

010, A

lmon

d k

ernels

— S

pecif

ica

tion

301.

CD

/K

/291:2

010, In

sh

ell

alm

ond —

Specif

icati

on

302.

CD

/K

/292:2

010, D

rie

d a

pple

s —

Specif

icati

on

303.

CD

/K

/293:2

010, D

eh

ydra

ted (lo

w m

ois

ture) apple

s —

Specif

ica

tion

304.

CD

/K

/294:2

010, D

rie

d a

pric

ots

— S

pecif

ica

tion

305.

CD

/K

/295:2

010, D

eh

ydra

ted (lo

w m

ois

ture) apric

ots

— S

pecif

ica

tion

306.

CD

/K

/296:2

010, C

ash

ew

kernels

— S

pecif

icati

on

307.

CD

/K

/297:2

010, W

hole

da

tes —

Specif

icati

on

308.

CD

/K

/298:2

010, D

rie

d f

igs —

Specif

ica

tion

309.

CD

/K

/299:2

010, D

rie

d g

rapes —

Specif

icati

on

310.

CD

/K

/300:2

010, H

azeln

ut

kernels

— S

pecif

ica

tion

Ann

ex V

I —

Sum

mary

of

Tech

nic

al

com

mit

tee m

eeti

ngs s

ch

edule

d f

or

2010-2

011

30

311.

CD

/K

/301:2

010, In

sh

ell

ha

zeln

uts

— S

pecif

ica

tion

312.

CD

/K

/302:2

010, G

ra

pefr

uit

juic

e —

Specif

ica

tion

313.

CD

/K

/303:2

010, D

rie

d p

ea

ch

es —

Specif

ica

tion

314.

CD

/K

/304:2

010, D

eh

ydra

ted (lo

w m

ois

ture) pea

ch

es —

Specif

icati

on

315.

CD

/K

/305:2

010, D

rie

d p

ea

rs —

Specif

ica

tion

316.

CD

/K

/306:2

010, D

ecorti

cate

d p

eele

d p

ine n

uts

— S

pecif

ica

tion

317.

CD

/K

/307:2

010, D

ecorti

ca

ted

, an

d d

ecorti

ca

ted p

eele

d p

ista

ch

io n

uts

— S

pecif

ica

tion

318.

CD

/K

/308:2

010, U

nsh

ell

ed

pis

tach

io n

uts

— S

pecif

ica

tion

319.

CD

/K

/309:2

010, D

rie

d p

ru

nes —

Specif

ica

tion

320.

CD

/K

/310:2

010, D

eh

ydra

ted (lo

w m

ois

ture)d

prun

es —

Specif

ica

tion

321.

CD

/K

/311:2

010, Processed

rais

ins —

Specif

icati

on

322.

CD

/K

/312:2

010, U

nsh

ell

ed s

weet

alm

on

ds —

Specif

icati

on

323.

CD

/K

/313:2

010, D

rie

d t

om

ato

es —

Specif

ica

tion

324.

CD

/K

/314:2

010, W

aln

ut

kernels

— S

pecif

ica

tion

325.

CD

/K

/315:2

010, U

nsh

ell

ed w

aln

uts

— S

pecif

ica

tion

326.

CD

/K

/316:2

010, D

rie

d e

dib

le f

un

gi

— S

pecif

ica

tion

327.

CD

/K

/317:2

010, C

ocoa

bu

tter —

Specif

ica

tion

328.

CD

/K

/318:2

010, C

hocola

te a

nd c

hocola

te p

rodu

cts

— S

pecif

ica

tion

329.

CD

/K

/319:2

010, C

ocoa

pow

ders (cocoas) a

nd d

ry m

ixtu

res o

f cocoa a

nd

sugars —

Specif

icati

on

330.

CD

/K

/320:2

010, C

ocoa

(cacao) m

ass (cocoa o

r c

hocola

te l

iqu

or) a

nd

cocoa

ca

ke —

Specif

icati

on

331.

CD

/K

/321:2

010, G

ari

— S

pecif

ica

tion

332.

CD

/K

/322:2

010, Vegeta

ble

prote

in p

rod

ucts

(VPP)—

Specif

ica

tion

Ann

ex V

I —

Sum

mary

of

Tech

nic

al

com

mit

tee m

eeti

ngs s

ch

edule

d f

or

2010-2

011

31

333.

CD

/K

/323:2

010, S

oy p

rote

in p

rodu

cts

— S

pecif

ica

tion

334.

CD

/K

/324:2

010, E

dib

le c

assava

flo

ur —

Specif

ica

tion

335.

CD

/K

/325:2

010, D

esic

ca

ted c

oconut

— S

pecif

ica

tion

336.

CD

/K

/326:2

010,

Kim

ch

i —

Specif

ica

tion

337.

CD

/K

/327:2

010, A

qu

eous c

ocon

ut

prod

ucts

— C

ocon

ut

mil

k a

nd c

ocon

ut

cream

— S

pecif

ica

tion

ME

TH

OD

S O

F T

EST

, SA

MPLIN

G,

CO

DE

S O

F P

RA

CT

ICE

AN

D G

EN

ER

AL

338.

CD

/K

/340:2

010, G

en

eral

meth

ods o

f ana

lysis

for c

on

tam

ina

nts

339.

CD

/K

/341:2

010, A

naly

sis

of

pesti

cid

e r

esid

ues —

Recom

men

ded

meth

ods

340.

CD

/K

/342:2

010, M

axim

um

levels

of

lead i

n f

oods

341.

CD

/K

/343:2

010, G

en

era

l m

eth

od

s f

or t

he d

ete

cti

on o

f ir

radia

ted f

oods

342.

CD

/K

/344:2

010, R

ecom

men

ded m

eth

od

s o

f a

na

lysis

an

d s

am

pli

ng

343.

CD

/K

/345:2

010, C

an

ned f

ruit

s a

nd

vegeta

ble

produ

cts

— C

od

e o

f h

ygie

nic

practi

ce

344.

CD

/K

/346:2

010, D

rie

d

fruit

s —

C

od

e o

f h

ygie

nic

pra

cti

ce

345.

CD

/K

/347:2

010, D

esic

ca

ted

cocon

ut

—

Cod

e o

f h

ygie

nic

pra

cti

ce

346.

CD

/K

/348:2

010, D

eh

yd

ra

ted

fruit

s a

nd

vegeta

ble

prod

ucts

in

clu

din

g e

dib

le f

un

gi

— C

od

e o

f h

ygie

nic

pra

cti

ce

347.

CD

/K

/349:2

010, T

ree n

uts

— C

od

e o

f h

ygie

nic

pra

cti

ce

348.

CD

/K

/350:2

010, Processin

g a

nd

han

dli

ng o

f qu

ick

frozen f

oods —

C

ode o

f pra

cti

ce

349.

CD

/K

/351:2

010, R

adia

tion p

rocessin

g o

f fo

od —

C

od

e o

f practi

ce

350.

CD

/K

/352:2

010, C

ode o

f eth

ics f

or i

nte

rnati

onal

tra

de i

n f

ood

351.

CD

/K

/353:2

010, G

rou

nd

nu

ts (pea

nu

ts) —

C

od

e o

f h

ygie

nic

pra

cti

ce

352.

CD

/K

/354:2

010, Low

an

d a

cid

ifie

d l

ow

acid

ca

nned

food

s —

C

od

e o

f h

ygie

nic

pra

cti

ce

353.

CD

/K

/355:2

010, A

septi

ca

lly p

rocessed

and

pa

ck

aged l

ow

-acid

foods —

C

od

e o

f h

ygie

nic

pra

cti

ce

Ann

ex V

I —

Sum

mary

of

Tech

nic

al

com

mit

tee m

eeti

ngs s

ch

edule

d f

or

2010-2

011

32

354.

CD

/K

/356:2

010, S

pic

es a

nd d

rie

d a

rom

ati

c p

lan

ts —

Cod

e o

f h

ygie

nic

pra

cti

ce

355.

CD

/K

/357:2

010, Pack

agin

g a

nd

tra

nsport

of

tropic

al

fresh

fru

its a

nd

vegeta

ble

s —

Cod

e o

f h

ygie

nic

practi

ce

356.

CD

/K

/358:2

010, R

efr

igera

ted p

ack

aged f

oods w

ith

exte

nded s

helf

lif

e —

Cod

e o

f h

ygie

nic

practi

ce

357.

CD

/K

/359:2

010, T

ransport

of

food i

n b

ulk

an

d s

em

i-pa

ck

ed

food —

Code o

f h

ygie

nic

pra

cti

ce

358.

CD

/K

/360:2

010, S

ource d

irecte

d m

easu

res t

o r

ed

uce c

onta

min

ati

on

of

food w

ith

ch

em

icals

— C

ode o

f pra

cti

ce

359.

CD

/K

/361:2

010, Preventi

on

and

reducti

on o

f patu

lin c

onta

min

ati

on i

n a

pple

ju

ice —

Code o

f pra

cti

ce

360.

CD

/K

/362:2

010, Fresh

fru

its a

nd

vegeta

ble

s —

Cod

e o

f h

ygie

nic

pra

cti

ce

361.

CD

/K

/363:2

010, Preventi

on

and

reducti

on o

f a

fla

toxin

conta

min

ati

on i

n p

ea

nu

ts —

Code o

f practi

ce

362.

CD

/K

/364:2

010, Preventi

on

and

red

ucti

on o

f le

ad

con

tam

inati

on i

n f

ood

s —

Cod

e o

f pra

cti

ce

363.

CD

/K

/365:2

010, Preventi

on

and

red

ucti

on o

f a

fla

toxin

con

tam

inati

on i

n t

ree n

uts

— C

ode o

f practi

ce

364.

CD

/K

/366:2

010, Preventi

on

and

reducti

on o

f ti

n c

on

tam

ina

tion i

n c

ann

ed f

oods —

Code o

f pra

cti

ce

365.

CD

/K

/367:2

010, Preventi

on

and

reducti

on o

f och

rato

xin

conta

min

ati

on i

n w

ine —

Code o

f practi

ce

366.

CD

/K

/368:2

010, Preventi

on

and

red

ucti

on o

f a

fla

toxin

con

tam

ina

tion

in

drie

d f

igs —

Cod

e o

f practi

ce

367.

CD

/K

/369:2

010, U

tili

za

tion o

f vegeta

ble

prote

in p

rod

ucts

(VPP) in

food

— G

eneral

gu

ideli

nes

368.

CD

/K

/370:2

010, Prin

cip

les f

or t

he e

sta

bli

sh

ment

an

d a

ppli

ca

tion o

f m

icrobio

logic

al

crit

eria

for f

ood

s

369.

CD

/K

/371:2

010, Prin

cip

les a

nd g

uid

eli

nes f

or t

he c

on

du

ct

of

mic

robio

logic

al

ris

k

370.

CD

/K

/372:2

010, S

am

pli

ng f

or p

esti

cid

e r

esid

ues f

or t

he d

ete

rm

ina

tion o

f com

pli

ance w

ith

MR

Ls —

Recom

men

ded

meth

od

s

371.

CD

/K

/373:2

010, G

uid

eli

nes o

n g

ood l

aborato

ry p

racti

ce i

n r

esid

ue a

naly

sis

372.

CD

/K

/374:2

010, A

naly

sis

of

pesti

cid

e r

esid

ues —

Com

modit

ies

373.

CD

/K

/375:2

010, G

en

era

l guid

eli

nes o

n s

am

pli

ng

374.

CD

/K

/376:2

010, G

uid

eli

nes f

or p

ack

ing m

ed

ia f

or c

an

ned

fruit

s

375.

CD

-K-3

77-2

010, Vis

ual

inspecti

on

of

lots

of

can

ned

food

s

Ann

ex V

I —

Sum

mary

of

Tech

nic

al

com

mit

tee m

eeti

ngs s

ch

edule

d f

or

2010-2

011

33

376.

CD

/K

/378:2

010, H

orti

cu

ltu

ral

ind

ustr

y —

Code o

f pra

cti

ce

377.

CD

-K-4

50-2

010, G

en

era

l sta

nd

ard

for f

ru

its a

nd v

egeta

ble

s

378.

CD

-K-4

51-2

010, C

arob –

Specif

icati

on

and

grad

ing [H

S 1

212.1

0.0

0]

379.

CD

-K-4

52-2

010, C

hic

kpeas —

Specif

icati

on a

nd g

rad

ing [H

S 0

713.2

0.0

0]

380.

CD

-K-4

53-2

010, C

ow

peas —

Specif

icati

on

and g

rad

ing [H

S 0

713.3

9.1

5]

381.

CD

-K-4

54-2

010, Pig

eon p

ea

s —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

ra

din

g [H

S 0

713.3

9.9

0]

382.

CD

-K-4

55-2

010, S

orgh

um

gra

ins —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing [H

S 1

007.0

0.0

0] [H

S 1

007.0

0.9

0]

383.

CD

-K-4

56-2

010, Fin

ger m

ille

t gra

ins —

Specif

ica

tion

and

gra

din

g [H

S 1

008.2

0.0

0] [H

S 1

008.2

0.3

9]

384.

CD

-K-4

57-2

010, B

arle

y —

Specif

icati

on a

nd g

rad

ing [H

S 1

003.0

0.9

0]

385.

CD

-K-4

58-2

010, O

ats

— S

pecif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing [H

S 1

004.0

0.0

0]

386.

CD

-K-4

59-2

010, R

ye —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

radin

g [H

S 1

002.0

0.9

0]

387.

CD

-K-4

60-2

010, D

ry c

hil

lies a

nd

capsic

um

s —

Specif

icati

on a

nd g

radin

g

388.

CD

/K

/461:2

010, D

ry p

ea

s —

Specif

icati

on a

nd

gra

din

g [H

S 0

713.1

0.0

0]

389.

CD

-K-4

62-2

010, Fresh

fu

ngus c

ha

nte

rell

e —

Specif

ica

tion a

nd

gra

din

g

390.

CD

/K

/463:2

010, Len

tils

– S

pecif

icati

on g

rad

ing [H

S 0

713.4

0.0

0]

391.

CD

/K

/464:2

010, T

rit

icale

— S

pecif

icati

on

and g

rad

ing [H

S 1

001.1

0.9

0]

392.

CD

/K

/465:2

010, D

ry s

pli

t peas —

Specif

ica

tion a

nd g

radin

g [H

S 0

713.1

0.0

0]

393.

CD

/K

.466:2

010,

Dry s

oybea

ns —

Specif

ica

tion a

nd

gra

din

g [H

S 1

201.0

0.0

0]

394.

CD

/K

/467:2

010, S

un

flow

er s

eed

grain

— S

pecif

ica

tion

an

d g

ra

din

g [H

S 1

206.0

0.0

0]

395.

CD

/K

/468:2

010, S

aff

low

er s

eed g

ra

in —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

ra

din

g [H

S 1

207.6

0.0

0]

396.

CD

/K

/469:2

010, C

an

ola

an

d r

apeseed

— S

pecif

ica

tion

an

d g

ra

din

g [H

S 1

207.9

9.0

0]

397.

CD

/K

/470:2

010, Fla

xseed

an

d s

oli

n —

Specif

icati

on a

nd

gra

din

g [H

S 1

204.0

0.0

0]

Ann

ex V

I —

Sum

mary

of

Tech

nic

al

com

mit

tee m

eeti

ngs s

ch

edule

d f

or

2010-2

011

34

398.

CD

/K

/471:2

010, D

om

esti

c m

usta

rd

seed

— S

pecif

ica

tion a

nd

gra

din

g [H

S 1

207.5

0.0

0]

399.

CD

/K

/472:2

010, M

ixed g

ra

in —

Specif

ica

tion

and

gra

din

g [H

S 1

008.9

0.0

0]

400.

CD

/K

/473:2

010, B

uck

wh

ea

t —

Specif

icati

on

and g

radin

g [H

S 1

008.1

0.0

0]

401.

CD

/K

/474:2

010, Faba b

ean

s —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

radin

g [H

S 0

713.5

0.0

0]

402.

CD

/K

/475:2

010, R

ou

gh

ric

e –

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

ra

din

g [H

S 1

006.1

0.0

0]

403.

CD

/K

/476:2

010, B

row

n r

ice –

Specif

ica

tion a

nd

gra

din

g [H

S 1

006.2

0.0

0]

404.

CD

/K

/477:2

010, O

ilseeds —

Specif

icati

ons a

nd g

ra

din

g

405.

CD

-K-4

78:2

010, S

uga

r c

an

e ja

ggery —

Specif

ica

tion

406.

CD

-K-4

79:2

010, M

ola

sses f

or i

ndustr

ial

use —

Specif

icati

on

407.

CD

/K

/480:2

010, Fresh

dash

een/t

aro —

Specif

ica

tion a

nd

gradin

g [H

S 0

714.9

0.0

0]

408.

CD

-T-0

1:2

010,

Brow

n s

ugars —

Specif

ica

tion

409.

CD

-K-5

00:2

010, Vegeta

ble

Oil

s —

Specif

ica

tion

_________________________________________________________________________________________

FIS

H A

ND

FIS

HE

RY

PR

OD

UC

TS

410.

CD

-K-5

10:2

010, Fresh

drie

d r

astr

ineobola

argente

a (O

men

a/D

aga

a) —

Specif

icati

on

411.

CD

-K-5

11:2

010, Fresh

frozen p

ra

wn

s/s

hrim

ps —

Specif

ica

tion

412.

CD

-K-5

12:2

010, D

rie

d p

ra

wn

s/s

hrim

ps —

Specif

ica

tion

413.

CD

-K-5

13-1

:2010, Fresh

an

d f

rozen f

in f

ish

— P

art

1:

Wh

ole

fis

h —

Specif

ica

tion

414.

CD

-K-5

13-2

:2010, Fresh

an

d f

rozen f

in f

ish

— P

art

2: Fis

h f

ille

t —

Specif

ica

tion

415.

CD

-K-5

14:2

010, Frozen

tu

na l

oin

s —

Specif

icati

on

416.

CD

-K-5

15:2

010, Frozen

octo

pus —

Specif

ica

tion

417.

CD

-K-5

16:2

010, D

rie

d a

nd d

ry-s

alt

ed

fis

h —

Specif

ica

tion

Ann

ex V

I —

Sum

mary

of

Tech

nic

al

com

mit

tee m

eeti

ngs s

ch

edule

d f

or

2010-2

011

35

418.

CD

-K-5

17:2

010, Q

uic

k f

rozen l

obste

rs —

Specif

ica

tion

419.

CD

-K-5

18:2

010, C

an

ned

sh

rim

ps o

r p

ra

wn

s —

Specif

ica

tion

420.

CD

-K-5

19:2

010, Fresh

, fr

ozen

an

d c

an

ned

sa

rd

ines a

nd

sard

ine-t

ype p

rodu

cts

— S

pecif

ica

tion

421.

CD

-K-5

20-1

:2010, C

ann

ed f

ish

— P

art

1:

Fis

h c

ann

ed

in t

om

ato

sa

uce —

Specif

ica

tion

422.

CD

-K-5

20-2

:2010, C

an

ned

fis

h —

Part

2:

Fis

h c

an

ned

in

brin

e —

Specif

ica

tion

423.

CD

-K-5

20-3

:2010, C

ann

ed f

ish

— P

art

3:

Fis

h c

ann

ed

in o

il —

Specif

ica

tion

424.

CD

-K-5

21:2

010, C

od

e o

f pra

cti

ce f

or f

ish

an

d f

ish

ery p

rod

ucts

425.

CD

-K-5

22:2

010, C

od

e o

f pra

cti

ce f

or s

alt

ed

fis

h

426.

EA

S 6

2-1

:2000,

Fis

h h

andli

ng,

processin

g a

nd d

istr

ibuti

on

— C

ode o

f practi

ce —

Part

1: Fresh

fis

h h

and

lin

g a

nd

processin

g

427.

EA

S 6

2-2

:2000,

Fis

h h

an

dli

ng,

processin

g a

nd

dis

trib

uti

on

— C

od

e o

f practi

ce —

Part

2:

Cod

e o

f h

ygie

ne f

or t

he h

an

dli

ng,

processin

g,

sto

ra

ge a

nd t

he p

lacin

g i

n t

he

mark

et

of

fish

and

fis

hery p

roducts

428.

CD

-K-5

23:2

010, C

od

e o

f pra

cti

ce f

or t

he h

an

dli

ng, processin

g,

sto

rage a

nd

dis

trib

uti

on o

f m

oll

uscan

sh

ell

fish

429.

CD

-K-5

24:2

010, C

an

ned

cla

m m

eat

— S

pecif

ica

tion

430.

CD

-K-5

25:2

010, C

od

e o

f h

ygie

nic

pra

cti

ce o

n c

om

mercia

l fi

sh

ing v

essels

431.

CD

-K-5

26-1

:2010, T

est

meth

ods f

or f

ish

an

d f

ish

ery p

rodu

cts

— P

art

1:

Coll

ecti

on a

nd s

torage o

f sam

ple

s f

or a

na

lysis

432.

CD

-K-5

26-3

:2010, T

est

meth

ods f

or f

ish

an

d f

ish

ery p

rodu

cts

— P

art

3:

Dete

rm

inati

on

of

parasit

es i

n f

infi

sh

by c

an

dli

ng

433.

CD

-K-5

26-4

:2010, T

est

meth

ods f

or f

ish

an

d f

ish

ery p

rodu

cts

— P

art

4:

Dete

rm

inati

on

of

tota

l, i

norganic

and o

rganic

mercury

434.

CD

-K-5

26-5

:2010, T

est

meth

ods f

or f

ish

an

d f

ish

ery p

rod

ucts

— P

art

5:

Dete

rm

inati

on

of

sele

niu

m

435.

CD

-K-5

26-7

:2010, T

est

meth

ods f

or f

ish

an

d f

ish

ery p

rod

ucts

— P

art

7:

Dete

rm

inati

on

of

lea

d b

y a

tom

ic a

bsorpti

on s

pectr

oph

oto

metr

y

436.

CD

-K-5

26-8

:2010, T

est

meth

ods f

or f

ish

an

d f

ish

ery p

rod

ucts

— P

art

8:

Dete

rm

inati

on

of

orga

noch

lorid

es, pesti

cid

es,

PC

BS

, a

nd

PC

B c

on

geners

437.

CD

-K-5

27:2

010, T

ra

nsport

of

live f

ish

seed

s f

or i

nla

nd

pis

cic

ult

ure p

urposes —

Code o

f pra

cti

ce

438.

CD

-K-5

28:2

010, C

an

ned

tu

na

an

d b

on

ito i

n w

ate

r o

r o

il —

Specif

icati

on

439.

CD

-K-5

29:2

010, C

ann

ed c

ra

b m

eat

— S

pecif

ica

tion

Ann

ex V

I —

Sum

mary

of

Tech

nic

al

com

mit

tee m

eeti

ngs s

ch

edule

d f

or

2010-2

011

36

440.

CD

-K-5

30:2

010, C

an

ned

Sa

lmon

— S

pecif

ica

tion

441.

CD

-K-5

31:2

010, Q

uic

k f

rozen f

infi

sh

, evis

cerate

d o

r u

nevis

cera

ted —

Specif

icati

on

442.

CD

-K-5

32:2

010, Q

uic

k f

rozen s

hrim

ps o

r p

raw

ns —

Specif

icati

on

443.

CD

-K-5

33:2

010, T

ra

nsport

of

fresh

wate

r a

qu

ariu

m f

ish

— C

od

e o

f pra

cti

ce

444.

CD

-K-5

34:2

010, Q

uic

k f

rozen b

lock

s o

f fi

sh

fil

lets

, m

inced

fis

h f

lesh

an

d m

ixtu

res o

f fi

llets

an

d m

inced f

ish

fle

sh

— S

pecif

icati

on

445.

CD

-K-5

35:2

010, Q

uic

k f

rozen f

ish

sti

ck

s (fi

sh

fin

gers), f

ish

porti

ons a

nd

fis

h f

ille

ts —

Bread

ed o

r i

n b

att

er —

Specif

ica

tion

446.

CD

-K-5

36:2

010, S

alt

ed

fis

h a

nd

drie

d s

alt

ed

fis

h o

f th

e G

ad

ida

e F

am

ily o

f fi

sh

es —

Specif

ica

tion

447.

CD

-K-5

37:2

010, D

rie

d s

hark

fin

s —

Specif

icati

on

448.

CD

-K-5

38:2

010, Q

uic

k f

rozen f

ish

fil

lets

— G

en

era

l specif

ica

tion

449.

CD

-K-5

39:2

010, Q

uic

k f

rozen r

aw

squid

— S

pecif

icati

on

450.

CD

-K-5

40:2

010, C

ra

ck

ers f

rom

marin

e a

nd

fresh

wa

ter f

ish

, cru

sta

cea

ns a

nd m

oll

usca

n s

hell

fish

— S

pecif

ica

tion

451.

CD

-K-5

41:2

010, S

alt

ed

Atl

anti

c h

errin

g a

nd

sa

lted

sprat

— S

pecif

icati

on

452.

CD

-K-5

42:2

010, Liv

e a

nd r

aw

biv

alv

e m

oll

uscs —

Specif

ica

tion

453.

CD

-K-5

43:2

010, C

od

e o

f pra

cti

ce f

or t

he p

rocessin

g a

nd

ha

nd

lin

g o

f quic

k f

rozen

foods

454.

CD

-K-5

44:2

010, C

od

e o

f h

ygie

nic

pra

cti

ce f

or l

obste

rs

455.

CD

-K-5

45:2

010, C

od

e o

f h

ygie

nic

pra

cti

ce f

or s

mok

ed

fis

h

456.

CD

-K-5

46:2

010, C

od

e o

f h

ygie

nic

pra

cti

ce f

or c

ra

bs

457.

CD

-K-5

47:2

010, C

od

e o

f h

ygie

nic

pra

cti

ce f

or t

he p

rocessin

g o

f fr

og l

egs

458.

CD

-K-5

48:2

010, M

od

el

Certi

fica

te f

or F

ish

an

d F

ish

ery P

rod

ucts

459.

CD

-K-5

49:2

010, G

uid

eli

nes f

or t

he s

en

sory e

va

lua

tion o

f fi

sh

an

d s

hell

fish

in

la

borato

rie

s

460.

CD

-K-5

50:2

010, C

od

e o

f pra

cti

ce f

or f

rozen b

att

ered a

nd

or b

rea

ded f

ish

ery p

rod

ucts

461.

CD

-K-5

51:2

010, Pom

fret

ca

nn

ed i

n o

il —

Specif

ica

tion

Ann

ex V

I —

Sum

mary

of

Tech

nic

al

com

mit

tee m

eeti

ngs s

ch

edule

d f

or

2010-2

011

37

462.

CD

-K-5

52:2

010, Praw

ns/s

hrim

p c

an

ned i

n b

rin

e —

Specif

icati

on

463.

CD

-K-5

53:2

010, Frozen

frog l

egs —

Specif

ica

tion

464.

CD

-K-5

54:2

010, S

hark

liv

er o

il f

or v

ete

rin

ary u

se —

Specif

ica

tion

465.

CD

-K-5

55:2

010, Frozen

lobste

r t

ail

s —

Specif

ica

tion

466.

CD

-K-5

56:2

010, T

una c

ann

ed i

n o

il —

Specif

ica

tion

467.

CD

-K-5

57:2

010, Fresh

pom

fret

— S

pecif

ica

tion

468.

CD

-K-5

58:2

010, Frozen

wh

ole

pom

fret

— S

pecif

ica

tion

469.

CD

-K-5

59:2

010, S

ard

ine o

il —

Specif

icati

on

470.

CD

-K-5

60:2

010, Lacta

rius s

pp c

an

ned

in

oil

— S

pecif

icati

on

471.

CD

-K-5

61:2

010, Frozen

seer f

ish

(Scom

bero

moru

s s

pp.) —

Specif

ica

tion

472.

CD

-K-5

62:2

010, Fresh

seer f

ish

(Scom

bero

moru

s s

pp.) —

Specif

icati

on

473.

CD

-K-5

63:2

010, C

rab m

ea

t can

ned i

n b

rin

e —

Specif

ica

tion

474.

CD

-K-5

64:2

010, Fis

h s

pecie

s o

f econ

om

ic i

mporta

nce —

Glo

ssa

ry

475.

CD

-K-5

65:2

010, S

oli

d p

ack

ed c

rab m

eat

— S

pecif

icati

on

476.

CD

-K-5

66:2

010, Frozen

cutt

le f

ish

an

d s

quid

— S

pecif

icati

on

477.

CD

-K-5

67:2

010, Fis

h p

rote

in c

on

centr

ate

— S

pecif

ica

tion

478.

CD

-K-5

68:2

010, E

dib

le f

ish

pow

der —

Specif

ica

tion

479.

CD

-K-5

69:2

010, M

ussels

ca

nned i

n o

il —

Specif

ica

tion

480.

CD

-K-5

70:2

010, T

una c

ann

ed i

n c

urry —

Specif

ica

tion

481.

CD

-K-5

71:2

010, Frozen

min

ced f

ish

mea

t —

Specif

ica

tion

482.

CD

-K-5

72:2

010, Fis

h a

nd

fis

herie

s p

rodu

cts

— M

eth

ods o

f sam

pli

ng

483.

CD

-K-5

73:2

010, B

ech

e-d

e-m

er —

Specif

icati

on

Ann

ex V

I —

Sum

mary

of

Tech

nic

al

com

mit

tee m

eeti

ngs s

ch

edule

d f

or

2010-2

011

38

484.

CD

-K-5

74:2

010, Frozen

cla

m m

eat

— S

pecif

icati

on

485.

CD

-K-5

75:2

010, Fis

h p

ick

les —

Specif

ica

tion

486.

CD

-K-5

76:2

010, C

ured

fis

h a

nd

fis

hery p

rod

ucts

— P

rocessin

g a

nd

sto

rage —

Code o

f pra

cti

ce

487.

CD

-K-5

77:2

010, Fis

h p

rocessin

g i

nd

ustr

y —

Wa

ter a

nd i

ce —

Tech

nic

al

requir

em

ents

488.

CD

-K-5

78:2

010, Fis

h i

ndustr

y —

Operati

onal

cle

anli

ness a

nd l

ayout

of

mark

et

— G

uid

eli

nes

489.

CD

-K-5

79-1

:2010, C

od

e o

f h

ygie

nic

con

dit

ion

s f

or f

ish

ind

ustr

y —

Part

1:

Preprocessin

g s

tage

490.

CD

-K-5

79-2

:2010, C

od

e o

f h

ygie

nic

con

dit

ion

s f

or f

ish

ind

ustr

y —

Part

2: C

an

nin

g s

tage

491.

CD

-K-5

80:2

010, Fresh

, fr

ozen

an

d c

an

ned

mack

erel

— S

pecif

ica

tion

492.

CD

-K-5

81:2

010, Fresh

an

d f

rozen t

hrea

dfi

n —

Specif

icati

on

493.

CD

-K-5

82:2

010, A

ccele

ra

ted

freeze d

rie

d p

raw

ns (sh

rim

ps) —

Specif

icati

on

65.1

50 F

ISH

ING

AN

D F

ISH

BR

EE

DIN

G

494.

CD

-K-5

83:2

010, Fis

hin

g n

ets

— D

esig

na

tion

of

nett

ing y

arn

s i

n t

he T

ex S

yste

m

495.

CD

-K-5

84:2

010, Fis

hin

g n

ets

— N

ett

ing —

Basic

term

s a

nd d

efi

nit

ions

496.

CD

-K-5

85:2

010, Fis

hin

g n

ets

— D

escrip

tion a

nd d

esig

na

tion o

f k

nott

ed n

ett

ing

497.

CD

-K-5

86:2

010, Fis

hin

g n

ets

— H

an

gin

g o

f n

ett

ing —

Ba

sic

term

s a

nd d

efi

nit

ions

498.

CD

-K-5

87:2

010, Fis

hin

g n

ets

— S

pecif

ica

tion

499.

CD

-K-5

88:2

010, Fis

hin

g n

ets

— C

utt

ing k

nott

ed

nett

ing t

o s

ha

pe ("t

aperin

g")

500.

CD

-K-5

89:2

010, Fis

hin

g n

ets

— D

ete

rm

inati

on o

f break

ing f

orce a

nd

knot

brea

kin

g f

orce o

f n

ett

ing y

arns

501.

CD

-K-5

90:2

010, Fis

hin

g n

ets

— D

ete

rm

inati

on o

f m

esh

break

ing f

orce o

f nett

ing

502.

CD

-K-5

91:2

010, Fis

hin

g n

ets

— M

ou

nti

ng a

nd join

ing o

f n

ett

ing —

Term

s a

nd

ill

ustr

ati

on

s

503.

CD

-K-5

92:2

010, Fis

hin

g n

ets

— D

ete

rm

inati

on o

f elo

ngati

on o

f nett

ing y

arns

504.

CD

-K-5

93-1

:2010, Fis

hin

g n

ets

— M

eth

od

of

test

for t

he d

ete

rm

ina

tion

of

mesh

siz

e —

Part

1: O

penin

g o

f m

esh

Ann

ex V

I —

Sum

mary

of

Tech

nic

al

com

mit

tee m

eeti

ngs s

ch

edule

d f

or

2010-2

011

39

505.

CD

-K-5

93-2

:2010, Fis

hin

g n

ets

— M

eth

od

of

test

for t

he d

ete

rm

ina

tion

of

mesh

siz

e —

Part

2: Len

gth

of

mesh

506.

CD

-K-5

94:2

010, Fis

hin

g n

ets

— D

ete

rm

inati

on

of

ch

an

ge i

n l

en

gth

of

nett

ing y

arn

s a

fter w

ate

r i

mm

ersio

n

507.

CD

-K-5

95:2

010, C

om

pou

nd

ed

fis

h f

eeds —

Specif

ica

tion

— P

art

1: T

rout

feeds

508.

CD

-K-5

96:2

010, Liv

e a

quacult

ure a

balo

ne

509.

CD

-K-5

97:2

010, C

an

ned

ha

ke (C

ape c

od

) —

Specif

ica

tion

510.

CD

-K-5

98:2

010, Prod

ucti

on o

f fr

ozen f

ish

, m

arin

e m

oll

uscs, a

nd

deriv

ed

prod

ucts

511.

CD

-K-5

99:2

010, C

ann

ed f

ish

, can

ned m

arin

e m

oll

uscs a

nd c

an

ned

crusta

cea

ns a

nd d

eriv

ed p

rodu

cts

512.

CD

-K-6

00:2

010, T

herm

al

process c

ontr

ol

in l

ow

-acid

fis

h c

ann

ing f

acto

rie

s

513.

CD

-K-7

51:2

010, T

he h

an

dli

ng o

f ch

ille

d a

nd

frozen

food

s

514.

CD

-K-7

52:2

010, Pack

aged

mea

t prod

ucts

(processed

or m

an

ufa

ctu

red)

515.

CD

-K-7

53:2

010, T

he m

anu

factu

re, prod

ucti

on, processin

g a

nd

treatm

ent

of

ca

nn

ed m

ea

t products

516.

CD

-K-7

54:2

010, Fresh

an

d f

rozen s

ca

llop —

Specif

ica

tion

517.

CD

-K-7

55:2

010, C

ann

ed s

hell

fish

— S

pecif

icati

on —

General

518.

CD

-K-7

56:2

010, C

an

ned

sa

rdin

e —

Specif

ica

tion

67.1

20.2

0 P

OU

LT

RY

AN

D E

GG

S

519.

CD

-K-6

01:2

010, E

dib

le e

ggs-in

-sh

ell

— S

pecif

icati

on

and

grad

ing

520.

CD

-K-6

02:2

010, E

ggs-in-s

hell

for p

rocessin

g —

Specif

ica

tion

an

d g

ra

din

g

521.

CD

-K-6

03:2

010, C

hil

led

eggs-in-s

hell

— S

pecif

ica

tion a

nd

gra

din

g

522.

CD

-K-6

04:2

010, Preserved e

ggs-in-s

hell

— S

pecif

ica

tion

an

d g

rad

ing

523.

CD

-K-6

05:2

010, H

en

s e

gg p

rod

ucts

for u

se i

n t

he f

ood i

ndustr

y —

Specif

ica

tion

524.

CD

-K-6

06:2

010, C

od

e o

f h

ygie

nic

pra

cti

ce f

or e

gg p

rod

ucts

525.

CD

-K-6

07:2

010, E

gg p

ow

der —

Specif

ica

tion

Ann

ex V

I —

Sum

mary

of

Tech

nic

al

com

mit

tee m

eeti

ngs s

ch

edule

d f

or

2010-2

011

40

526.

CD

-K-6

08:2

010, A

lbum

en

fla

kes o

f non-e

dib

le q

ua

lity

— S

pecif

icati

on

527.

CD

-K-6

09:2

010, C

od

e o

f pra

cti

ce f

or c

old

sto

ra

ge o

f sh

ell

eggs

528.

CD

-K-6

10:2

010, M

eth

ods f

or e

va

lua

tion o

f qu

ali

ty o

f ch

ick

en

eggs

529.

CD

-K-6

11:2

010, E

dib

le e

gg a

lbu

men

pow

der —

Specif

ica

tion

530.

CD

-K-6

12:2

010, C

an

ned

egg c

urry —

Specif

icati

on

531.

CD

-K-6

13:2

010, Pic

kle

d q

ua

il e

ggs —

Specif

ica

tion

532.

CD

-K-6

14:2

010, D

ressed

pou

ltry —

Specif

ica

tion

533.

CD

-K-6

15:2

010, C

od

e o

f h

ygie

nic

pra

cti

ce f

or p

oult

ry p

rocessin

g

534.

CD

-K-6

16:2

010, C

ode o

f pra

cti

ce f

or t

he p

rodu

cti

on, sto

rage a

nd c

om

posit

ion o

f m

ech

an

ica

lly s

epa

ra

ted

pou

ltry m

ea

t in

ten

ded f

or f

urth

er p

rocessin

g

535.

CD

-K-6

17:2

010, C

hic

ken

essen

ce —

Specif

ica

tion

536.

CD

-K-6

18:2

010, A

nte

-morte

m a

nd

post-

morte

m i

nspecti

on o

f poult

ry —

Code o

f pra

cti

ce

537.

CD

-K-6

19:2

010, H

an

dli

ng,

processin

g,

qu

ali

ty e

valu

ati

on a

nd s

tora

ge o

f pou

ltry —

Cod

e o

f practi

ce

538.

CD

-K-6

20:2

010, Pou

ltry —

Glo

ssa

ry o

f te

rm

s

539.

CD

-K-6

21:2

010, D

ay-o

ld c

hic

ks(la

yers a

nd

broil

ers) —

Ba

sic

requ

irem

en

ts

540.

CD

-K-6

22:2

010, C

hic

ken

cann

ed i

n b

rin

e —

Specif

ica

tion

541.

CD

-K-6

23:2

010, Poult

ry —

Can

ned

ch

ick

en c

urry —

Specif

icati

on

542.

CD

-K-6

24:2

010, C

hic

ken

Sa

usages —

Specif

ica

tion

543.

CD

-K-6

25:2

010, C

hic

ken

meat

— C

arcases a

nd

parts

544.

CD

-K-6

26:2

010, T

urk

ey m

ea

t —

Carca

ses a

nd

parts

545.

CD

-K-6

27:2

010, D

uck

mea

t —

Ca

rca

ses a

nd

pa

rts

546.

CD

-K-6

28:2

010, Poult

ry h

ou

sin

g —

Cod

e o

f practi

ce

547.

CD

-K-6

29:2

010, T

ra

nsport

of

sm

all

an

d m

ed

ium

siz

ed s

eed-e

ati

ng b

irds —

Cod

e o

f practi

ce

Ann

ex V

I —

Sum

mary

of

Tech

nic

al

com

mit

tee m

eeti

ngs s

ch

edule

d f

or

2010-2

011

41

548.

CD

-K-6

30:2

010, T

ransport

of

poult

ry —

Code o

f pra

cti

ce

549.

CD

-K-6

31:2

010, Pou

ltry f

eeder —

Specif

ica

tion

550.

CD

-K-6

32:2

010, Porta

ble

poult

ry w

ate

rers —

Specif

ica

tion

551.

CD

-K-6

33:2

010, Pou

ltry f

arm

ing e

qu

ipm

ent

— B

rood

ers —

Specif

ica

tion

552.

CD

-K-6

34:2

010, Pou

ltry i

ncuba

tors —

Specif

ica

tion

553.

CD

-K-6

35:2

010, Poult

ry d

ebeak

ers —

Specif

icati

on

554.

CD

-K-6

36:2

010, Pou

ltry e

gg f

erti

lity

teste

r —

Specif

ica

tion

555.

CD

-K-6

37:2

010, W

ing b

and

for p

oult

ry —

Specif

icati

on

556.

CD

-K-6

38:2

010, Leg b

an

d f

or p

oult

ry —

Specif

ica

tion

557.

CD

-K-6

39:2

010, E

gg w

ash

ing m

ach

ines —

Specif

ica

tion

558.

CD

-K-6

40:2

010, T

ra

p n

ests

for p

ou

ltry —

Specif

ica

tion

559.

CD

-K-6

41:2

010, Ped

igree h

atc

hin

g b

oxes f

or p

ou

ltry —

Specif

ica

tion

560.

CD

-K-6

42:2

010, Layin

g b

att

ery c

ages f

or p

ou

ltry —

Specif

ica

tion

APIA

RY

561.

CD

-K-6

50:2

010, B

eesw

ax —

Cru

de a

nd

refi

ned

— S

pecif

ica

tion

562.

CD

-K-6

51:2

010, B

eeh

ives —

Specif

ica

tion

563.

CD

-K-6

52:2

010, H

on

ey —

Specif

icati

on

564.

CD

-K-6

53:2

010, Fold

ing t

ype b

eeh

ive s

tan

d —

Specif

ica

tion

565.

CD

-K-6

54:2

010, Fix

ed

type b

eeh

ive s

tan

d —

Specif

icati

on

566.

CD

-K-6

55:2

010, T

an

gen

tia

l ty

pe h

on

ey e

xtr

acto

r —

Specif

ica

tion

567.

CD

-K-6

56:2

010, C

om

b f

ou

ndati

on s

heets

— S

pecif

icati

on

568.

CD

-K-6

57:2

010, Layou

t fo

r h

on

ey p

rocessin

g p

lan

t —

Recom

men

ded

pra

cti

ce

Ann

ex V

I —

Sum

mary

of

Tech

nic

al

com

mit

tee m

eeti

ngs s

ch

edule

d f

or

2010-2

011

42

569.

CD

-K-6

58:2

010, C

om

b f

ou

nd

ati

on m

ill

— S

pecif

icati

on

570.

CD

-K-6

59:2

010, T

ra

veli

ng b

ees-b

ox —

Specif

ica

tion

571.

CD

-K-6

60:2

010, R

ad

ial

type h

on

ey e

xtr

acto

r —

Specif

ica

tion

572.

CD

-K-6

61:2

010, H

on

ey b

ees —

Cod

e f

or c

onservati

on a

nd

main

ten

an

ce

573.

CD

-K-6

62:2

010, W

asp t

rap —

Specif

icati

on

574.

CD

-K-6

63:2

010, Fum

igan

t str

ips f

or t

rea

tment

of

honey-b

ees —

Specif

ica

tion

575.

CD

-K-6

64:2

010, S

ola

r w

ax e

xtr

acto

r —

Specif

icati

on

576.

CD

-K-6

65:2

010, B

eem

an

's k

it —

Specif

ica

tion

577.

CD

-K-6

66:2

010, Pack

age b

ee b

ox —

Specif

icati

on

578.

CD

-K-6

67:2

010, H

on

ey p

rocessin

g u

nit

— T

ech

nic

al

requir

em

en

ts

67.1

20.1

0 M

EA

T A

ND

ME

AT

PR

OD

UC

TS

579.

CD

-K-6

70:2

010, B

ovin

e (beef)

mea

t —

Carcases a

nd c

uts

580.

CD

-K-6

71:2

010, C

aprin

e (goat)

meat

— C

arcases a

nd c

uts

581.

CD

-K-6

72:2

010, O

vin

e (sh

eep) m

ea

t —

Carca

ses a

nd

cuts

582.

CD

-K-6

73:2

010, Porcin

e (pig

) m

ea

t —

Carcases a

nd c

uts

583.

CD

-K-6

74:2

010, Lla

ma/a

lpa

ca

mea

t —

Ca

rcases a

nd c

uts

584.

CD

-K-6

75:2

010, E

dib

le m

eat

co-p

roducts

585.

CD

-K-6

76:2

010, C

ann

ed c

orned b

eef

— S

pecif

ica

tion

586.

CD

-K-6

77:2

010, H

am

— S

pecif

ica

tion

587.

CD

-K-6

78:2

010, C

ook

ed c

ured

ha

m —

Specif

ica

tion

588.

CD

-K-6

79:2

010, C

ook

ed c

ured

pork

sh

ou

lder —

Specif

ica

tion

589.

CD

-K-6

80:2

010, C

ook

ed c

ured c

hopped m

ea

t —

Specif

icati

on

Ann

ex V

I —

Sum

mary

of

Tech

nic

al

com

mit

tee m

eeti

ngs s

ch

edule

d f

or

2010-2

011

43

590.

CD

-K-6

81:2

010, Lun

ch

eon m

ea

t —

Specif

ica

tion

591.

CD

-K-6

82:2

010, Food

grade m

ea

t (b

eef)

extr

act

— S

pecif

ica

tion

592.

CD

-K-6

83:2

010, S

mok

ed

ba

con

— S

pecif

ica

tion

593.

CD

-K-6

84:2

010, C

ann

ed p

ork

sausages —

Specif

icati

on

594.

CD

-K-6

85:2

010, Fresh

pork

sa

usa

ges —

Specif

icati

on

595.

CD

-K-6

86:2

010, R

aw

or c

ook

ed r

ed

mea

t sau

sages —

Specif

ica

tion

596.

CD

-K-6

87:2

010, C

an

ned

lu

nch

eon

pork

mea

t —

Specif

ica

tion

597.

CD

-K-6

88:2

010, C

an

ned

lu

nch

eon

beef

— S

pecif

ica

tion

598.

CD

-K-6

89:2

010, C

an

ned

ba

con

ra

sh

ers —

Specif

ica

tion

599.

CD

-K-6

90:2

010, C

an

ned

ha

m —

Specif

ica

tion

600.

CD

-K-6

91:2

010, C

ann

ed m

inced h

am

— S

pecif

icati

on

601.

CD

-K-6

92:2

010, M

utt

on a

nd

goat

mea

t ca

nn

ed i

n b

rin

e —

Specif

ica

tion

602.

CD

-K-6

93:2

010, A

nim

al

casin

gs —

Specif

ica

tion

603.

CD

-K-6

94:2

010, C

urrie

d a

nd c

an

ned m

utt

on

an

d g

oa

t m

ea

t —

Specif

ica

tion

604.

CD

-K-6

95:2

010, S

oup s

tock

med

ium

(beef)

— S

pecif

icati

on

605.

CD

-K-6

96:2

010, C

an

ned

mu

tton b

irya

ni

— S

pecif

ica

tion

606.

CD

-K-6

97:2

010, C

od

e o

f h

ygie

nic

pra

cti

ce f

or m

ea

t

607.

CD

-K-6

98:2

010, Vete

rin

ary d

rugs r

esid

ues i

n f

oods —

Glo

ssa

ry o

f te

rm

s a

nd

defi

nit

ions

608.

CD

-K-6

99:2

010, Vete

rin

ary d

ru

gs r

esid

ues i

n f

oods —

Ma

xim

um

resid

ue l

imit

s

609.

CD

-K-7

00:2

010, A

nte

-morte

m a

nd

post-

morte

m i

nspecti

on o

f m

eat

anim

als

— C

od

e o

f practi

ce

610.

CD

-K-7

01:2

010, G

en

era

l guid

eli

nes f

or u

se o

f th

e t

erm

hala

l

611.

CD

-K-7

02:2

010, M

eat

inspecti

on t

able

— S

pecif

icati

on

Ann

ex V

I —

Sum

mary

of

Tech

nic

al

com

mit

tee m

eeti

ngs s

ch

edule

d f

or

2010-2

011

44

612.

CD

-K-7

03:2

010, B

asic

requir

em

en

ts f

or a

n a

ba

ttoir

613.

CD

-K-7

04:2

010, H

og g

am

brels

— S

pecif

ica

tion

614.

CD

-K-7

05:2

010, Pig

hook

s —

Specif

icati

on

615.

CD

-K-7

06:2

010, S

laugh

ter h

ouse e

quip

ment

— E

lectr

ica

l stu

nnin

g t

on

gs f

or p

igs —

Specif

ica

tion

616.

CD

-K-7

07:2

010, S

heep d

ressin

g h

ook

s —

Specif

ica

tion

617.

CD

-K-7

08:2

010, G

am

brels

for s

heep a

nd g

oats

— S

pecif

icati

on

618.

CD

-K-7

09:2

010, S

heep s

prea

ders —

Specif

ica

tion

619.

CD

-K-7

10:2

010, S

heep b

leed

ing s

ha

ck

les —

Specif

ica

tion

620.

CD

-K-7

11:2

010, G

uid

eli

nes f

or h

an

dli

ng,

sto

ra

ge a

nd

tra

nsport

of

sla

ugh

ter-h

ou

se b

y-p

rod

ucts

621.

CD

-K-7

12:2

010, B

asic

requir

em

ents

for a

sta

ll f

or s

ale

of

meat

of

sm

all

and

large a

nim

als

622.

CD

-K-7

13:2

010, C

lassif

icati

on

of

foods a

nd

an

ima

l fe

eds

623.

CD

-K-7

14:2

010, G

uid

e f

or t

he m

icrobio

logic

al

qu

ali

ty o

f spic

es a

nd h

erbs u

sed i

n p

rocessed

mea

t a

nd

pou

ltry p

rod

ucts

624.

CD

-K-7

15:2

010, G

uid

eli

nes f

or t

he u

se o

f non

-mea

t prote

in p

rodu

cts

in

processed

mea

t a

nd

pou

ltry p

rod

ucts

625.

CD

-K-7

16:2

010, G

ood a

nim

al

feedin

g —

Recom

mend

ed c

ode o

f pra

cti

ce

626.

CD

-K-7

17:2

010 [IS

O 9

36:1

998], M

eat

and m

ea

t products

— D

ete

rm

inati

on

of

tota

l ash

627.

CD

-K-7

18:2

010 [IS

O 9

37:1

978], M

eat

an

d m

ea

t prod

ucts

— D

ete

rm

ina

tion

of

nit

rogen

con

ten

t (R

efe

rence m

eth

od

)

628.

CD

-K-7

19:2

010 [IS

O 1

442:1

997], M

eat

an

d m

ea

t produ

cts

— D

ete

rm

ina

tion o

f m

ois

ture c

on

ten

t (R

efe

ren

ce m

eth

od)

629.

CD

-K-7

20:2

010 [IS

O 1

443:1

973], M

eat

an

d m

ea

t produ

cts

— D

ete

rm

ina

tion o

f to

tal

fat

con

ten

t

630.

CD

-K-7

21:2

010 [IS

O 1

444:1

996], M

eat

an

d m

ea

t produ

cts

— D

ete

rm

ina

tion o

f fr

ee f

at

con

ten

t

631.

CD

-K-7

22-1

:2010 [IS

O 1

841-1

:1996], M

ea

t and

mea

t produ

cts

— D

ete

rm

ina

tion o

f ch

lorid

e c

onte

nt

— P

art

1:

Volh

ard m

eth

od

632.

CD

-K-7

22-2

:2010 [IS

O 1

841-2

:1996], M

ea

t and

mea

t produ

cts

— D

ete

rm

ina

tion o

f ch

lorid

e c

onte

nt

— P

art

2:

Pote

nti

om

etr

ic m

eth

od

633.

CD

-K-7

23:2

010 [IS

O 2

294:1

974], M

eat

an

d m

ea

t produ

cts

— D

ete

rm

ina

tion o

f to

tal

ph

osph

orus c

onte

nt

(Refe

rence m

eth

od

)

Ann

ex V

I —

Sum

mary

of

Tech

nic

al

com

mit

tee m

eeti

ngs s

ch

edule

d f

or

2010-2

011

45

634.

CD

-K-7

24:2

010 [IS

O 2

917:1

999], M

eat

an

d m

ea

t produ

cts

— M

easurem

en

t of

pH

— R

efe

rence m

eth

od

635.

CD

-K-7

25:2

010 [IS

O 2

918:1

975], M

ea

t a

nd

mea

t produ

cts

— D

ete

rm

ina

tion

of

nit

rit

e c

on

ten

t (R

efe

ren

ce m

eth

od)

636.

CD

-K-7

26:2

010 [IS

O 3

091:1

975], M

eat

an

d m

ea

t produ

cts

— D

ete

rm

ina

tion o

f nit

rate

conte

nt

(Refe

ren

ce m

eth

od)

637.

CD

-K-7

27:2

010 [IS

O 3

496:1

994], M

eat

an

d m

ea

t produ

cts

— D

ete

rm

ina

tion o

f h

ydroxyproli

ne c

onte

nt

638.

CD

-K-7

28:2

010 [IS

O 4

134:1

999], M

eat

an

d m

ea

t produ

cts

— D

ete

rm

ina

tion o

f L-(+)- g

luta

mic

acid

con

ten

t —

Refe

rence m

eth

od

639.

CD

-K-7

29:2

010 [IS

O 5

553:1

980], M

ea

t a

nd

mea

t produ

cts

— D

ete

cti

on o

f poly

ph

osph

ate

s

640.

CD

-K-7

30:2

010 [IS

O 5

554:1

978], M

eat

products

— D

ete

rm

inati

on o

f sta

rch

conte

nt

(Refe

ren

ce m

eth

od)

641.

CD

-K-7

31:2

010 [IS

O 1

3493:1

998], M

eat

and

mea

t products

— D

ete

rm

ina

tion o

f ch

loram

ph

en

icol

conte

nt

— M

eth

od u

sin

g l

iquid

ch

rom

ato

graph

y

642.

CD

-K-7

32:2

010 [IS

O 1

3496:2

000], M

eat

and

mea

t products

— D

ete

cti

on o

f colo

urin

g a

gen

ts —

Meth

od u

sin

g t

hin

-la

yer c

hrom

ato

graph

y

643.

CD

-K-7

33:2

010 [IS

O 1

3730:1

996], M

eat

and

mea

t products

— D

ete

rm

ina

tion o

f to

tal

ph

osph

oru

s c

onte

nt

— S

pectr

om

etr

ic m

eth

od

644.

CD

-K-7

34:2

010 [IS

O 1

3965:1

998], M

ea

t a

nd

mea

t prod

ucts

— D

ete

rm

ina

tion o

f sta

rch

an

d g

lucose c

on

ten

ts —

En

zym

ati

c m

eth

od

645.

CD

-K-7

35:2

010 [IS

O 1

7604:2

003], M

icrobio

logy o

f fo

od a

nd a

nim

al

feed

ing s

tuff

s —

Carcass s

am

pli

ng f

or m

icrobio

logic

al

an

aly

sis

646.

CD

-K-7

36:2

010 [IS

O 1

3720:1

995], M

ea

t a

nd

mea

t prod

ucts

— E

nu

mera

tion

of

Pseu

dom

on

as s

pp.

647.

CD

-K-7

37:2

010 [IS

O 1

3722:1

996], M

eat

and

mea

t products

— E

num

erati

on

of

Broch

oth

rix

th

erm

osph

acta

— C

olo

ny-c

ou

nt

tech

niq

ue

65.0

20.3

0 A

NIM

AL H

USB

AN

DR

Y A

ND

BR

EE

DIN

G

648.

CD

-K-7

38:2

010 [IS

O 1

546:1

981], P

roced

ure f

or m

ilk

record

ing f

or c

ow

s

649.

CD

-K-7

39:2

010 [IS

O 1

840:1

976], D

efi

nit

ions o

f li

vin

g a

nim

als

for s

lau

gh

ter —

Porcin

es

650.

CD

-K-7

40:2

010 [IS

O 3

974:1

977], D

efi

nit

ions o

f li

vin

g a

nim

als

for s

lau

gh

ter —

Ovin

es

65.0

40.1

0 L

IVE

ST

OC

K B

UIL

DIN

GS, IN

ST

ALLA

TIO

NS A

ND

EQ

UIP

ME

NT

651.

CD

-K-7

41:2

010 [IS

O 3

918:2

007], M

ilk

ing m

ach

ine i

nsta

llati

ons —

Vocabula

ry

652.

CD

-K-7

42:2

010 [IS

O 5

707:2

007], M

ilk

ing m

ach

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New areas for standard development adopted by the Committee for continued work by technical committees

1 Proposals circulated by Uganda under the chemicals and consumer products

1.1 Cosmetics

1. Classification of Cosmetics Raw Materials and Adjuncts - Part 1: Dyes,

Colours and Pigments

2. Guidelines for Hygienic Manufacture of Cosmetics

3. Methods of Test for Microbiological Examination of Cosmetics and Cosmetic

Raw Materials

4. Glossary of Terms – Cosmetics

5. Skin Creams – Specification

6. Specification for Hair Creams

7. Herbal cosmetics

1.2 Water treatment chemicals

1. Specifications for chemicals for treatment of water

1.3 Spirits

2. Specifications for spirits ( ie rectified, methylated. neutral, denatured etc)

1.4 Jewellery

3. Hallmarking of gold Jewellery

1.5 Paints and vanishes

4. Paints and varnishes - Calcium plumbate plaster primer

5. Paints and varnishes – Roof paints

6. Undercoats for paints

7. Bituminous aluminium paint

8. Epoxy tar paint

9. Glossary of terms relating to polishes and related materials

10.Floor polish for floor and wooden furniture

1.6 Soaps and detergents 11.Safety Evaluation of Bathing Bars and Toilet Soaps - Methods of Test

12.Methods of Safety Evaluation of Synthetic Detergents - Tests for Skin

Irritation and Sensitization Potential of Synthetic Detergents

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13.Specification for Shaving Creams

14.Oxidation Hair Dyes,

15.Liquid, Gel and Cream – Specification

16.Dyes for water based writing inks

17.Powder hair dyes – Specification

18.Oxidation Hair Dyes (Emulsion Type) – Specification

19.Lipstick – Specification

20.Baby toilet soap

21.Herbal soaps

1.7 Plastics

22.Plastics — Symbols and abbreviated terms —Part 1:Basic polymers and

their special characteristics

23.Plastics — Symbols and abbreviated terms —Part 2:Fillers and reinforcing

materials

24.Plastics — Generic identification and marking of plastics products

25.Compostable plastics (draft available

1.8 Textiles

26.Specifications for blankets

27.Textile floor covering

28.PVC floor covering

29.Hides and Skins – Code of practice for grading

30.Hides and Skins – Guidelines for procurement

31.Diapers - specification

32.Curtains - specification

33.Inspection and acceptance of PVC and leather shoes – guidelines

34.Inspections of brief Cases – guidelines

35.Inspections of School bags – guidelines

36.School bags specification

37.Fibre content labelling – specification

38.Packaging and labelling of tobacco products – requirements

39.Buttons - specifications

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1.9 Paper and paper products

40.Duplicating paper - specification

41.Files and file folders - specification

42.Stencil paper - specification

43.Specification for trimmed sizes of paper for writing and printing

44.specification for paper and paper board for different uses

45.Develop specification for paper products used in business, advertising and

related products

2 Food and agriculture standards

2.1 Organic agriculture

1. EAS 456: 2007, Organic Products Standards

2.2 Coffee

2. Green coffee bean-specification

2.4 Root crops (under the ASARECA supported programme)

1. Sweet potatoes – Specification

2. Dried Sweet potatoes chips — Specification

3. Sweet potatoes flour — Specification

4. Sweet potatoes crisps — Specification

5. Fried Sweet potatoes chips — Specification

6. Code of hygienic practice for handling fresh cassava and cassava

products

7. Code of hygienic practice for handling fresh potato and potato products

8. Bitter cassava - specification

9. Specialty cassava flour- specification

10.Code of practice for the prevention of acrylamide in fried foods

11.Cassava leaves - Specification

12.Arrow roots -Specification

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3 ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND SAFETY: PROPOSED FUTURE WORK

1. CD-K-001-2009, Design, installation, testing and maintenance of services supplying water for domestic use within buildings and their curtilages — Specification

2. CD-K-002-2009, Drain and sewer systems outside buildings

3. CD-K-003-2009, Protection against pollution of potable water in water installations and general requirements of devices to prevent pollution by backflow

4. CD-K-004-2009, Water supply — Requirements for systems and components outside buildings

5. CD-K-005-2009, Code of practice for the design and installation of drainage fields for use in wastewater treatment

6. CD-K-006-1-2009, Suitability of non-metallic products for use in contact with water intended for human consumption with regard to their effect on the quality of the water — Part 1: Specification

7. CD-K-006-2-1-2009, Suitability of non-metallic products for use in contact with water intended for human consumption with regard to their effect on the quality of the water — Part 2: Methods of test — Section 2.1: Samples for testing

8. CD-K-006-2-2-2-2009, Suitability of non-metallic products for use in contact with water intended for human consumption with regard to their effect on the quality of the water — Part 2: Methods of test — Section 2.2: Odour and flavour of water — Sub-section 2.2.2: Method of testing odours and flavours imparted to water by hoses and composite pipes and tubes

9. CD-K-006-2-2-3-2009, Suitability of non-metallic products for use in contact with water intended for human consumption with regard to their effect on the quality of the water — Part 2: Methods of test — Section 2.2: Odour and flavour of water — Subsection 2.2.3: Method of testing odours and flavours imparted to water by hoses for conveying water for food and drink preparation

10. CD-K-006-2-4-2009, Suitability of non-metallic products for use in contact with water intended for human consumption with regard to their effect on the quality of the water — Part 2: Methods of test — Section 2.4: Growth of aquatic microorganisms test

11. CD-K-006-2-5-2009, Suitability of non-metallic products for use in contact with water intended for human consumption with regard to their effect on the quality of the water — Part 2: Methods of test — Section 2.5: The extraction of substances that may be of concern to public health

12. CD-K-006-2-6-2009, Suitability of non-metallic products for use in contact with water intended for human consumption with regard to their effect on the quality of the water — Part 2: Methods of test — Section 2.6: The extraction of metals

13. CD-K-006-3-2009, Suitability of non-metallic products for use in contact with water intended for human consumption with regard to their effect on the quality of the water — Part 3: High temperature tests

14. CD-K-006-4-2009, Suitability of non-metallic products for use in contact with water intended for human consumption with regard to their effect on the quality of the water — Part 4: Method for the GCMS identification of water leachable organic substances

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15. CD-K-007-1-2009, Thermoplastics pipes and associated fittings for hot and cold water for domestic purposes and heating installations in buildings — Part 1: General requirements

16. CD-K-007-2-2009, Thermoplastics pipes and associated fittings for hot and cold water for domestic purposes and heating installations in buildings — Part 2: Specification for polybutylene (PB) pipe and associated fittings

17. CD-K-007-3-2009, Thermoplastics pipes and associated fittings for hot and cold water for domestic purposes and heating installations in buildings — Part 3: Specification for cross-linked polyethylene (PE-X) pipes and associated fittings

18. CD-K-008-2009, Penstocks for use in water and other liquid flow applications — Specification

19. CD-K-009-2009, Ductile iron pipes, fittings, accessories and their joints for water pipelines — Requirements and test methods

20. CD-K-010-2009, Water conditioning equipment inside buildings — Installation, operation, maintenance and repair

21. CD-K-011-2009, Water supply — Specification for indirectly heated unvented (closed) storage water heaters

22. CD-K-012-2009, Guidance on the classification and design of plastics piping systems used for renovation

23. CD-K-013-1-2009, Plastics piping systems for renovation of underground water supply networks — Part 1: General

24. CD-K-013-3-2009, Plastics piping systems for renovation of underground water supply networks — Part 3: Lining with close-fit pipes

25. CD-K-014-2009, Copper and copper alloys — Seamless, round copper tubes for water and gas in sanitary and heating applications

26. CD-K-042-2009, Ductile iron pipes, fittings, accessories and their joints for sewerage applications — Requirements and test methods

27. CD-K-048-2009, Water supply — Requirements for systems and components for the storage of water

28. ISO 24510:2007, Activities relating to drinking water and wastewater services — Guidelines for the assessment and for the improvement of the service to users

29. ISO 24511:2007, Activities relating to drinking water and wastewater services — Guidelines for the management of wastewater utilities and for the assessment of wastewater services

30. ISO 24512:2007, Activities relating to drinking water and wastewater services — Guidelines for the management of drinking water utilities and for the assessment of drinking water services

31. Security of drinking water supply — Guidelines for risk and crisis management — Part 1: Crisis management

32. Security of drinking water supply — Guidelines for risk and crisis management — Part 2: Risk management

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33. Chemicals for treatment of water intended for human consumption — Chemicals for emergency use

34. D6106-97(2004) Standard Guide for Establishing the Nomenclature of Ground-Water Aquifers

35. D7069-04 Standard Guide for Field Quality Assurance in a Ground-water Sampling Event

36. D5092-04e1 Standard Practice for Design and Installation of Ground Water Monitoring Wells

37. D5254-92(2004) Standard Practice for Minimum Set of Data Elements to Identify a Ground-Water Site

38. D5299-99(2005) Standard Guide for Decommissioning of Ground Water Wells, Vadose Zone Monitoring Devices, Boreholes, and Other Devices for Environmental Activities

39. D5408-93(2004) Standard Guide for Set of Data Elements to Describe a Ground-Water Site; Part One-Additional Identification Descriptors

40. D5409-93(2004) Standard Guide for Set of Data Elements to Describe a Ground-Water Site; Part Two-Physical Descriptors

41. D5410-93(1998) Standard Guide for Set of Data Elements to Describe a Ground-Water Site; Part Three-Usage Descriptors

42. Hazardous waste management system — General

43. Identification and listing of hazardous waste

44. Standards applicable to generators of hazardous waste

45. Standards applicable to transporters of hazardous waste

46. Standards for owners and operators of hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal facilities

47. Standards for universal waste management

48. Standards for the management of used oil

49. Water safety plans

50. Code of practice for collecting, processing and distribution of drinking water

51. Deionized water – Specification

52. Rain water harvesting – Code of practice

53. Standard classification of water bodies/sources

54. List of water pollutants

55. Noise and vibration standards

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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE EAST AFRICAN STANDARDS TECHNICAL

SUBCOMMITTEE FOR THE YEAR MAY 2009 MAY 2010

1. INTRODUCTION

During the period May 2009 to May 2010, a number of technical committee meetings were

held under the supervision of the East African Standards Technical Sub Committee. The

committee also held its annual meeting on 10th to 12th May, 2010. This report is summarises

the standards that have been concluded and recommendation of the Sub-Committee

2 STANDARDS HARMONISATION

The Sub Committee recommends to the EASC to approve 22 draft standards as East

African Standards (Annex I).

3 RECOMENDATIONS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STANDARDS

HARMONISATION PROGRAMME

3.1 Considerations on Council Directive on the Harmonisation of the age limits of used vehicles imported into the Community for incorporation

into DEAS 500:2008, Road vehicles Inspection Code of practice

which the committee had recommended for approval as an East African Standard in 2008.

The Sub-Committee noted that the Council of Ministers had directed the EASC to harmonize the standard on used vehicles including the age limit for used motor vehicles imported into the Community in April 2007. In 2008, the EASC adopted a draft standard and recommended it for approval without inclusion of the age limit. The Council deferred the declaration of the draft standards and reiterated that the standard should be harmonized to include the age limit as earlier directed. The 13th EASC meeting had made a decision for a committee of experts to review this issue in 2009. The EAC Secretariat convened a meeting of a committee of experts in November 2009. The Subcommittee received and adopted the report of the experts.

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The Sub-committee recommends to EASC as follows:

1. A tentative age limit of 10 years from the date of first registration be recommended to the Sectoral Council on Trade,

Investment and Finance.

2. To request EAC Secretariat to convene a regional workshop to further discuss the relationship between the age limit, environmental pollution, safety, fuel consumption efficiency, social well-being, economic activities, technological and industrial developments. The workshop should bring together key stakeholders including those from the following: Bureaus of Standards, Revenue Authorities, Ministries responsible for transport, Ministries responsible for finance, environmental management authorities and ministries responsible for industry. The private sector shall be represented by dealers in new and used vehicles, transporters, etc. The workshop should be convened by August 2010.

3. To request the EAC Secretariat to commission a study on the long-term impact of trade in used motor vehicles in the Community including an aspect of age limits.

4. To urge Partner States to harmonize the testing and inspection regimes and technical regulations on road vehicles.

3.2 Progress on implementation EAS 481:2008, Plastic carrier bags taking into account the Council directive

The Subcommittee noted the draft EAS 481, had been referred by EASC to Sub Committee for review to address among other things the following areas:

Scope and definition of plastic carrier bags to include flat bags

Traceability especially labeling and marking

The subcommittee observed that there are divergent policies and laws being

implemented in the Partner States, there are other options for the management control of plastic carrier bags including waste management and adoption of biodegradable plastics.

The Subcommittee recommends to the EASC as follows:

1. The harmonization of DEAS 481, Plastic carrier bags —

Specification, be halted.

2. The EASC urge Partner States to explore opportunities for management of plastics waste, especially that arising from the use of carrier bags.

3. The EASC promotes the development of a standard for biodegradable plastics as a way to promote this technology as a partial solution to the current problem


The Sub Committee noted that the extent of adoption and use of the standards template varied between Partner States. The Sub-Committee further noted that the forum for training of standards developers on the use of the template, identified under the Germany Institution for Metrology (PTB)

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support and recommended during the 17th meeting of the Sub-Committee, had not been held.

Recommendation

The Sub-Committee recommends to the EASC to urge the EAC secretariat to follow up with PTB and ensure that a regional training workshop on the use of the standards template is held.


The Sub-Committee noted that Web editors were trained under the PTB project; however, several other activities detailed in the project implementation matrix had not been done.

It was observed that it was urgent to train Standards Project Managers, Technical Committee Chairpersons, and Technical Committee Secretaries on the management of regional standards harmonisation processes.

Recommendation

The Sub-Committee recommends that EASC to urge the Secretariat to follow up with PTB on the implementation of activities detailed in the PTB Project matrix (Annex IV) earlier adopted.

3.5 Operationalization of EAC SQMT Act, 2006

The Sub-Committee had noted during the 17th meeting that the pace of operationalization of the SQMT Activities by the EAC Secretariat has been extremely slow and thus affected custody of the authoritative text of the harmonized standards; the declaration of EAS by gazette notice; the publishing of the catalogue of the EAS; and the supplying Partner States with the authenticated text.

The EAC Secretariat reported that 1080 EAS had been gazetted in 2009 and that secretariat was still undertaking budgetary processes with a view to increase resources to support the role of the secretariat in standardisation activities.

The EAC Secretariat also informed the Sub-Committee that it had been observed that Partner States still had variations on the adoption and

implementation of East African Standards.

The Sub-Committee commended the Secretariat for gazetting the standards and for the efforts put in place to improve awareness on the SQMT Act.

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Recommendations:

1. The Sub-Committee recommends to the EASC to urge the EAC Secretariat and Partner States to ensure that adequate awareness on harmonised standards is created among the stakeholders in order to enhance the implementation of the standards as provided for in the SQMT Act.

2. The Sub-Committee also recommends to the EASC to urge the Secretariat to monitor and give regular reports on status of implementation of the harmonised EAS.

3.6 Role of the Secretariat in the facilitation of the EASC- standards Sub-Committee

The Sub-Committee noted that the SQMT Liaison office was very vital in facilitating the activities of the Sub-Committee and noted to the limitation on budgetary and human resources within the SQMT Liaison office.

Recommendation

The Sub-Committee recommends the EASC to urge the EAC Secretariat to explore opportunities for acquiring adequate budgetary and human resources support for the SQMT Liaison Office.

3.7 Establishment of inter-linkages with other sectors of the EAC

The Sub-Committee noted that there are other EAC Organs that develop standards. The following areas of standardisation were specifically noted: SPS standards, Fish and fishery products and East African Seeds committee.

The Sub-Committee also noted that SQMT Act had provisions that could be utilised to aid the harmonisation of these activities.

It was also noted that at international level there were linkages amongst international standards setting organisation such as the IPPC, OIE and Codex Alimentarius Commission.

Recommendation

The Sub Committee recommends to the EASC to recommend to the Sectoral Council on Trade, Finance and Industry (SCTFI) to define a mechanism through which EAC organs that develop standards can collaborate to enhance coherence in the work of standards harmonisation.

3.8 Harmonization standards of interest to EAC, COMESA and SADC

The Sub-Committee was informed that there were ongoing discussion for the EAC Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and SADC Tripartite Free Trade Area Agreement and that harmonisation of standards was part of the agreement.

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Recommendation:

The Sub-Committee recommends to the EASC to urge the EAC Secretariat to ensure that there is adequate support to the

Bureaux of standards in the EAC to participate in the discussions on the tripartite agreement and keep the Committee up dated.

3.9 EAC Web-portal as a tool for development and dissemination of East African Standards

The Sub-Committee was informed that the training of Web editors had been conducted in June 2009. However, it was observed that Partners States were still not utilising the web portal to its full potential and that additional efforts were desired to optimise the use of the web site.

Recommendation

The Sub-Committee recommends to the EASC to urge the EAC Secretariat to increase awareness on this web portal; and enhance the use of the portal through the provision of information to the editors for up load and using the information from the web for the benefits of the targeted stakeholders.

3.10 Review and Operationalization Of Procedures For Development Of East African Standards

The Sub-Committee was informed that a task force had developed draft procedures and that a meeting of the task force to discuss the draft

procedures had been held in November 2009. A second draft was circulated and comments had been expected from Partner States by February 2010 and a meeting to finalise the procedures scheduled for March 2010. However the said meeting was not convened.

Recommendation:

The Sub-Committee recommend to the EASC to request the EAC Secretariat to make arrangement for the task force meeting to discuss and finalise the procedures.

3.11 Draft EAC Regulation for The Development Of National Standards And National Technical Regulations Including The Adoption Of East African Standards In Partner States

The Sub-Committee noted that this agenda item originated as a result of a need to separate the procedures for the issuance of East African Standards and the regulation that guide the process of development of East African Standards and national standards that may affect trade within the EAC and agreed that the committee should hold a meeting to consider the draft regulations.

The Sub-Committee also noted that other EASC Sub-Committees (Testing; Quality Assurance and Accreditation; and Metrology) were developing

regulations related to the implementation of East African Standards.

Recommendations:

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1. Kenya re-circulates the draft regulations and the EAC secretariat make arrangement for sub committee to discuss the regulations taking into account the frameworks approved for the development

by the 13th meeting of the EASC.

2. There should be joint meetings with EASC Sub-Committees developing regulations to enhance coherence of the regulations.

3.12 Future Work Programmes and Schedule Of TC Meetings

All areas adopted by the Committee for continued work in agenda items above and areas of work approved by the 13th EASC meeting were allocated to Partner States and meeting schedules adopted as attached Annex III.

The sub-Committee considered and adopted the new work items which are hereto attached as Annex IV.

Recommendations:

The Sub-Committee recommends to the EASC to take note of these developments and approve the new work items.

3.13 New item on the agenda of the Sub-Committee meetings

The Sub-Committee noted that in order to be able to promote awareness and feedback between the Sub-Committee and other EAC committees and organs, the committee would provide for a new item on its agenda to read as: Consideration of matters arising from other Sub-committees

The Sub-Committee also noted that there was a need to have standardised agenda for its meetings and this would be discussed in the next meeting.

Recommendations:

1. The Sub-Committee recommends that the EASC urge the Secretariat to always provide such feed back from such committees as quality assurance sub committee, the metrology subcommittee, testing sub committee, and other organs of the EAC.

2. The Sub-Committee recommends to the EASC to request the EAC Secretariats to draft a standardised agenda for Sub-Committee meetings for consideration in then next meeting.

3.14 Support from development partners

3.14.1 Assistance Provided by Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA)

The Sub-Committee noted the assistance provided by ASARECA in facilitating national and regional consultations during the development of East African Standards on cassava and potato products.

Recommendation:

1. The Sub-Committee recommends to the EASC to recognise

and appreciate ASARECA for this support.

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2. The Sub-Committee recommends to the EASC to request the EAC Secretariat to request ASARECA to consider further support for continuing work in the development of standards

in the areas identified and other related sectors.

3.14.2 Assistance from COMPETE

The Sub-Committee recognized and appreciated the commitment by COMPETE to support the Sub-Committee in the harmonization of standards for cereals and pulses.

Recommendations:

The sub-Committee recommends to the EASC to recognize and appreciate the commitment by COMPETE to support standards work.

3.14.3 Assistance from ECSA-HC

The Sub-Committee recognized and appreciated the commitment by ECSA-HC to support the harmonization of standards for fortified foods.

Recommendations:

The sub-Committee recommends to the EASC to recognize and appreciate the commitment by ECSA to support standards work.

3.14.4 Assistance from UNIDO

The Sub-Committee noted that under the UNIDO Trade Capacity Building project in Agro-industries which has a component for standards harmonization in the areas of fruits and vegetables; meat and meat products; poultry and poultry products; and fish and fisheries products.

Recommendation:

The sub-Committee recommends to the EASC to request the EAC

Secretariat to liaise with UNIDO to support the harmonization of standards under this is project.

4 CONCLUSION

This report of the 18th meeting of the EASTSC is hereby being presented to the EASC

committee for consideration and adoption.

THANK YOU!

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Annex I:

Draft standards recommended for approval by EASC, 2010

A.1 Water Quality standards

The Sub-Committee recommends the following 6 draft East African standards for approval by the EASC as East African Standards:

1. DEAS 123:2010, Distilled water — Specification

2. DEAS 15-1:2010, Methods of test for drinking water — Part 1: Physical methods of test for the quality of drinking water

3. DEAS 15-2:2010, Methods of test for drinking water — Part 2: Biological and microbiological methods

4. DEAS 15-3:2010, Methods of test for drinking water — Part 3: Determination of metal contaminants

5. DEAS 15-4:2010, Methods of test for drinking water — Part 4: Determination of salts, cations and anions

6. DEAS 15-5:2010, Methods of test for drinking water — Part 5: Determination of gases, organic compounds and radioactivity

A.2 Sugar standards


FDEAS 749:2010, Brown sugar — Specification

DEAS 8:2010, Raw sugar — Specification

A.3 Air quality


1. FDEAS 750:2010, Air quality — Emissions to the air by cement factories— Guidelines

2. FDEAS 751:2010, Air quality — Specification

3. FDEAS 752:2010, Air quality — Tolerance limits of emissions discharged to the air by factories

A.4 Cassava and potato standards (with support from ASARECA)

The sub-Committee recommends the following draft standards for approval

as East African standards by the EASC:

1. DEAS 738:2010, Sweet cassava — Specification

2. DEAS 739:2010, Dried cassava chips — Specification

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3. DEAS 740:2010, Cassava flour — Specification

4. DEAS 741:2010, Cassava-wheat flour composite — Specification

5. DEAS 742:2010, Food-grade cassava starch — Specification

6. DEAS 743:2010, Cassava crisps — Specification

7. DEAS 744:2010, Cassava and cassava products — Determination of total cyanogens — Enzymatic assay method

8. DEAS 745:2010, Potato crisps — Specification

9. DEAS 746:2010, Frozen potato chips — Specification

10.DEAS 747:2010, Fried potato chips — Specification

11.DEAS 748:2010, Fresh potato (ware potato) — Specification

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Annex B

Draft East African Standards proposed for withdrawal from harmonization programme

The Sub Committee recommends to the EASC to withdraw the following draft East African Standards from the harmonization process as they have

exceeded three years allowed under international best practices.

1. CD/K/33/2001, Air-dried roofing paints Specification

2. CD/T/24/2001, Method of testing timber connector joints


4. CD/T/36/2001, Timber dimensions for coniferous sawn timber (cypress

and pine) Part 1: Sizes of sawn timber and planed timber

5. CD/K/004-1:2003, Batteries for use in photovoltaic power systems — Specification — Part 1: General requirements

6. CD/K/004-2:2003, Batteries for use in photovoltaic power systems — Specification — Part 2: Modified lead acid batteries

7. CD/K/14/2003, Safety practices in the operation and maintenance of radio transmitters and similar equipment



10.CD/T/54/2004, Disinfectants Specification

11.CD/T/55/2004, Quaternary ammonium compound disinfectant Specification

12.CD/K/16-1/2003, Siting of radiocommunications facilities Part 1: Low, medium and high frequency transmitting and high frequency receiving facilities

13.CD/K/16-2/2003, Siting of radiocommunications facilities Part 2: Guidelines for fixed, mobile and broadcasting services operating at frequencies above 30 MHz

14.CD/K/16-3/2003, Siting of radiocommunications facilities Part 3: Fixed location satellite earth stations

15.CD/K/45/2004 [BS 5427-1:1996], Code of practice for the use of profiled

sheet for roof and wall cladding on buildings Design

16.CD/K/50/2004, Continuous hot-dip zinc-coated carbon steel sheet of structural quality

17.CD/K/52/2004, Roofing products from metal sheet Fully supported

roofing products of zinc sheet Specification

18.CD/K/53/2004, Roofing products from metal sheet — Fully supported products of stainless steel sheet — Specification

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19.CD/K/54/2004, Roofing products from metal sheet — Fully supported roofing products of copper sheet — Specification

20.CD/K/55/2004, Roofing products from metal sheets — Fully-supported roofing products of steel sheet — Specification

21.CD/K/57/2004, Sheet roof and wall coverings — Galvanized steel — Code of practice

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STANDARDS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY THE EASC AS EAST AFRICAN STANDARDS:

1. EAS 255-1:2009 [ISO 1833-1:2006], Textiles — Quantitative chemical analysis — Part 1: General principles of testing

2. EAS 255-2:2009 [ISO 1833-2:2006], Textiles — Quantitative chemical analysis — Part 2: Ternary fibre mixtures

3. EAS 255-3:2009 ISO 1833-3:2006, Textiles — Quantitative chemical analysis — Part 3: Mixtures of acetate and certain other fibres (method using acetone)

4. EAS 255-4:2009 [ISO 1833-4:2006], Textiles — Quantitative chemical analysis —Part 4: Mixtures of certain protein and certain other fibres (method using hypochlorite)

5. EAS 255-5:2009 [ISO 1833-5:2006], Textiles — Quantitative chemical analysis — Part 5: Mixtures of viscose, cupro or modal and cotton fibres (method using sodium zincate)

6. EAS 255-6:2009 [ISO 1833-6:2007], Textiles — Quantitative chemical analysis — Part 6: Mixtures of viscose or certain types of cupro or modal or lyocell and cotton fibres (method using formic acid and zinc chloride)

7. EAS 255-7:2009 [ISO 1833-7:2006], Textiles — Quantitative chemical analysis — Part 7: Mixtures of polyamide and certain other fibres (method using formic acid)

8. EAS 255-8:2009 [ISO 1833-8:2006], Textiles — Quantitative chemical analysis — Part 8: Mixtures of acetate and triacetate fibres (method using acetone)

9. EAS 255-9:2009 [ISO 1833-9:2006], Textiles — Quantitative chemical analysis — Part 9: Mixtures of acetate and triacetate fibres (method using benzyl alcohol)

10. EAS 255-10:2009 [ISO 1833-10:2006], Textiles — Quantitative chemical analysis — Part 10: Mixtures of triacetate or polylactide and certain other fibres (method using dichloromethane)

11. EAS 255-11:2009 [ISO 1833-11:2006], Textiles — Quantitative chemical analysis — Part 11: Mixtures of cellulose and polyester fibres (method using sulfuric acid)

12. EAS 255-12:2009 [ISO 1833-12:2006], Textiles — Quantitative chemical analysis — Part 12: Mixtures of acrylic, certain modacrylics, certain chlorofibres, certain elastanes and certain other fibres (method using dimethylformamide)

13. EAS 255-13:2009 [ISO 1833-13:2006], Textiles — Quantitative chemical analysis — Part 13: Mixtures of certain chlorofibres and certain other fibres (method using carbon disulfide/acetone)

14. EAS 255-14:2009 [ISO 1833-14:2006], Textiles — Quantitative chemical analysis — Part 14: Mixtures of acetate and certain chlorofibres (method using acetic acid)

15. EAS 255-15:2009 [ISO 1833-15:2006], Textiles — Quantitative chemical analysis — Part 15: Mixtures of jute and certain animal fibres (method by determining nitrogen content)

16. EAS 255-16:2009 [ISO 1833-16:2006], Textiles — Quantitative chemical analysis — Part 16: Mixtures of polypropylene fibres and certain other fibres (method using xylene)

17. EAS 255-17:2009 [ISO 1833-17:2006], Textiles — Quantitative chemical analysis — Part 17: Mixtures of chlorofibres (homopolymers of vinyl chloride) and certain other fibres (method using sulfuric acid)

18. EAS 255-18:2009 [ISO 1833-18:2006], Textiles — Quantitative chemical analysis — Part 18: Mixtures of silk and wool or hair (method using sulfuric acid)

19. EAS 255-19:2009 [ISO 1833-19:2006], Textiles — Quantitative chemical analysis — Part 19: Mixtures of cellulose fibres and asbestos (method by heating)

20. EAS 255-21:2009 [ISO 1833-21:2006], Textiles — Quantitative chemical analysis — Part 21: Mixtures of chlorofibres, certain modacrylics, certain elastanes, acetates, triacetates and certain other fibres (method using cyclohexanone)

21. EAS 5:2009, Refined white sugar — Specification22. EAS 16:2009, Plantation (mill) white sugar — Specification



ANNEX V

REPORT OF 15TH MEETING OF THE EAST AFRICAN TESTING TECHNICAL

SUB-COMMITTEE


EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY

15TH MEETING OF THE EAST AFRICAN TESTING

TECHNICAL SUB-COMMITTEE

Snow Crest Hotel, Arusha, Tanzania

io« to 12th May, 201 0

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ARUSHA, TANZANIA


1.0 OPENING OF THE MEETING AND ADOPTION OF THE

AGENDA

1.1 Introduction

The meeting was held in accordance with the calendarof the EAC activities for the period May 2009- May

2010 and was attended by delegates from Burundi,Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.

The list of delegates is hereto attached as Annex 1.

1.2 Opening of the meeting and Election of Bureau

In his opening remarks, the Principal StandardsOfficer from the EAC Secretariat, Mr. WillyMusinguzi,announced that the chairmanship had changed and

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that Tanzania was to chair the meetings while Uganda

was the rapporteur. He explained that consultations

about the EACDraft Regulations had been carried out

by EAC secretariat in the Partner States. He informed

members that comments from Partner States had beenreceived and harmonized by legal personnel and thatany other comments from the Testing Technical Sub-

committee could be brought on board as soon aspossible for inclusion in the final draft by theDraftsman.

Delegates introduced themselves and Tanzania andUganda were requested to nominate the Chairperson

and the rapporteur respectively. Mrs. Kezia Mbwamboof Tanzania Bureau of Standards chaired the meetingwhile Mr. Deus Mubangizi of Uganda National Bureau

of Standards was the rapporteur.

In her remarks, the Chairperson welcomed membersto the meeting. The Chairperson specially welcomed

the delegate from Burundi because Burundi had not

been represented in the previous TTSCmeetings.

1.3 Adoption of the Agenda

The Agenda was adopted and is hereto attached asAnnex 11. A work programme was adopted and is

hereto attached as Annex 111.

2.0 CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS ARISING FROM THE

REPORT OF THE 14TH EAC TESTING TECHNICAL SUB-

COMMITTEE MEETING HELD IN KIGALI, RWANDA ON

29th- 30th APRIL 2010

2.1 The proposed study visit by the EAC TTSC on

Laboratory Association

The meeting emphasized the need for an umbrella

body to work as a forum for laboratories at national

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or regional levels. Such a forum or association wouldhelp laboratories share information and solveproblems of mutual concern.

In this light, the National Laboratory Association

(NLA)of South Africa was identified as a model onwhich to benchmark.

PTB was requested to fund the study visit to SouthAfrica (NLA), but the PTB Project Coordinator advisedthe meeting to first source information and, if possible,invite experts with experience in such matters to talk

to the testing Technical sub-committee beforeundertaking of a study visit.

The meeting finally agreed as follows:1. That National fora for laboratories be operationalised

under the auspices of the TISC and in cognizance ofthe existing initiatives.

11. Information may be 0 btained from existing

associations such as NLAand E-SALAMAto help Inthe operationalization

111. That the associations once formed be extended to

regional level after consolidation at national level.

2.3 Laboratory Capability of Rwanda and Burundi

The meeting agreed that Rwanda and Burundi submitthe information about the laboratory testing capacity

in their countries by 10th July 2010.

2.4 EAC Proficiency Testing brochures

The meeting was informed that the brochures which

had been designed were ready for printing but theprinting had delayed. PTB was expected to print

enough copies and distribute to Partner States and theEACSecretariat.

2.5 Training of Trainers (ToT) on ISO 17025

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The meeting acknowledged that a number of ToTs had

been carried out in the partner states except Rwanda

and Burundi. It was agreed to continue carrying outthe training on ISO/IEC 17025 standard using thetrained trainers in the three partner states.

PTB was requested to fund more training of trainers(ToT) in Rwanda and Burundi but the PTB Projectcoordinator said that PTB would no longer fund ToTbecause there were enough trained people in theregion. He said that Rwanda and Burundi shouldconcentrate on training on the standard and that PTB

would facilitate the training including a trainer from

any of the other partner states.

2.6 Dissemination of information to other laboratories

The meeting agreed that members disseminate theinformation obtained from TTSC meetings to the otherlabs in their respective Partner States citing an

example of the offer by ANALABSto train laboratory

personnel in documentation.

The meeting also agreed that contact persons in thepartner states update contacts of testing laboratories

in their respective states and submit the updated

information by 31st May 2010.

2.7 Safe methods of disposal of chemicals and obsolete

equipment

The meeting discussed the issue and agreed that more

training be carried out for laboratories.

The Terms of Reference (ToR)of the working group on

safe disposal of waste (WG2)were reviewed and arehereto attached as Annex IV.

Mr. Philip Nzaire of RBS and Mr. David Koech of KEBSwere appointed as Chairman and Secretaryrespectively of the working group.

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The working group was tasked to carry out tasks asper the terms of reference.

2.8 Training offer by ANALABSof Kenya

Mr. Joel Gikubu of KEBS informed the meeting that

the offer for training by ANALABSdid not covertransport, meals and accommodation of the trainees.

He also explained that ANALABSis an accreditedlaboratory specializing in dairy products. The contact

persons of Partner states were asked to disseminatethe information to other laboratories, and thatinterested labs should put their requests through the

TTSCcontact persons.

2.9 Working Group on Chemical Metrology

The meeting developed Terms of Reference for theworking group on chemical metrology (WG3).Contact

persons for the Partner States were asked to nominatemembers of the working group and submit the names

by 31st May 2010.

The ToR for WG3 are hereto attached as Annex V.

2.10 Use of remnant PT samples

The meeting discussed the use of PT samples thatremain after distribution and agreed that they could beused as quality control samples in the laboratories.

Labs could obtain them from the PT providers at a costof USD 50 excluding transport costs.

2.11 Sustainability of Proficiency Testing schemes

The meeting discussed the sustainability of PT

schemes after the end of PTB project and came upwith the followingproposals:

i. Increasing the charges from USD 100 to 150 forparticipating labs in Africa and charge USD 300 forlabs outside Africa.

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11. Intensify the marketing of the PT schemes by

sensitizing and bringing on board labs that arecurrently not participating

The PT providers were asked to come up with theactual cost of PT provision and submit the information

to TTSC for discussion to come up with alternativeways of meeting the costs.

2.12 Expansion of Proficiency Testing schemes

The meeting agreed as follows:1. That the contact persons initiate inter-laboratory

comparisons of different scopes in their respective

Partner States which could later graduate into PTschemes. Members reported that inter-lab

comparisons were already running for different

matrices such as cement, honey, pesticide residues,

petroleum and fish.11. That new PT matrices be developed from the inter

laboratory comparisons to raise the number of PT

schemes from 3 to at least 6.

2.13 Training on Equipment Maintenance and Servicing

Mr. Joel Gikubu presented a draft proposal for thetraining from Jomo Kenyatta University. The meeting

agreed that the final proposal be circulated to contact

persons and be forwarded to PTB for funding. Thecontact persons were tasked to identify the

participants of the course by considering labs fromboth the public and private sectors. It was proposedthat the identification of participants be done by

considering the users of equipment and the

technicians who service the equipment.

3.0 REVIEW OF THE 2009/2010 WORKPLAN AND

CONSIDERATIONOF THE 2010/2011 WORKPLAN

The meeting reviewed the work plan for the year 2009-2010taking note of activities that had been carried out and those

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that were not done. The activities that had not been done

were rescheduled and included in the 2010-2011 workplan.

The new 2010-2011 work plan was developed and is heretoattached as Annex VI.

4.0 CONSIDERATION OF VIEWS OF STAKEHOLDERS ON

THE DRAFT EAC REGULATIONS FOR DESIGNATING

LABORATORIES

The meeting received and considered the comments on thedraft EAC regulations for designation of laboratories which

had been obtained from individual Member States by the

EAC secretariat. The meeting incorporated the proposed

changes that had come out of the 14th TTSC meeting inKigali. The new draft regulation incorporating views of

stakeholders and the TTSC proposals is hereto attached as

Annex VII.

5.0 ANNUALREPORT OF THE TTSC 2009-2010

The annual report 2009-2010 for the TTSC is hereto attached

as Annex VIII.

RECOMMENDATIONS

The Subcommittee recommends to EACSCas follows:

i)Traininga) More training in identified areas be carried out in

order to achieve adequate and competentlaboratory personnel. Priority should be given to

new member states; Rwanda and Burundi as theircapacity is still low.

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b) Strengthening of analytical skills within thetesting laboratories through tailor madeprogrammes be continued.

ii) Proficiency Testing (PT)

a) NSBs to carry out more awareness & marketing forthe PT schemes in order to attract morelaboratories and to ensure sustainability of the PTschemes.

b) Approve the increase of participation fees from US$100 per PT matrix to US$ 150 to subsidize the costof the consumables by the PT provider as agreedduring the EACPT Evaluation workshop.

iii) Approval of meetings of the Testing technical sub-committee as follows:

a) Two regular Testing Technical subcommitteemeetings.

b) Oneplanning meeting for PTproviders.c) Onejoint PT Evaluation workshopd) One meeting for the Working Group on Waste

Disposal (WG2)e) One meeting for the Chemical Metrology Working

Group (WG3)

iv) Draft EAC regulations for designation oflaboratories

The TTSC recommends that EASC approves the newdraft for finalizing by the EAC legal Draftsman.

6.0 Any other Business

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6.1 Update on laboratory testing activities from

Burundi

The delegate from Burundi was requested to updatethe meeting on Laboratory testing activities in

Burundi. He informed the meeting that there are a

number of active laboratories in Burundi includingLACA,University of Burundi, CNTA,Burundi Bureauof Standards (BBN),SAC, ISABU, BRARUDI(Beer andsoft drink factory), REGIDESO (Water and Electricity

utility) among others. There are also a number of otherlaboratories including Medical, Pharmaceutical and

Veterinary Laboratories.

The meeting agreed to work towards ensuring close

cooperation with the Burundi laboratories, throughthe contact person, to enable their participation in

TISC activities.

There being no further business, the meeting adjourned.

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Signed on this 12th day of May 2010 by the respective Heads of Delegationsas below:

~Philip Nzaire

Rwanda Bureau of StandardsREPUBLIC OF RWANDA

Kezia M. Mbwambo


THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

Deus Mubangizi

Uganda National

Bureau of Standards

REPUBLIC OF UGANDA

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REPUBLIC OF KENYA

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Nizeyimana DeOgrati~~ _ -Laboratoire de Controle ' nalyses Chimiques (LACA)

REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI

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15TH MEETING OF TESTING TECHNICAL SUB - COMMITTEE OF THE EAST

AFRICAN STANDARDS COMMITTEE

10th to 12th May 2010, Snow Crest Hotel, Arusha, Tanzania

Annex I

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

UGANDA

1. Mr. Deus Mubangizi

Manager Testing DepartmentUganda National Bureau of Standards

P. O. Box 6329, Kampala, UGANDA

Tel: +256 772 494 025Fax: +256414 286123

E-mail: [email protected]@yahoo.com

TANZANIA

2. Mrs Kezia Mwanga Mbwambo

Chief Quality Assurance Officer

Head Chemistry Laboratory


P.O Box 9524, Dar es Salaam, TANZANIATel: +255 22 2450206Fax: +256 22 2450959E-mail: [email protected]

[email protected]

3. Mrs Agnes Mneney

Principal Quality Assurance Officer

Head Food Laboratory


P.O Box 9524, Dar es Salaam, TANZANIATel: +255 22 2450206/ +255754562850

Fax: +256 22 2450959E-mail: [email protected]@tbstz.org

4. Mr. Anthony Kazembe

Laboratory Manager

Intertek Oil, Chemical and AgriP. O. Box 77428 Dar es Salaam, TANZANIA

Tel: +255 22 850 260/6

Fax: +255 222 850 278Mobile: +255 784 447 274E-mail: [email protected]

[email protected]

KENYA

5. Mr. Joel N. Gikubu

Chief Manager Testing Services

Kenya Bureau of StandardsP.O Box 54974 00200

Nairobi, KENYA

Tel: +254 20 605490/605506/6948459Fax: +254 20 609660E-mail: [email protected]

6. Mr. David Koech

Manager - Biochemistry Laboratory


P.O Box 54974 00200Nairobi, KENYA

Tel: +254 20605490/ 6948368

Fax: +254 20609660E-mail: [email protected]

7. Mr. Joseph K. Githigi

General ManagerKarlsmarts Laboratory Services

P. O. Box 78749- 00850 Nairobi, KENYATel: +254720681 319E-mail: [email protected].

RWANDA

8. Mr. Philip Nzaire

Director, Testing Laboratories (Biochemical)

Rwanda Bureau of StandardsP.G Box 7099

KIGALI,RWANDATel: +250 788303603

Fax: +250 252583305

E-mail: [email protected]@rbs.org.rw

BURUNDI

9. Mr. Nizeyimana Deogratias

Chef du Service de Physico-Chimie du LACA

Laboratoire de Contr6le et d'Analyses Chimiques (LACA)

Kinindo, rue Mugina, No. 11 Bujumbura

Tel: +257 78821825

E-mail: [email protected]

Annex II

15TH MEETING OF TESTING TECHNICAL SUB - COMMITTEE OF THE EAST

AFRICAN STANDARDS COMMITTEE

10th to 12th May 2010, Snow Crest Hotel, Arusha, Tanzania

AGENDA


2.0 Consideration of Matters Arising from the Report of the 14th meeting of

the EASC Sub - Committee on Testing in Kigali, Rwanda

3.0 Consideration of views of stakeholders on the Draft EAC Regulations for

designating laboratories

4.0 Review of the 2009-2010 workplan and consideration of the 2010-2011

workplan.

5.0 Annual Report


a) Update on laboratory testing activities from Burundi

b) Collaboration of laboratories within the partner states

Annex III

rs» MEETING OF THE EAC TESTING TECHNICAL SUB-COMMITTEE

Snow Crest Hotel, Arusha, Tanzania

10th-12th May 2010

PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME OF WORK

1.Monday J()~Ma~ __,_,,'__""_'_' --+-__ :-T_i_rn_e_----:-----1

Registration and receipt of Documents 09.00 - 09.30hrs

2. Opening of meeting 09.30 -10.00hrs

3. Consideration of matter arising from the 14th meeting 10.00 -11. 00 hrs

of the EAC TISC in Kigali Technical Subcommittee

Teal Coffee Break 11.00-11.30

Consideration of matter arising from the 14th meetingof the EAC TISC in Kigali Technical Subcommittee

11.30 - 13.004.

Lunch Break 13.00 -14.00

Consideration of views of stakeholders on the draft

EAC regulations for designation of laboratories

14.00 -16.305.


Tuesday 111, - "Ii;'''' '" , "",

6. Review of the 2009/2010 work plan and considerationof the 2010/2011 TISC annual work plan

09.00 - 10.30

Teal Coffee Break 10.30 - 11.00

7. Review of the 2009/2010 work plan and considerationof the 2010/2011 TISC annual work plan

11.00 - 13.00


8. Drafting of Terms of Reference for working groups 14.00 - 16.30


Wednesday 12th May, 2010

9. Generation of report of activities for 2009/2010 09.00 - 10.30hrs

Teal Coffee Break 10.30 - 11.00

10. Any other Business 11.00 -13.00hrs


11. Report writing 14.00 - 16.00


12 Consideration and adoption of the report 16.30 - 17.00

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TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR CHEMICAL METROLOGY

WORKING GROUP (WG3)~

1. Report to the East African Testing Technical Sub-Committee

2. Identify internationally recognized Certified Reference

Materials (CRMs)providers.

3. Identify priority areas for the regions for key comparisons in

CMC

4. Provide a mechanism for production of secondary Reference

materials for use at national or regional level

5. Establish linkages to international committee for weights and

measures (CIPM) for participation in inter-laboratory

compansons.

6. Identify sources of funding for chemical metrology activities.

7. Establish linkages and identify areas of common interest with

the Metrology Technical Sub-committee

ANNEX VI

Terms of Reference for the Disposal Working

Group

• Reporting to the National contact person for the EAC-ITSC.

• To conduct a national survey of the stock piles of used

chemicals and obsolete equipment that needs to be

disposed.

• To liaise with National Environmental Authorities on the

safe disposal mechanisms with a view of making

recommendations

• To prepare a report detailing types, volumes/quantities of

available stocks ofwaste chemicals/ obsolete equipment

and where they are located.

• To Disseminate knowledge regarding safe ways of waste

disposal at national level through national contact person

Annex VII

EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY

TESTING LABORATORIES DESIGNATION REGULATIONS

(Draft One)

PART I'

In exercise of powers conferred by section 28 of the East African Community

Standardization, Quality Assurance, Metrology and Testing Act, 2006, the Council

of Ministers makes this regulation this _ day of_ 2010.

Preliminary Provisions

Article 1

These regulations

designating testing

products subject to

standards.

specify procedures, requirements and conditions for

laboratories to perform conformity assessment of

national or regional technical regulations or mandatory

Article 2

The Minister responsible for trade in a partner state shall designate testing

laboratories to perform conformity assessment of products subject to national or

regional technical regulations or mandatory standards upon fulfillment of conditions

stated in Article 4.

Article 3

Definitions

1. Accreditation is a procedure by which an authoritative body gives

formal recognition that a body or person is competent to carry out specific

tasks.

2. Competent Person is a person with the appropriate education, trairung,

experience and/or demonstrated skills as required to perform specific tasks.

3. Designation is the nomination by a Designating Authority of a Testing

laboratory as competent to perform specific test and measurement activities

in accordance with the provision of the Standardization, Quality Assurance

,Metrology and Testing Act,2006, Section 12.

4. Designating Authority shall be the Minister responsible for trade in the

partner state. The minister shall have authority to designate, monitor, suspend

designation, or withdraw designation of Testing Laboratories under his/her

jurisdiction.

5. Recognition is the acceptance of test reports from a designated testing

laboratory by other member states.

6. Designated Testing laboratory means public or private testing laboratory

designated by the Minister responsible for trade in a partner state.

7. Testing laboratory is a laboratory that performs tests and or measurements

according to a defined procedure.

PART II

Conditions and procedures for designation

Article 4

To be eligible for designation, a testing laboratory must:

1. be an entity legally established and operated under the law of a partner state;

2. have the capability and technical competence in performing the tests

against the relevant standard;

3. comply to Standardization, Quality Assurance, Metrology and Testing Act,

2006,Section 12 (2) and 12 (3);

4. implement good laboratory practice according to relevant international

standards and demonstrate one or more of the following:

a) participation in at least one relevant proficiency testing scheme

b) use of certified reference materials

OR

5. be accredited by an internationally recognized accreditation body

Article 5

Applications or enquiries for designation of testing laboratories should be addressed

to the Minister responsible for trade in the respective partner states. The format for

application, evaluation and assessment shall be as per annex 1

Article 6

Approval procedure for laboratories that are not accredited as defined in Article 4.5

1. Approval is based on the evaluation of the application and on site assessment.

2. The Minister may delegate to a competent person or group of persons to carry

out the evaluation and assessment and make recommendations regarding the

laboratory's readiness for designation within one month after application. The

assessment team shall comprise at least one trained assessor in the relevant

standard.

3. After completion of evaluation by the Minister, the testing laboratory will be

informed of the outcome of the application. This response shall not exceed oneweek.

4. Where a laboratory has been approved for designation, it shall be issued with

designation certificate and a unique designation number. The certificate shall

clearly indicate the relevant technical regulation or mandatory standard for

which the designation is valid, including the scope of testing and

measurement.

5. The certificate shall be valid for a period of three years. During this time the

designated testing laboratory shall be subjected to surveillance assessment.

This surveillance shall be carried out at least once a year or as determined by

the designating authority.

6. The designated laboratory shall pay applicable fees as determined by each

partner states from time to time.

7. The designated laboratory shall be granted permission to use designation logo

and number on its test and measurement reports (Such logo shall be the one

designed and authorized by the EAC Secretariat). Where the report includes

results outside the scope of its designation these results shall be identifiable.

8. The designated laboratory shall notify the Minister of any changes which

might have significant impact on laboratory capacity to provide tests and or

measurements for which they are designated.

9. The Minister shall notify the East African Community Secretariat within one

week after a laboratory has been designated. The Minister shall be obliged to

inform the East African Community Secretariat of any changes in the

designation status of a designated laboratory.

10.The East African Community Secretariat shall be responsible for providing

updated information regarding the designated laboratories to the partner states

and maintain the data base.

Article 7

Procedure for laboratories that are accredited in accordance with Sub-article 4.5

1. Approval is based on the evaluation of the application and on assessment of

the accreditation documentation.

2. The Minister may delegate to competent person or group of persons to carry

out the evaluation and make recommendations regarding the laboratory for

designation.

3. After completion of evaluation by the Minister, the testing laboratory will be

informed of the outcome of the application.

4. Where a laboratory has been approved for designation, it shall be issued with

designation certificate and a unique designation number. The certificate shall

clearly indicate the relevant technical regulation or mandatory standard for

which the designation is valid, including the scope of testing and

measurement.

5. The certificate shall be valid for as long as the laboratory's accreditation

remains valid. During this time the designated testing laboratory shall be

subjected to surveillance assessment. This surveillance shall be carried out at

least once a year or as determined by the designating authority.

6. The designated laboratory shall pay applicable fees as determined by each

partner states from time to time.

7. The designated laboratory shall be granted permission to use designation logo

and number on its test and measurement reports. Where the report includes

results outside the scope of its designation these results shall be identifiable.

8. The designated laboratory shall notify the Minister of any changes, including

changes to its accreditation status which might have significant impact on

laboratory capacity to provide tests and or measurements for which they are

designated.

The Minister shall notify the East African Community Secretariat once a laboratory

has been designated. The Minister shall be obliged to inform the East African

Community Secretariat of any changes in the designation status

PART III

Rights and Obligations of the designated testing laboratory

Article 8

1. Test reports from the laboratory designated under the prOVISIOnsof the

Standardization, Quality Assurance, Metrology and Testing Act, 2006, Section

12, shall be accepted by other partner states.

2. The designated laboratory is obliged to adhere to the terms and conditions

under which the laboratory is designated.

3. The designated laboratory is also obliged to adhere to the applicable national

laws and regulations.

4. The designated laboratory is obliged to provide updates to the Minister in

accordance with the provision of article 6(8) of these regulations.

PART IV

Post-designation Surveillance

Article 9

As and when required, the Minister will have surveillance assessments and

other non-routine assessments conducted by competent persons on the designated

laboratories to ensure that standards of practice are maintained or to investigate

complaints made against designated testing laboratories on matters related to

their designation.

Article 10

The Minister shall notify the partner states through the East African Community

Secretariat on the status of the designated testing laboratory regarding the following:

i) New designation;

ii) Changes in scope of designation;

iii) Suspension or withdraw of the designation of the testing laboratory;

iv) Re-instatement of designation.

PART V

Offences

Article 11

Partner states shall in their approximated regulations provide for penalties for the

offences in line with their applicable national laws.

PART VI

Disputes and Appeals

Article 12

Disputes arising from the implementation of these regulations shall be settled in

accordance with provision of the Standardization, Quality Assurance, Metrology and

Testing Act, 2006, Section 26.

PART VII

Implementation provisions

Article 13

Partner states are obliged to adopt and implement these regulations from the time

they are gazetted.

Article 14

These regulations will be reviewed and amended from time to time to reflect

the prevailing realities in accordance with provision of the Standardization, Quality

Assurance, Metrology and Testing Act, 2006, Section 28 (1).

Annex 1

Application Form for Laboratory Designation (to be filled in triplicate)-

Please refer to the Regulation on Designation of Laboratories before completing this form.

Part 1: Information regarding the applicant (to be filled by applicant):

To: .

Date of application: .

Application fee: (AUach proof of payment)

Initial application/ reinstatement (tick what is appropriate)

The Laboratory name: Phone and fax numbers:

E-mail:

Physical and postal address: Contact persons:

1:

2:

Scope of test( s) applied for:

Relevant standard(s) applied

Number:

Part II: to be filled by Lead Assessor

Recommendations by the Lead Assessor:

Name: ..............................................

Signature: Date:

Part 11/:to be filled by the Designating Authority

Approved/ not approved:

Signature & seal:

Date:

Annex VIII

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE EAST AFRICAN TESTING

TECHNICAL SUB-COMMITTEE FOR THE YEAR

2009/2010

1.0 ACTIVITIESUNDERTAKEN/PLANNED

During the period from April 2009 to April 2010 two technical

sub-committee meetings have been held and the followingactivities have been undertaken:

1.1 Training Undertaken

The followingtraining was undertaken:

43 participants were trained in Quality control in

analytical laboratory and measurement uncertainty during

the evaluation workshop of the 4th EAC PT round held inArusha, Tanzania in February 201015 participants were trained in ISO 15189 standard in Dar

es Salaam14 participants were trained in Safe laboratory Waste

disposal techniques in Arusha

1.2 Proficiency Testing (PT) Schemes

Chemistry PT

The activities of the 4th round of the EAC chemistry

proficiency testing scheme went on as scheduled. Sampleswere dispatched in September 2009. The matrices included

edible salt, wheat flour and edible vegetable oil provided byTBS, KEBSand UNBSrespectively.

A total of 63 laboratories from Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania,Mauritius, Malawi, Madagascar and Rwanda participated inthe 4th round.

One joint PT evaluation workshop was held successfully inArusha, Tanzania on February 2010 to present the resultsof the 4th round.

Dispatch of samples for the 5th round of the EAC PI' IS

scheduled for September 2010.

Participation in other PTs

EAC laboratories also participated in other P'I' schemesincluding SADCMET water Chemistry provided by NAMWater of Namibia and Microbiologyprovided by UNBS.

Coordination of PT in new member states

Burundi has identified Mr. Nizeyimana Deogratias as thecontact person for Regional P'I' schemes in Burundi.

2.0 CHALLENGES

a) Awareness of SQMT activities to stakeholders was still

low.

b) Inadequate maintenance & services of analytical

equipment.

c) Participation of labs in Pf schemes still low

d) Safe disposal of chemical and other laboratory waste

e) Availability and high cost of Reference materialf) Inadequate resources to carry out committee activities

3.0 RECOMMENDATIONS

The Subcommittee recommends to EACSCas follows:

i)Training

a) More training in identified areas be carried out in

order to achieve adequate and competent laboratory

personnel. Priority should be given to new member

states; Rwanda and Burundi as their capacity is still

low.

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b) Strengthening of analytical skills within the testing

laboratories through tailor made programmes becontinued.

ii) Proficiency Testing (PT)

a) NSBs to carry out more awareness & marketing forthe PT schemes in order to attract more laboratories

and to ensure sustainability of the PT schemes.

b) Approve the increase of participation fees from US$

100 per PT matrix to US$ 150 to subsidize the cost of

the consumables by the PT provider as agreed duringthe EACPT Evaluation workshop.

iii) Approval of meetings of the Testing technical sub-

committee as follows:

a) Two regular Testing Technical subcommittee

meetings.b) One planning meeting for PT providers.

c) One joint PT Evaluation workshopd) One meeting for the Working Group on Waste

Disposal (WG2)e) One meeting for the Chemical Metrology Working

Group (WG3)

iv) Draft EACregulations for designation of laboratoriesThe TTSC recommends that EASC approves the new

draft incorporating stakeholder comments forfinalizing by the EAClegal Draftsman.

4.0 CONCLUSION

The sub-committee requests this meeting to adopt the reportas presented.

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ANNEX VI

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1.1 Introduction

The meeting was held in accordance with the calendar of EAC activities for the

period May 2009 to April 2010. It was attended by delegates from all the five

partner states, namely: Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania. A list

of delegates is hereto attached as Annex I.


The meeting was chaired by Mr. Ingram Kisamo from Tanzania and the

rapporteur was Mr. John-Paul Musimami from Uganda in accordance with

EAC procedures.

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The agenda was adopted with modifications and is hereto attached as Annex

II.

2.0 CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS ARISING FROM THE FOLLOWING

MEETINGS:

• THE 13TH MEETING EASC SUB-COMMITTEE ON METROLOGY

MEETING HELD 4TH - 5TH MAY 2009;

• MEETING OF LEGAL & METROLOGY EXPERTS HELD 23rd - 25th

NOVEMBER 2009 IN ARUSHA ON THE DRAFT METROLOGY BILL

AND;

• HARMONISATION OF EAC METROLOGY REGULATIONS MEETING

HELD 1ST - 5TH MARCH 2010 IN KIGALI.

2.1 THE 13TH MEETING EASC SUB-COMMITTEE ON METROLOGY

MEETING HELD 4TH - 5TH MAY 2009

2.1.1 Follow up on existing measurement capabilities

It was agreed that there is need for a common format to use in reporting the

calibration measurement capabilities for each partner state. The TC 1 chair is

requested to prepare and send a draft to PTB and thereafter circulate it to

partner states by 1st June and the completed forms submitted to TC1 chair by

30th June 2010. The format should take into consideration the Legal Metrology

aspect and comments by PTB.

Members were urged to update the databases for calibration and legal

metrology services on the EACmetrology web page (www.eac-guality.net).

2.1.2 Consultancy regarding ISO 17025 (Accreditation of various

laboratories)

I. Tanzania reported that PTB equipped TBS with voltage divider

and two pieces of data loggers and will assist in capacity

building to the metrology staff.

II. Kenya reported that DKD carried out assessment of the force

laboratory and accreditation was granted.

III. Rwanda reported that documentation for the temperature and

Mass laboratories is being finalized. PTB sent a consultant to

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assess the status of the laboratories and he made

recommendations that are being implemented.

IV. Uganda submitted the application for accreditation, document

review was done and the onsite assessment was done on 4th -

5th May 2010. The Mass laboratory has been recommended for

accreditation.

V. Burundi reported that they received some equipment in the

area of mass, volume and temperature. Some staff received

training in ISO 17025 and PTB promised to continue to

support the training in some other areas of metrology. A

building for metrology has been renovated.

2.1.3 EACWeb Portal

PTB invited partner states to nominate people to be trained as content

managers. They were trained in updating the web portal in the various aspects

of the SQMT.

Recommendations

The meeting noted that monitoring of the posting of information needs

improvement. It was recommended that:

A member's page for metrology be developed to enable the exchange of

restricted information. Rwanda was requested to take up this task in

liaison with the overall EACweb portal manager.

2.1.4 Centre of excellence for metrology Education

The EAC secretariat informed the meeting that the criteria had been developed

and institutions will apply for consideration. The College of Business Education

should approach the EAC secretariat (Principal education officer) for guidance

on application.

2.2 Draft EACMetrology Bill

The Sectoral council on Trade, Finance and Investment in its session of 2nd

July 2009 directed the EAC secretariat to convene a meeting of metrology

experts to develop a regional metrology bill. Experts from the partner states

developed the Bill in November 2009 as directed. The draft bill was presented

to the 14th EAMET meeting. The draft Metrology bill is attached hereto as

Annex III.

Recommendation

The sub committee recommends that the draft bill be considered for

further action.

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2.3 Prepackage Control Regulation

A metrology experts meeting on harmonization of EAC metrology regulations

took place from 1st to 5th March 2010 in Kigali, Rwanda. The experts were

able to deliberate on only the prepackage control regulations because of the

magnitude of the work involved. The regulations are hereby attached as Annex

IV.

Recommendations:

a) The Partner States to pool resources with the development partners

in drafting of the remaining regulations within a reasonable time

frame.

b) The remaining regulations, as detailed in Annex V, are vital in the

realization of the common market within the EACexpected to come

into force in July 2010. It is therefore imperative that the

harmonization process should be expedited.

c) The EASC to consider the draft prepackage control regulations as

EACmetrology regulations.

3 EAMETWork plan

3.1 Review of EAMETWork plan and Calendar

3.1.1 Temperature inter-comparison in PRT

The evaluation workshop took place in Dar es Salaam between 8th to 10th July

2009.

3.1.2 Other inter-comparisons

(a) The planned bilateral key comparison in Force measurements

between KESS and NMISAto support KESS' CMCs has not been done

yet. It is planned for November 2010.

(b) Inter comparison in small volumes

It is still at the commenting level before sending it to PTB for the

release of the artifact. Draft zero has already been circulated among

the partner states.

Recommendation

The committee recommends that a workshop be held to finalise the

protocol as it has been the case in previous inter comparisons.

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(c) Pressure inter comparison

Commenting on the draft zero by the partner states was completed

and members were nominated for a workshop in Addis to discuss the

results in July 2010.

(d) EAMETMass inter comparison

This activity did not take place so that inter comparison could be

done in other fields due to limited resources.

(e) EAMETtemperature inter comparison

The EAMETthermocouple inter comparison is ongoing.

(f) AFRIMETStemperature inter comparison

The AFRIMETS inter comparison in PRT started in January 2009

and is still ongoing.

3.1.3 ISO 17025 Assessor Training

Module 1 was done in Nairobi and the second module will take place from 1st -

3rd June 2010 in Dar es Salaam. There was an intermediate training from 20th

- 23rd April 2010 in Nairobi.

Recommendation

The meeting recommends that the trained metrology assessors be

attached to Auditors during laboratory audit and assessment activities

carried out within the region. PTB and Partner states are requested to

support this activity.

3.1.4 ISO 17020 Training of Legal Metrology staff

This activity did not take place as planned, however, PTB promised to support

individual partner states to do the training so as to have a good number of

participants from each partner state. Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda will

conduct the training in June 2010.

3.1.5 Harmonization of the regulations

The process of harmonizing the metrology regulations started in March 2010 in

Kigali. Regulations on prepackaged goods were developed and others are due

for discussion in this calendar year.

3.1.6 Regional Metrology Conference

The regional metrology conference as earlier planned to be held in Addis Ababa

did not materialize because the host country joined a new sub regional

metrology organization NEWMET. Kenya offered to host it in

November/December 2010. The meeting accepted the offer and requests

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PTBjEAC and the Partner states to support this activity. Kenya was requested

to circulate a concept note to this effect.

3.2 EAMETwork plan 2010/2011

The meeting discussed and agreed on a revised EAMET's calendar of activities.

The same is attached hereto as Annex VI.

4.0. AFRIMETS and other International bodies

The third AFRIMETS general assembly took place between 12th to 15th July

2009 in South Africa. Kenya was requested to represent EAMET in the

AFRIMETS on Legal Metrology issues. AFRIMETS is now composed of six sub

regional metrology organizations. The new entrant is NEWMET composed of

North, East and Western countries namely Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Libya,

Nigeria and Sudan. LNE, France, NIRPS of Nigeria and PTB are associate

members. EURAMET, CAFMET, TEAC, SSDL, MADAand Arab federation for

Metrology are observers.

Tanzania Bureau of Standards is processing to be an associate member of

CGPM whereas Kenya became a full Member State of the BIPM (Metre

Convention) with effect from 1st January 2010. The TC 1 chair was requested to

follow up on the promised sponsorship by UNIDO for entry of Rwanda and

Uganda partner states to CGPM as associate members.

The 44th CIML meetings took place in Mombasa in October 2009 though only

two Partner states namely Kenya and Tanzania participated. The other

members were not officially invited by the host country. Among the issues that

were discussed was that of exports from developing countries having to comply

with multiplicity of international requirements. It was resolved that CIML

members bring this to the attention of their national WTO-TBTenquiry points.

Currently OIML is carrying out country needs assessment and partner states

were urged to seize this opportunity and invite the OIMLpersonnel to do it for

them. A water manometer was donated to the Weights and Measures Agency

Tanzania.

5.0 World Metrology Day

The meeting noted that the World Metrology Day will be celebrated worldwide

on 20th May, 2010. The meeting agreed that each member state decideindividually on how to celebrate the event.

This year's theme for the day shall be MEASUREMENTS IN SCIENCE AND

TECHNOLOGY... a bridge to innovation.

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6.1 AFRIMETSSummer School

A Pan-African Metrology training school is scheduled to take place in February

2011 in Nairobi under the auspices of AFRIMETSand sponsored by UNIDO. It

aims at mentoring young metrologists in all the fields of Metrology.

6.2 Amount of substance/Chemical Metrology

The East African Standards Committee approved the formation of the working

group on chemical metrology during its 13th meeting. In EAMET report

presented in the 12th meeting, the proposed structure had a working group on

chemical metrology created under the TC 1 (deals with MRAand BIPM issues).

This was done so as to mirror the structures of AFRIMETS and BIPM for

purposes of CIPM MRAand CMCs recognition.

Recommendations

a) The meeting recommends that the Testing Subcommittee Iiaises with

the EAMETin this field.

b) Have an intra Subcommittee meeting between aU the SQMTstructures

to discuss the cross cutting issues.

7.0 Date of Next Meeting

The sub-committee agreed to hold its regular meetings in accordance with the

EAC calendar.

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Signed on this 12th day of May 2010 by respective Heads of Delegation asbelow:

Mr Ingram Kisamo

Principal Metrologist


The United Republic of Tanzania

Mr. Simeon Misigaro

Deputy Head Metrology Division

Burundi Bureau of Standards (BBN)

Republic of Burundi

Mr Dennis Moturi

Chief Manager Metrology


Republic of Kenya

Mr Patrice Ntiyamira

Director of Metrology Unit


Republic of Rwanda

Mr Yasin Lemeriga

Manager National Metrology Laboratory


Republic of Uganda

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TANZANIA

1. Moses A. Mbunda

Ag. Principal Legal Officer

Weights & Measures Agency

P.O. Box 313, Dar Es Salaam

Tel: +255 22 2864046

Fax: +255 22 2863639

Cell: +255784872373, +255774872373, +255652 675536E-mail: [email protected]

2. Ingram Kisamo

Head Metrology Laboratory



Tel: +25522 2450298/2450206

Fax: +255 22 2450959

Cell: +255713260006E-mail: [email protected]

3. Ramadhan Mfaume

Metrologist



Tel: +255 22 2450298

Fax: +255 22 2450959


4. Jared J Mushi

Principal Weights & Measures Officer

Weights & Measures Agency


Tel: +255 22 2864046

Fax: +255 22 2863639

Cell: +255786319711,E-mail: [email protected]

5. Constantine G. Mlela

Lecturer College of Business Education

College of Business Education

P.O. Box 1968, Dar es Salaam

Tel: 0754 294910

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Fax: +255222150122


6. Philemon Dominick Msoke

Principal Tutor (Ag.HoD Metrology)

College of Business Education P.O. Box 1968, Dar es Salaam

Tel: 0754 2220828

Fax: +255222150122E-mail: [email protected]

BURUNDI

7. Simeon Misigaro

Deputy Head in Standard and Metrology Division

Burundi Bureau of Standards and Quality Control

P.O Box 3535, Bujumbura

Tel: +257 79 940877

Fax: +25777865534/ +25722221577E-mail: [email protected]

KENYA

8. Dennis Moturi

Chief Manager, Metrology Department


P.O. Box 54974-00200, Nairobi, Kenya

Tel: +254 20 6948295

Fax: +254 20 604031


9. Stephen N Mboloi

Manager Metrology International Affairs



Tel: +254 725098803

Fax: +254 20 609660

E-mail: mboloiS®kebs.org

10. Josephat Burudi Kalo

Ass. Director Legal Services



Tel: +254 206948271

Fax: +254 20 609660


11. Wamwana John Bukhebi

Senior Weights and Measures Officer

Weights and Measures Department

Ministry of Trade


Tel: +254 100473

+254 722 328618

Fax: +254


12. Francis Namuswa Mutibo

Senior Weights and Measures Officer

Weights and Measures Department

Ministry of Trade

P.O. Box 1566, Bungoma

Tel: +254 720 230708

Fax:


RWANDA

13. Ntiyamira Patrice

Director, Metrology and Material Testing Unit


P.O Box 7099, Kigali

Tel: +25055103637

Fax: +250 252 583305

Cell: +250 78 8303604E-mail: [email protected]@yahoo.com

UGANDA

14. John-Paul Musimami

Manager, Legal Metrology Department


P.O. Box 6329, KampalaTel. +256 414 505995

Fax. +256414286123


15. Yasin Lemeriga

Manager National Metrology Laboratory


P.O. Box 6329, Kampala

Tel. +256414505995/+256414222367/9

Fax. +256414286123E-mail: [email protected][email protected]

ANNEX II

JUMUIYA YAAFRIKAMASHARIKI


14THMEETING OF THE EAST AFRICAN STANDARDS COMMITTEE TECHNICAL SUB-COMMITTEE ON

METROLOGY

loth to iz" May 2010

SNOW CREST HOTEL, ARUSHA, TANZANIA

AGENDA

1. Opening of the meeting

2. Consideration of matters arising from the report of the is" EASC Sub-Committee on Metrology

meeting & meeting of Legal Metrology Experts held in Arusha and Kigali in 2009 on draft Metrology

bill and regulations

3. EAMET Work plan

3.1. Review of EAMET work plan 2009/2010

3.2. Drafting of EAMET work plan 2010/2011

4. Consideration of reports from EAC contact person(s) on matters from AFRIMET and other

International bodies

5. Consideration of the Regional activities to celebrate World Metrology Day

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ANNEX VII

REPORT OF 13TH MEETING OF THE EAST AFRICAN QUALITY ASSURANCE



13TH MEETING OF THE EAC QUALITYASSURANCE TECHNICAL

SUB-COMMITTEE (EAC Q&ATSC)

Snowcrest Hotel ,Arusha, Tanzania

10th - 12th May, 2010



1.1 Election of the Bureau

The Bureau was constituted in accordance with the EACProcedures and

Mr. Lazaro Henry Msasalaga from the Tanzania Bureau of Standards

(TBS)was nominated as the Chairperson while Mr. Patrick Ssekitoleko

from the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) as the

Rapporteur.

The meeting was attended by delegates from the five Partner States

namely Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. The list of the

delegates present is hereto attached in Annex I.

1.2 Remarks from the EAC Secretariat

In his opening remarks, Mr. Willy Musinguzi, the Principal Standards

Officer at the East African Community Secretariat noted that:

a) There was need for the meeting to consider preparing the

programme of work for the meeting as a tool to guide discussion of

the various agenda items that had already been circulated to

members;

b) East African Community Secretariat had carried out consultations

in all 5 Partner States on the draft regulations concerning

implementation of compulsory standards and certification. A report

on outcome of the consultations is expected to be presented to the

East African Standards Committee for consideration. He called

upon Partner States who mayl;ve an~ concerns on th~

dr r

regulations to take this opportunity to raise such concerns for the

purpose of discussion with a view to having them taken into

consideration.

c) The Delegation from Kenya had informed him that Mr. Jacob Kibe,

a long serving member of the Quality Assurance Sub-Committee,

from Kenya Bureau of Standards had passed away in March 2010

and the Sub-Committee was requested to observe a minute of

silence in his remembrance.


The Agenda and Programme of work were adopted and are here by

attached as ANNEXI (a) & (b).

2.0 CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS ARISING FROM THE 12TH

MEETING OF THE EASC TECHNICAL SUBCOMMITTEE ON

QUALITYASSURANCE

2.1 Survey Tool for the assessment of the status of conformity

assessment activities within the EAC

The meeting noted that the tool in the form of a questionnaire was

developed for use by Partner States to assist in assessment of the value

of Conformity Assessment Services in the market place.

The SC tasked WG 2 to revisit the survey tool and have it refined

in line with the one used by the Standards Technical Sub-

Committee; then circulate it to all Partner States for deployment.

2.2 Accreditation and conformity assessment awareness activities

It was reported that the 2nd meeting on accreditation for the African

Region took place in April 2010 in Cairo. The main objective of the

meeting was to progress the establishment of an African Regional

Accreditation Cooperation (AFRAC).

2.3 Usage of the EACweb portal

The SC observed that there has been less progress in as far as updating

the EACQuality WebPortal is concerned.

The SC agreed that the Chairperson of the Sub-Committee

(Tanzania) in collaboration with the Secretary (Uganda) spearhead

the process of updating the webportal.

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3.0 CONSIDERATION OF THE REPORTS OF THE WORKING

GROUPS

The meeting received and considered the reports of the two Working

Groups as follows:

3.1 Report of the Working Group 1

Working Group 1 (WG 1) of the Quality Assurance Sub-Committee is

tasked with responsibility of handling matters related to certification.

The SC received the report of WG 1 for the period June 2009 to April

2010 and made the following decisions and recommendations:

3.1.1 Flow of information between the SC, WGs and other

stakeholders

The SC noted that there was inadequate flow of information between the

Working Groups and the Sub-Committee on one hand and between the

Sub-Committee and other stakeholders especially PTB on the other

hand. This was affecting the scheduling and execution of activities.

To address this challenge the meeting agreed to adopt the following

procedure to enable faster flow of information and communication within

the SC and between the SC and PTB; EAC Secretariat and Partner

States:

• The Secretary to the WGshall be responsible for sending the

reports to the Secretary and the Chairman of the SC;

• The Secretary of the SC shall be responsible for sending the

reports of the Working Groups to PTB; EAC and EAC Partner

States;

• Reports shall be circulated to all concerned parties within two

weeks from the end of the meeting.

3.1.2 Development of Procedures for the Sub-Committee

It was noted that the Sub-Committee and the WGs needed to develop

procedures to guide their operations and assist in the smooth

implementation of the Programmes. As a way forward on this matter; themeeting agreed as follows:

4

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• Uganda to compile all procedural issues highlighted in

previous discussions related to this matter and circulate these

to Partner States. These will form the basis for future

discussions;

• The WGs shall decide their own mechanisms for operations in

line with the defined Terms of Reference.

3.1.3 Peer Assessments

When considering Peer Assessment schemes along with their attendant

procedures, the SC took note of the progress and:

a) directed as follows:

• WG 1 pilot the implementation of the draft procedures during

the assessment of Kenya Bureau of Standards scheduled for

end of May 2010;

• After the peer assessment of KEBS; WG 1 will finalise the

procedures with a view to having them ready for issuance as

EACprocedures;

b) Recommended that EASCrequest PTB to support the extension of

Peer assessments/ pre-assessments to Rwanda and Burundi in

November/December 2010 respectively;

3.1.4 Design of an EACproduct certification mark

The SC took note of the progress on the development of the mark and

urged WG 1 to finalise the mark and present it formally to the SC for

onward transmission to the EASC.The SC also recommended as follows:

a) The EASC adopts the proposed amendment to SQMT Act to

establish the mark within the Community

b) EASC requests the Council to amend the SQMTAct to provide

for establishment of an EACProduct Certification Mark;

c) The EASC requests PTB to support the development of rules

that will govern use of EACproduct certification mark;

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3.2 Report of Working Group 2 (WG2)

Working Group 2 (WG 2) of the Quality Assurance Sub-Committee is

tasked with the responsibility of handling matters related to Inspection.

The SC received the report of WG 2 for the period June 2009 to April

2010. In general the WG 2 activities focused on the following:

a) Awareness training of Inspectors within the region on the

requirements of ISO/IEC 17020

b) Building of Capacity of Partner States in the implementation of

ISO/IEC 17020 through the Training of Trainers

c) Development of procedures for import inspection and market

surveillance

The meeting agreed to continue with the activities inline with the

approved work plans.

Recommendations

EASC requests the Sectoral Council on Trade and Investment toadopt a PVoCStrategy as one of the avenues for ridding the regionof substandard goods.

4.0 CONSIDERATION OF PROCEDURES FOR IMPORT INSPECTION

AND MARKET SURVEILLANCE

4.1 The SC meeting considered the procedures for market

surveillance and import inspection. The SC made the

following recommendation:

a) The EASC Committee adopts the as harmonised proceduresfor use in Partner States during Market Surveillance andImport Inspection;

b) The Committee forwards the procedures to EAC Secretariatfor editing, final publication and distribution as CommunityHarmonised Procedures;

c) The Committee requests the Council to direct Partner Statesto:

• commit adequate resources to enable implementation ofthe procedures;

• Restructure NSBs so that the inspection function meets therequirements of international best practices.

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5.0 PROPOSED NEWWORKAREAS AND FUNDINGMECHANISMS

The SC considered the various activities that need to be undertaken in

preparation of the EAC Common Market. These are hereby attached as

Annex IV.

6.0 CONSIDERATION OF THE STATUS OF CROSS-BORDER TRADE

ISSUES

The SC noted that there has been improvement on matters related to

handling of products across borders within the Community by the NSBs.

However, non-recognition of quality marks, multiple testing, inspection

etc by other regulatory agencies continue to persist in the region.

Included among these are issues related to charges levied on good

originating from within the EAC.

Recommendation

a) EASC request the Council to direct the Secretariat to convene

a meeting of Experts in problematic sectors such as food to

develop harmonized requirements and approaches towards a

uniform conformity assessment regimes and approvals

b) EASC request the Council to urge Tanzania to scrap the 0.2%

of C&F levied on all imports from other Partner States;

7.0 CONSIDERATION OF THE DRAFT REGULATIONS

The SC considered and agreed with all the comments that EAC

Secretariat had received during the national consultations in the 5

Partner States on the regulations for Market Surveillance and Product

Certification.

The SC made additional comments herein Annexed as Annex V.

Recommendations

EASC requests the EAC Secretariat that before finalization of the

draft regulations, along with the attendant procedures; a meeting

of experts be convened with a view of ensuring harmonization and

consistency between the regulations and procedures.

8.0 CONSIDERATION OF THE MECHANISMS FOR ADOPTION AND

IMPLEMENTATIONOF STANDARDS

On this matter, the SC noted that a number of East African Standards

have been issued and these need to be implemented at the national level.

7

However the mode of declaration and implementation of compulsory

standards is still a challenge within Partner States.

The SC therefore recommended as follows:

The EASC requests PTB to field an expert and to facilitate aregional workshop on adoption and implementation of CompulsoryStandards to be conducted by the EAC.

9.0 EAC MARK AND MARKS OF NATIONAL STANDARDS BODIES

The meeting discussed the various marks operating in Partner States

especially their equivalency in relation with Section 24 (2) of the EAC

SQMT Act; more so the question of compulsory product marks as

compared to voluntary marks as in the case of Kenya.

The meeting agreed that the forthcoming peer assessment of KEBS

and those already undertaken be used to address this issue.

10.0 ANNUAL REPORT

The SC prepared an annual report and hereby attached as Annex VI.

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Signed on this 12th day of May 2010 by respective Heads of

Delegations as below:

Laz ro He Msasalaga

Ag. Head of Certification

Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS),

United Republic of Tanzania

Mr. Patrick Ssekitoleko

Manager - Quality Assurance Department

Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS)

Republic of Uganda

bl~----.~_. __._----------Mr. Desire Rudaragi

Deputy Head of Certification Division

Burundi Bureau of Standards (BBN),

Republic of Burundi

«---Mr.Jo n W. ulu

Chief Manager - Quality Assurance and Inspection

Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS),

Republic of Kenya.

Ms. Jane Nyamvumba

Head of Quality Assurance Unit

Rwanda Bureau of Standards (RBS),

Republic of Rwanda

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Annex I

MEETING OF EASC TECHNICALSUB-COMMITTEE ON

QUALITYASSURANCE10TH - 12TH MAY 2010

ARUSHA-TANZANIA


TANZANIA

1. Mr. Lazaro Henry Msasalaga

Acting Head of Certification


POBox 9524


Tel: 255655683080/784683080

Fax: 255 22 2450959


2. Tumaini Mtitu

Principal Quality Assurance Officer


POBox 9524


Tel: 255 713250051

Fax: 255 22 2450959


3. Mr. Ismail Rashid Mkieti

Quality Assurance Manager

Said Salim Bakhresa and Company Ltd.

POBox 2517


Tel: 255 22 2861116/7/8

Fax: 255 22 2861140


BURUNDI

4. Mr. Desire Rudaragi

Deputy Head of Certification

BBN

B P. 3535

Bujumbura, Burundi

Tel: 257 77730164


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KENYA

5. Mr. Sammy Kosgei Milgo

Director

Kenya Accreditation Service(KENAS)

POBox 47400-00100

Nairobi, Kenya

Tel: 254 20 607380

Fax: 254 20 604031/722755640


6. Mr. John Wepukhulu

Chief Manager QA and Inspection


POBox 54974-00200

Nairobi, Kenya

Tel: 254 722708109


7. Mr. Kioko Ndolo

Certification Manager

SGS Kenya

POBOX 72118-00200

Nairobi, Kenya

Tel: 254 733637149

Fax: 254 20 2733644


8. Ms. Immaculate Odwori

Manager - AGROCHEM


POBox 54974-00200

Nairobi, Kenya

Tel: 254 722367735


9. Mr. Ayeka Stephen Kilesi

Manager


POBox 2138-20100

Nakuru, Kenya

Tel: 254 51 221055/722732884

Fax: 254 51 2210076


[email protected]

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RWANDA

10. Ms. Jane Nyamvumba

Head, Quality Assurance Unit


P a Box 7099

Kigali, Rwanda

Tel: 250 788303608

Fax: 250 252 583305

Email: [email protected]@Yahoo.com

UGANDA

11. Mr. Patrick Sekitoleko

Manager - Quality Assurance


P a Box 6329

Kampala, Uganda

Tel: 256414 222367/9

Fax: 256414286123


12. Ms. Caroline Night

Incharge - Quality Assurance

Britania Allied Industries Ltd.

P a Box 7518

Kampala, Uganda

Tel: 256 782469366/256 757 469366

Fax: 256414701505


[email protected]

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ANNEX II (a)


13TH MEETING OF EAST AFRICAN SUB-COMMITTEE ON QUALITY ASSURANCE

10th to 12th May 2010AICC, ARUSHA, TANZANIA

AGENDA




1.3 Adoption the work Programme

2.0 Consideration of Matters Arising from the Report of the 12th Q & A Sub Committee

meeting

3.0 Consideration of reports from Working Groups

3.1 Working Group 1 (Product certification)

3.2 Working Group 2 (Inspection)

4.0 Consideration of draft rules and procedures for QA operations

4.1 Imports Inspection

4.2 Market Surveillance

5.0 Review of QA TSC Annual work plan


• Funding of the Activities of the TSC

• Status of cross border trader in products

• Compulsory standards

• EAC Mark and Marks of NSBz

• Draft Regulations

7.0 Consideration and adoption of report

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ANNEX II (b)

13thMEETING OF THE EAC TECHNICAL SUB-COMMITTEE ON QUALITY ASSURANCE

(EAC QA TSC)

Arusha - Tanzania

10th_12th May 2010

PROGRAMME OF WORK

11.30 - 12.30

12.30 -14.00

14.00 -15.30

15.30 - 15.45

15.45 -17.00

08.30 -09.30

meeting of the EAC QA

rocedures

Consideration of draft rocedures

09.30 - 10.00 Review of QA TSC Work Plan

10.00 -10.30 Tea/Coffee Break

10.30 -11.00 Fundin of activities

11.00 - 11.30 Status of cross border trade in roducts

11.30- 12.00

12.00 - 12.30

12.30 -14.00

14.00-15.30

15.30 - 15.45

15.45 -17.00

08.30 -10.00

10.00 -10.30

10.30 - 12.30

12.30 -14.00

14.00-15.30

EAC Mark and Marks of National Standards Bodies

Compulsory Standards

ulations

Consideration and ado tion of the re ort

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ANNEX III

Draft text for an amendment of the EAC SQMT Act

Preamble

Taking into consideration the discussions and agreements of this WG 1 meeting, and

the general structure of the EAC SQMT Act, the following draft text for an amendment to

the EAC SQMT Act is presented for consideration at the next WG 1 meeting.

xx 1) The Council may, on recommendation of the Committee, declare a mark or marks

to distinguish products that conform to an East African Standard from products that do

not so conform, to be an EAC Mark in respect of those products, and may in like

manner abolish or amend such a mark.

2) The legal ownership of the EAC Mark is vested in the EAC Secretariat, who may

authorise certification bodies domiciled in the EAC to license manufacturers or

producers allowing them to utilise the EAC Mark on their products to signify the fact that

these products meet the requirements of the relevant East African Standard.

3) The EAC Mark shall -

a) not be identical to any trademark registered in respect of any product in accordance

with trademark laws of the Partner States,

b) not be identical to any of the registered marks of the Partner States as provided for in

section 24(1), and

c) not so nearly resemble the marks mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) to be likely to

be mistaken for them.

4) After publication of an EAC Mark, no person shall apply that mark in any way except

under a license issued by a certification body authorized by the EAC Secretariat and,

unless the product complies with, or has been manufactured in accordance with, the

relevant East African Standard.

5) The licensee shall pay the authorized certification body a license fee that takes into

account application fees, auditing fees, testing fees, surveillance fees and re-

certification fees as determined from time to time, but no less than once every three

years, by the Committee.

6) The Council on recommendation of the Committee shall prescribe by Regulation the

a) methodology by which the EAC Secretariat will authorise certification bodies,

including but not limited to peer assessments, and compliance with the requirements of

ISO/IEC Guide 65 or its latest revision,

b) conditions for granting of such a license by the authorised certification bodies,

including auditing requirements of the production facilities, initial and follow-up testing

requirements of the products, surveillance mechanisms and frequencies, the period and

conditions under which the license remains valid, and

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c) other such conditions as the Council may deem necessary.

7) The authorised certification body may license the manufacturer or producer to apply

the EAC Mark in conjunction with its own certification marks provided that -

a) the relevant standards and the certification methodologies are in essence the same,

and

b) that the relevant marks are of similar size as applied to the product.

8) The EAC Mark, if the East African Standard for which it is licensed is equal to an East

African Compulsory Standard as contemplated in section 19, confers on the product so

marked the presumption of conformity to the East African Compulsory Standard, a

presumption which shall be recognized by the regulatory authorities as contemplated in

section 20 unless proven otherwise.

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ANNEX V

Comments on the Certification regulations

1. a) Part 3 Section 6:

(1) delete the word technical;

(2) after the words national standards insert "other relevant standard where a

national standard does not exist";

2. Section 9 (4): add words "where applicable" to read as Information on trademark

ownership where applicable;

3. Section 11 (3) delete the following words at the end of the clause and that no

requirement as listed in the relevant product standard is omitted.

Comments on Compulsory Standards

1. Define the term standard

2. Section 5 (1) delete the words two to six months and replace them with "shall be

declared"

22

AN

NEX

VI

QATSCANNUALREPORTJUNE2009-APRIL2010

ANNNUALREPORTFORTHESUB-COMMITTEE

ONQUALITYASSURANCE

OFTHEEASTAFRICASTANDARDS

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1

Status report on the PTB-EAC project (in the framework of German Development Aid)

Establishment of a regional Quality Infrastructure in the East African Community

14th East African Community Standards Commity Meeting, May 2010, Arusha

Tobias Diergardt – PTB Project Coordinator

Annex VIII

2EASC May 2010

General Situation

� Second phase (07/2007 – 12/2010) – 2 Mio €� 1.8 € spent to date (or earmarked for consultancy contracts and

tendering for equipment) � 200.000 € remaining

� Third phase from 1/2011 – 12/2012 (800.000€)� Evaluation Mission in September 2010 with a Consultant

� Visiting all partner states between 6th and 17th of September 2010� One Day Planning Workshop in Arusha on the 20th or 21st of

September to discuss the design for the next project phase� PTB will contact Secretariat and NSBs within the next weeks to

invite them for the workshop and to agree on visiting dates

2

3EASC May 2010

Quality Infrastructure in about five Minutes

� DVD to raise awareness for Quality Infrastructure among decision makers and private business

� Easy to follow explanation why QI is of urgent importance for every country and for trade in general

� Can be copied and should be distributed to all stakeholders

4EASC May 2010

EAC quality-net website

3

5EASC May 2010


1 April – 30 April

6EASC May 2010


4

7EASC May 2010


� EAC-quality net website has about 500 visitors a month� Contents are only updated partially� Website lacks ownership by the NSBs and the

respective content managers � nobody feels directly responsible

� PTB together with EABC will develop an information leaflet to raise awareness for the EAC-Quality net website and the EABC website

� Recommendations� EASC should identify one coordinator for the website

who is responsible for the overall contents and who urgesand motivates other content managers to provide information to the editors

8EASC May 2010

Standards

Highlights� Consultancy for the development of „Procedures for the

development of East African Standards“� Web-editor training in NairobiChallenges� Avoid overlaps within regulations� Involvement of the private sectorPlan� Further consultancy regarding adjustment of regulations� Workshop for private stakeholders together with EABC

and UNIDO

5

9EASC May 2010

Quality Assurance

Highlights� Product Certification Workshop in Bujumbura and in Kampala� Peer assessment Product Certification Scheme in Uganda� 17020 ToT in Kampala� Workshop for harmonisation of inspection proceduresChallenges� Proper coordination with Standards Sub-Committee when

harmonizing and drafting procedures/regulations� Inspection within the common market (market surveillance)� work

on the „regulation on the harmonization of market surveillance activities for compulsory standards in the partner states“

� Develop a Product liability law� EAC Product Certification MarkPlan� Peer Assessment Product Certification scheme Kenya� Continuing 17020 ToT� Support for developing new regulations

10EASC May 2010

Accreditation

Highlights� Training of ISO 15189 (clinical laboratories) assessors

� Support and consultancy to EAAB

� National Accrediation Focal Point Workshop in Uganda

� KENAS became associate member to ILAC

Challenges� Peer assessment of KENAS

� Enough technical assessors

� NAFP structure in Partner States

Plan� World Accreditation Day

� Further consultancy towards an accreditation system in EAC

6

11EASC May 2010

Metrology

Highlights� 17025 technical assessor training� Harmonization of legal metrology regulations� Accreditation of KEBS force laboratory� Intercomparisons for Pressure and TemperatureChallenges� Accreditation of Electrical Laboratory at TBS and Mass

Laboratory at UNBS� Increase cross border calibration servicesPlan� Regional Metrology Conference

12EASC May 2010

Testing

Highlights� Chemical waste disposal workshop� Successful implementation of 4th Proficiency testing

scheme (edible oil, wheat flour, edible salt)Challenges� Raise awareness for the importance of high quality

analytical results� Follow-up activities regarding waste disposalPlan� 5th Proficiency testing round

7

13EASC May 2010

Rwanda

Highlights� Ongoing training and consultancy for Microbiology

laboratory� Training ISO 17020 in Kigali� Training for metrology staff in Germany� Procurement of additional equipment for metrology

laboratoryChallenges� National Quality Policy� Further capacity building for laboratoriesPlan� Further Consultancy regarding measurement capabilities

and National Quality Policy (if demanded)

14EASC May 2010

Burundi

Highlights� New (Legal) Metrology Laboratory� Draft bbn law in line with the EAC SQMT ActChallenges� Own budget for participating in EAC-meetings� Set-up of basic SQMT structuresPlan� Further consultancy regarding implementation of a

quality policy� Trainings in other partner states� Additional equipment

8

15EASC May 2010

EAC

Highlights� Impact StudyChallenges� Impact StudyPlan� Blended learning training to familiarize professionals

from secretariats of Regional Economic Communities or national trade ministries with Quality Infrastructure issues and Standards in particular

� Support for Technical Management Board Meeting

Annex VIII —

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ncy

rega

rdin

g re

gul

ato

ry p

ra

ctic

e a

t na

tiona

l le

vel

Co

nsul

tanc

y,

wo

rksh

op

s o

n d

em

and

,

NS

Bs

1

.6

Sup

po

rt to

UN

BS

An

nua

l Int

ern

atio

nal S

tand

ard

s C

on

fere

nce

S

po

nso

rshi

p f

or

spe

ake

rs f

rom

p

riva

te s

ect

or

20

10

:III

PT

B,

UN

BS

2 Q

ualit

y A

ssur

ance

&

Acc

redi

tatio

n S

ub-C

omm

ittee

Obj

ectiv

e: H

arm

onis

atio

n an

d m

utua

l rec

ogni

tion

of C

onfo

rmity

as

sess

men

t pro

cedu

res

and

setu

p of

acc

redi

tatio

n ca

paci

ties

2.1

Set

up o

f rec

ogni

zed

accr

edita

tion

stru

ctur

es in E

AC

reg

ion

co

ntin

uou

s Q

A&

A S

C,

PT

B

2

.1.1

p

ost

pre

-pe

er

ass

ess

me

nt

Co

nsu

ltanc

y to

KE

NA

S

Co

nsul

tanc

y 2

00

9:II

co

ntin

ous

K

EN

AS

2

.1.2

P

ee

r a

sse

ssm

ent

of K

EN

AS

/ E

AC

AS

F

aci

lita

tion

2

01

0/1

1 K

EN

AS

2

.1.3

C

ont

inuo

us c

ons

ulta

ncy

for

the

evo

lve

me

nt

of

the

re

gio

nal a

ccre

dita

tion

stru

ctur

e (

EA

CA

S)

/ E

ast

Afr

ica

n A

ccre

dita

tion

Bo

ard

(E

AA

B)

Co

nsul

tanc

y C

ont

inuo

us

EA

CA

S,

EA

AB

2

.1.3

.1

Fir

st M

ee

ting

EA

AB

F

aci

lita

tion

2

00

9:II

I

Annex VIII —

Act

ion

plan

for

the

2nd

pha

se (

07/2

007

– 12

/201

0) P

TB

EA

C p

roje

ct

“Est

ablis

hmen

t of a

reg

iona

l Qua

lity

Infr

astr

uctu

re

in th

e E

ast A

fric

an C

omm

unity

(E

AC

)”

Co

nsul

tanc

y

2

.1.4

T

rain

ing

and

Atta

chm

ent

of N

AF

P in

the

Re

gio

n

Fa

cilit

atio

n

20

10

:I N

AF

P,

KE

NA

S

2

.1.5

N

atio

nal s

take

hold

er

Wo

rksh

op

s

Co

nsul

tanc

y /

Fa

cilit

atio

n

20

10

:I

cont

ino

us

NA

FP

, N

SB

2.2

Reg

iona

l cap

acity

bui

ldin

g in

acc

redi

tatio

n

co

ntin

uou

s Q

A&

A S

C,

PT

B

2

.2.1

IS

O 1

51

89 a

sse

sso

r tr

ain

ing

2nd

m

od

ule

W

ork

sho

p

20

09

:II

QA

&A

SC

2

.2.2

IS

O 1

51

89 a

sse

sso

r tr

ain

ing

3rd

mo

dul

e

wo

rksh

op

2

00

9:II

I Q

A&

A S

C

2

.2.3

P

ee

r-a

sse

ssm

ent

s m

ed

ica

l la

bo

rato

rie

s IS

O 1

518

9

Co

nsul

tanc

y 2

01

0:I

QA

&A

SC

,

2

.2.4

E

xpo

sure

to I

SO

17

02

5 a

sse

sso

rs /

ob

serv

atio

n o

f ass

ess

me

nts

do

ne b

y in

tern

atio

nal a

ccre

dita

tion

bo

die

s fa

cilit

atio

n

20

10

:I C

ont

inuo

us

QA

&A

SC

2

.2.5

T

rain

ing

for

tech

nica

l 17

02

5 a

sse

sso

rs M

etr

olo

gy

Wo

rksh

op

, F

aci

lita

tion

2

01

0:I

20

10

: III

Me

tro

log

y S

C,

PT

B

2

.2.6

P

ost

ers

for

Wo

rld

Acc

red

itatio

n D

ay

Sp

ons

ors

hio

p

20

10

:III

KE

NA

S

2.3

Har

mon

isat

ion

and

mut

ual r

ecog

nitio

n of

pro

duct

cert

ifica

tion

sche

mes

C

ont

inuo

us

QA

&A

SC

WG

1

2

.3.1

T

BS

pro

duc

t ce

rtifi

catio

n b

od

y p

re-a

sse

ssm

en

t m

ock

ass

ess

me

nt 2

00

8:II

I Q

A&

A W

G1

2

.3.2

P

rod

uct C

ert

ifica

tion

bo

die

s re

gio

nal p

ee

r-a

sse

ssm

en

t (U

gand

a)

faci

lita

tion

2

01

0:I

QA

&A

WG

1

2

.3.3

P

rod

uct C

ert

ifica

tion

bo

die

s re

gio

nal p

ee

r-a

sse

ssm

en

t (K

en

ya)

Fa

cilit

atio

n

20

10

:II

QA

&A

WG

1

2

.3.3

H

arm

oni

satio

n to

wa

rds

one

uni

que

EA

C q

ualit

y m

ark

C

ons

ulta

ncy,

W

ork

sho

p

20

09

:III

QA

&A

WG

1

2

.3.4

F

ollw

-up

co

nsul

tanc

y to

wa

rds

uniq

ue E

AC

qua

lity

ma

rk

Co

nsul

tanc

y 2

01

0:II

I

2.4

Har

mon

isat

ion

and

mut

ual r

ecog

nitio

n of

NS

Bs

inspe

ctio

n sc

hem

es

C

ont

inuo

us

QA

&A

SC

WG

2

2

.4.1

H

arm

oni

satio

n o

f in

spe

ctio

n p

roce

dur

es

/ d

raf

ting

of r

eg

ula

tions

W

ork

sho

p

20

08

:I Q

A&

AW

G2

, P

TB

2

.4.2

D

rafti

ng o

f EA

C r

eg

ula

tions

on

com

pul

sory

sta

nda

rds

and

ma

rke

t su

rve

illa

nce

D

raft

do

cum

ent

2

00

8:I,

200

9:I

I P

TB

2

.4.3

W

ork

sho

p W

G 2

Ins

pe

ctio

n A

ctiv

itie

s F

aci

litat

io

n

20

09

:III

QA

WG

2

2

.4.4

T

oT 1

702

0 fo

r in

spe

cto

rs

Wo

rksh

op

, re

sour

ce p

ers

on

20

10

:I 2

01

0:II

Q

A

Annex VIII —

Act

ion

plan

for

the

2nd

pha

se (

07/2

007

– 12

/201

0) P

TB

EA

C p

roje

ct

“Est

ablis

hmen

t of a

reg

iona

l Qua

lity

Infr

astr

uctu

re

in th

e E

ast A

fric

an C

omm

unity

(E

AC

)”

2

.4.5

In

spe

ctio

n R

eg

ula

tion

Ha

rmo

niza

tion

Me

etin

g

Fa

cilit

atio

n

20

10

:II

QA

WG

2

3 M

etro

logy

Sub

-C

omm

ittee

O

bjec

tive:

Set

up o

f re

cogn

ized

reg

iona

l mea

sure

men

t cap

aciti

es,

benc

hmar

king

and

har

mon

izat

ion

of le

gal m

etro

logy

sys

tem

s

3.1

Impl

em

enta

tion

of r

egio

nal i

nter

com

paris

ons

in ke

y m

easu

rand

s

Co

ntin

uous

M

etr

olo

gy

SC

, P

TB

3

..1

.1

Te

mp

era

ture

inte

rco

mp

ari

son:

re

sist

anc

e t

herm

om

ete

r A

rte

fact

, co

nsu

ltanc

y 2

00

8:II

– 2

009

:I M

etr

olo

gy

SC

, Q

SA

E

3

.1.1

.1

eva

lua

tion

wo

rksh

op

tem

pe

ratu

re in

terc

om

pa

riso

n: r

esi

sta

nce

the

rmo

me

ter

Wo

rksh

op

, tr

ain

ing

2

00

9:II

I M

etr

olo

gy

SC

, Q

SA

E

3

.1.2

te

mp

era

ture

inte

rco

mp

ari

son

SP

RT

(S

AD

CM

ET

) in

cl.

pre

para

tion

and

e

valu

atio

n w

ork

sho

p

Art

efa

ct,

cons

ulta

ncy

ong

oin

g

Me

tro

log

y S

C,

PT

B,

SA

DC

ME

T

3

.1.3

T

em

pe

ratu

re in

terc

om

pa

riso

n T

ype

N –

TC

incl

. e

valu

atio

n w

ork

sho

p

o

ngo

ing

T

BS

, M

etr

olg

oy

SC

, P

TB

3

.1.4

p

ress

ure

inte

rco

mp

ari

son

pre

pa

ratio

n w

ork

sho

p

Art

efa

ct,

cons

ulta

ncy

20

09

:II

Me

tro

log

y S

C K

EB

S

3

.1.4

.1

eva

lua

tion

wo

rksh

op

pre

ssur

e in

terc

om

pa

ris

on

W

ork

sho

p,

tra

inin

g

20

10

:III

Me

tro

log

y S

C

3

.1.5

e

lect

rica

l int

erc

om

pa

riso

n (S

AD

CM

ET

) in

cl.

pre

pa

ratio

n a

nd e

valu

atio

n w

ork

sho

p

Art

efa

ct,

cons

ulta

ncy

ong

oin

g

Me

tro

log

y S

C,

PT

B,

SA

DC

ME

T

3.2.

S

etup

of r

ecog

nize

d m

easu

rem

ent c

apab

ilitie

s i

n th

e re

gion

Co

ntin

uous

M

etr

olo

gy

SC

, P

TB

3

.2.1

fo

llow

-up

sur

vey

on

exi

stin

g m

ea

sure

me

nt c

ap

ab

ilitie

s S

tud

y 2

00

8:II

2

01

0:II

M

etr

olo

gy

SC

, P

TB

3

.2.2

C

ons

ulta

ncy

rega

rdin

g 1

70

25

acc

red

itatio

n o

f U

NB

S m

ass

lab

(in

cl.

cost

s fo

r in

itia

l ass

ess

me

nt)

C

ons

ulta

ncy,

tr

ace

ab

ility

o

ngo

ing

U

NB

S

3

.2.2

.1

Atta

chm

ent

to Z

MK

F

aci

lita

tion

2

00

9:I

V

3

.2.3

C

ons

ulta

ncy

rega

rdin

g 1

70

25

acc

red

itatio

n o

f K

EB

S fo

rce

lab

(in

cl.

cost

s fo

r in

itia

l ass

ess

me

nt)

C

ons

ulta

ncy,

tr

ace

ab

ility

2

01

0:II

K

EB

S

3

.2.4

C

ons

ulta

ncy

rega

rdin

g 1

70

25

acc

red

itatio

n o

f T

BS

ele

ctri

cal l

ab

(in

cl.

cost

s fo

r in

itia

l ass

ess

me

nt)

C

ons

ulta

ncy,

tr

ace

ab

ility

o

ngo

ing

T

BS

Annex VIII —

Act

ion

plan

for

the

2nd

pha

se (

07/2

007

– 12

/201

0) P

TB

EA

C p

roje

ct

“Est

ablis

hmen

t of a

reg

iona

l Qua

lity

Infr

astr

uctu

re

in th

e E

ast A

fric

an C

omm

unity

(E

AC

)”

3

.2.5

P

rocu

rem

ent

of

min

or

eq

uip

me

nt a

nd t

race

ab

ility

E

qui

pm

ent

, tr

ace

ab

ility

w

he

n a

risi

ng

NS

Bs,

PT

B

3

.2.6

C

ons

ulta

ncy

to K

EB

S r

ega

rdin

g C

MC

re

gist

ratio

n

Co

nsul

tanc

y 2

00

8:I,

200

8:I

II K

EB

S

3

.2.7

C

onc

ep

t of C

MC

re

cog

nitio

n a

nd r

egi

stra

tion

into

BIP

M K

CD

B

Wo

rksh

op

2

00

8:I

V

Me

tro

log

y S

C

3.3

Cap

acity

bui

ldin

g in

Met

rolo

gy

C

ont

inuo

us

Me

tro

log

y S

C

3

.3.1

M

etr

olo

gy

in C

hem

istr

y w

ork

sho

p,

KE

BS

, N

air

obi

W

ork

sho

p

20

08

:1II

KE

BS

3

.3.2

R

egi

ona

l Me

tro

log

y C

on

fere

nce

, K

EB

S,

Mo

mb

asa

C

on

fere

nce

2

00

8:I

V

KE

BS

3.4

Sup

port

to a

reg

iona

lly h

arm

oniz

ed le

gal m

etro

logy

syst

em

3

.4.1

re

vie

w o

f na

tiona

l (le

gal)

me

tro

log

y le

gis

latio

n re

gard

ing

com

pa

tibili

ty

with

SQ

MT

act

C

ons

ulta

ncy

20

08

:III

Me

tro

log

y S

C

3

.4.2

F

aci

lita

tion

for

wo

rkin

g gr

oup

me

etin

g le

gal

me

tro

log

y to

ha

rmo

nize

re

gula

tioin

s F

aci

lita

tion

2

01

0:I

Me

tro

log

y S

C

3

.4.3

IS

O 1

70

25 /

ISO

170

20

tra

inin

g to

lega

l me

tro

lo

gy

sta

ff m

em

be

rs

Wo

rksh

op

o

n d

em

and

M

etr

olo

gy

SC

(le

gal)

3.5

Sup

port

for

the

inte

grat

ion

of th

e E

AC

met

rolo

gy st

ruct

ures

into

the

Pan

afric

an m

etro

logy

coo

pera

tion

(AF

RIM

ET

S)

Pa

rtic

ipa

tion

in

AF

RIM

ET

S

act

iviti

es,

eve

nts

20

08

:III

(GA

) 2

00

8:I

V (

RM

C)

20

09

:III

(GA

) co

ntin

uou

s

Me

tro

log

y S

C,

PT

B,

AF

RIM

ET

S

4 T

estin

g S

ub-

Com

mitt

ee

Obj

ectiv

e: S

etup

of

reco

gniz

ed r

egio

nal t

estin

g ca

paci

ties,

ben

chm

arki

ng

4.1

Set

up o

f reg

iona

l pro

ficie

ncy

test

ing

capa

city

4

.1.1

C

ont

inuo

us c

ons

ulta

ncy

rega

rdin

g se

tup

of

mi

cro

bio

log

y P

T

Co

nsul

tanc

y C

ont

inuo

us

UN

BS

, P

TB

4

.1.2

P

T e

valu

atio

n w

ork

sho

p

Wo

rksh

op

a

nd

Tra

inin

g

20

10

:I P

T p

rovi

de

r, P

TB

4

.1.3

F

aci

lita

tion

of 2

01

0 E

AC

PT

sa

mp

le d

istr

ibut

ion

F

aci

lita

tion

2

01

0:II

P

T p

rovi

de

r

4.2

Cap

acity

bui

ldin

g in

test

ing

/ ana

lytic

al s

kills

Annex VIII —

Act

ion

plan

for

the

2nd

pha

se (

07/2

007

– 12

/201

0) P

TB

EA

C p

roje

ct

“Est

ablis

hmen

t of a

reg

iona

l Qua

lity

Infr

astr

uctu

re

in th

e E

ast A

fric

an C

omm

unity

(E

AC

)”

Re

gio

nal w

ork

sho

p o

n sa

fe d

isp

osa

l of l

ab

ora

tory

wa

ste

W

ork

sho

p

20

09

:II

Te

stin

g S

C,

PT

B

4.3

Set

up o

f a r

egio

nal t

estin

g in

fras

truc

ture

4

.3.1

E

xcha

nge

of e

xpe

rie

nce

with

oth

er

lab

ora

tory

ass

oci

atio

ns (

ES

AL

AM

A,

Eth

iop

ian

Lab

Ass

oci

atio

n)

faci

lita

tioni

o

n d

em

and

P

TB

, N

SB

s

4

.3.2

S

upp

ort

re

gard

ing

nee

ds

and

ava

ilab

ility

of

refe

renc

e m

ate

ria

ls

Stu

dy,

wo

rksh

op

20

08

:III

Te

stin

g S

C,

PT

B

4

.3.3

P

rocu

rem

ent

of s

ele

cte

d m

ino

r e

qui

pm

ent

and

/o

r C

RM

s E

qui

pm

ent

O

n d

em

and

N

SB

s, P

TB

5 E

AC

S

ecre

taria

t, le

gal f

ram

ewor

k

Obj

ectiv

e: E

stab

lishm

ent o

f a

harm

oniz

ed le

gal Q

I-fr

amew

ork

and

stre

ngth

enin

g of

SQ

MT

coo

rdin

atio

n fu

nctio

n of

EA

C S

ecre

tari

at

5

.1

Fin

anc

ing

of t

he S

QM

T o

ffice

r’s p

osi

tion

for

up to

36

mo

nth

s 2

00

7:II

– 2

010

:I E

AC

-Se

cre

tari

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Presented by; Moses Ogwal

Establishment of a Regional SQMT Architecture in the

East African Community

IMPACT STUDY ON CROSS BORDER TRADE

Annex IX

CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION

2. FINDINGS

3. CONCLUSIONS

4. RECOMENDATIONS

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INTRODUCTION

1. Background:

� Article 5.2 of the EAC Treaty ,EAC Partner States agreed to establish Customs Union, Common Market, Monetary Union , Political federation TO strengthen a industrial , commercial relationship among others.

� Article 81-4 recognised that SQMT could facilitate development .Agreed to apply a common SQMT policy of Goods & SERVICES produced and traded within the EAC.

� EAC – SQMT Act 2006 was passed and est. EASC to conceptualise, develop, implement and monitor, review SQMT in EAC.

� EASC structured to encompass both Government SQMT departments ,private sector, consumers. Burundi & Rwanda formally joined the Committee after joining the EAC in 2007. But prior participated as observers.

� EASC developing Q I in EAC and task implemented through TSC’s supported by Partners like PTB whose support in phase two ( July 2007-Dec 2010)

� PMC- Monitoring plan AND in March 2010 and agreed to asses impact of the outcomes of the project and largely the EASC activities.

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� PMC set (7) of indicators OF which 1,2,4,5,6 and 7 which largely examined activities of implementation of the work of the committee. While Indicator 3 addressing the impact on cross border trade caused by the harmonisation and improvement of EAC`s QI,

� the PMC decided that to contract an individual consultant to support this Process. And presentation is a result.

� This report is an attempt to assess the impact of the implementation of QI activities as elaborated by indicators 124567 to cross border trade within the EAC.

Objective of Study

� to establish the impact of impact of the improvements of the regional SQMT architecture on the cross-border exchange of goods subject to various conformity assessment requirements and technical regulations.

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Scope

� Develop impact Evaluation chain

� Reviewed 3year activities & recent decisions of the EASC and determine their potential impact on the business sector.

� Established brief status of the EAC trade situation.

� Analysed the results of the questionnaire and linked them to activities of EASC and cross border trade

� Conducted interviews with main EASC Stakeholders at the borders and other INTERVIEW partners to PROVIDE feed back for adjustments of EAC’s regional QI activities. To Conduct an in-depth analyses

METHODOLOGY

� OUR APPROACH

� Any reviews and studies contributed directly to the improvement of the SQMT architecture in the East African Community;

� Any proposals for change and transformation in the draft document built on the work which has been done; and

� All stakeholders and interested parties were consulted for their views on the impact of the project and how to improve the SQMT architecture.

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OUR METHODOLOGY

� Study Set-up and guide

� Collection of Data

� Data Analysis

� Report writing??????????/

� Presentation of findings

Study limitations

� Response and support to consultants.

� Lack of information.

� Keeping with timelines.

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STUDY FINDINGS

TRADE STATUS IN EAC

EAC Trade with the Rest of the World

� EAC trade with world increased by 23.7 % to US$ 32,406 million in 2008 . Comp. 26.8 % in 2007. Reflects 26.2 % because of xport price increase. EAC imports from the EAC region a grew by 22.7 % from US$ 18,403 million to US$ 22,574 million .Deficit on BoP widened from US$ 10,609.8 million in 2007 to US$ 12,741 million in 2008. Imports account for about 70% total EAC trade during 2008.

� The share of TI-EAC trade to total trade increased from 7.5 % in 2007 to 8.4 % in 2008. The improve in total intra-EAC as a share of total trade emanates from the diversification of trade towards regional trading blocs.

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Imports to EAC� Imports to EAC increased from US$ 18,403 million in 2007 to

US$ 22,754 million in 2008.. Oil imports account for between 20 and 25 percent of total EAC imports. The proportion of total intra-EAC imports to total EAC imports increased from 4.5 percent in 2007 to 5.2 percent in 2008.

Exports from EAC

� In 2008 EXP. Up by 26.2% from US$ 7,793.5 million in 2007 to US$ 9,832.5 million. Exports to COMESA 19.4 %, EU 23% an UP from 17% and17.9% respectively. Exports to USA down from 4.7 % to 3.8% in 2008. Could be reduced demand – global crisis. Exports SADC declined from 6.8% to 3.6% in 2008.

Intra EAC Trade by selected products:

� The total trade up by 72% from 2006 to 2008. 2006 to 2007 up by 35% . 2007 to 2008 up by 27%. Note trade increased most 2006 to 2007. Because actions /2007 increased Trade. ….No single factor- CU/ EASC action help reduce restrictions, Improved data collection etc.

� At individual product groups, up most tea- but because of auction in Mombasa.

� General trade of the products selected – Growth x2 to x3 in 2008 compared to 2006.

� Growth highest with products which were raw materials and then later processed. E.G in soya bean UP 192 (2006 and 2008) while soya oil - Processed UP 494%

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� Soya oil a lower 2006 - overtook beans in 2007 and 2008 greater margins.

� Products - known intern producers /quality like cocoa powder, toilet paper, extract of coffee/ tea, electrical transformers , margarine tended to post staple sales . NO sharp increases while

� local products Quality-SHARP INCREASE 2006-2008 e.g fresh vegetables, cement. Why? Intervention in Quality-E.g harmon procedures and standards for fresh fruits and vegetables; Mutual recognition of marks in cement etc.

Usefulness of the EASC SQMT

Architecture;

� Business Ass. Say Very beneficial. The EAS, mutual recognition helped

� It created a dialogue mechanism . NTB’s are resolved. Cases sighted include the milk case between Uganda/ Kenya; Mineral water on method of testing between Uganda/ Rwanda and the Tanzania/ Uganda case on brown sugar .

� Concern :1080 EAS few- 5000 Expected. The standards officials- POSSIBLE BUT resource constraint.

� Some EAS developed but are not used in facilitating CBT. E.g. Steel products in Uganda. UNBS has no capacity to test. UMA-PPP arrangement with UNBS could support.

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� NBS Inspectors confirmed this as very useful. Mutual recognition has reduced time. Eg KEBS reported Mukwano ( oil)case- Time reduced from 2 weeks to instant clearance

� The concern of how best to manage products without marks.

� Pl’s – Useful. Eg the Harmonisation of testing methods of fruits and vegetables. The result has been increase in the trade of fruits among the partner States. See statistics.

� CA and BP-Very Useful. Compared to the period prior to the EAC Customs Union the customer care relationship has progressively improved with all quality inspectors at the border.

� Concern: Though improvement reported TFDA at border in Mutukula, sometimes delays of approval to export is so long. Case is for SAMONA (petroleum jelly for smearing) MORE 8 months of application no reply from TFDA.

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Stakeholder Consultation

� Aim; To seek the views of partners on the impact of dev. of the EAC – SQMT infrastructure on CBT- Q3 indicator.

� How EASC could be improved to achieve the a favorable impact on CBT FOR products & SERVICES.

� Target : - Business Associations , CB business persons, Clearing agents, National Border Inspectors t NBS, Plant/ Animal, Food &Drug . Also EAC Secretariat EASC-PMC.

� Main issues Investigated ; Awareness of the EASC activities, legal and administrative framework the delivers the EASC –SQMT architecture ; Impression of Usefulness QI ,Recommendations for improvements.

Awareness of the EASC and related

activities

� Busin .Asso, NBS , PMC, EAC were aware. EXPECTED.

� Busin. Persons / clearing agents at borders, not directly aware of EASC but, recollected recent awareness workshops.

� Inspectors of standards : aware of EASC in Arusha .These group surprisingly expressed - do not know details of the operations and detailed activities of the EASC.

� Inspectors of Plant and Animal, Drugs / Food; 75% not aware of EASC activities but recollect recent workshops. Eg 50% P.I not aware MAIZE EAS use guidelines from capitals. 25% PI On fruits and vegetables -agreed on having harmonized the methods relating to inspections at the region. 50%- F&D Inspectors workshops did not concern them.

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Legal and administrative framework:

� EASC is operating through DCT- SCTIIF- CM . While lots of Quality Issues in PD( Agric / Tourism). Challenge in role to monitor.

� SQMT Act. Not INCLUSIVE- TFDA though on Board-Yet to be felt by Business community. QI might be barrier instead.

� EASC meeting once a year- limits what can be done and decided by the committee. (KAM, UMA, CTI) and EABC reported that EASC need to do more in harmonizing standards. 1080 EAS – 5000 expected.

� Framework for border interaction nonexistent. All willing to work together. Supported One border post system.

� PI. reported that no legal obligation to follow EAS set up under EASC. They follow their own guide issues from capitals.

� ALL Clearing Agents and Cross border B.P reported no framework for collaboration with inspectors on the EASC SQMT related activities. Managed through circulars. They expressed the willingness to have periodic discussions to improve the already better working relationship.

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CONCLUSIONS

� The EASC QI activities remain extremely useful for both the Public and Private Sector. Facilitated and increased trade while at the same time it has eased work of the SQMT managers.

� The demand for more and faster action is the result success of the EASC QI program but not able to sustain the expectation of the beneficiaries. This is healthy but requires the EASC to create a higher bar of success.

� Awareness of EASC is limited to the implementers at regional and national level but critically lacking at the border posts which are the “front desk” implementation points for cross border business.

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� The legal and administrative set up to manage EAC QI is has been effective FOR KICK STARTING but Productive Sector- Services expanded. EASC constrained to effectively repond to expectations of law and society.

� The interaction EASC enjoys at the regional level is lacking at the borders “front desk “ CBT.

RECOMMENDATIONS

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� Adopt an all inclusive approach for EASC through either administrative measures or amend the SQMT ACT. So that ratiotionalisation and coordination of quality infrastructure act to serve economic rather than technical scientific needs.

� EASC reposition itself to take on the full mandate provide to it through the SQMT Act as the coordinator of all standards, metrology and conformity assessment for not only physical goods but also services. The standards unit should be repositioned to play a cross cutting role into the Productive Sector Department in EAC Secretariat.

� EASC should seek resources to ensure more standards are harmonized so as to build on the gains so far made in facilitate regional trade.

� Option like more manpower at the EAC Secretariat; reprioritizing work; meeting of EASC meeting at least twice a year or better still on a quarterly basis may put more pressure on the sub-committees to make more contribution to the process. Further resources be sourced for strengthening the capacity for Rwanda and Burundi Quality infrastructure.

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� Initiate creation of the EAC Standard Mark, but this should be carefully done to ensure the consumers are made to be aware AND MARKETING COSTS MANAGED.

� EASC QI charges be consistent with the expectations under WTO where charges should be for cost recovery of service (excluding fixed costs). To this end charges which are advolerum ie % in nature are discouraged while simple specific charges are encouraged.

� Massively increase sensitization. A clear communication strategy may have to be developed to support this process.

� EASC should consider exposing BI its activities to ensure they fully represent them at the border posts. Administrative procedures be put in-place to enable sharing of information, interaction, offices and equipment at border posts to reduce referring most tastings to the capitals.

� Consider collaborating with EABC in supporting the process of the QI to be more responsive to the needs of the private sector. Such collaboration could initiate a special program to monitor the removal of NTB which are standards related. EABC could also support the annual evaluation of the Indicator 3 under the PMC.

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NEXT STEPS

DRAFTs

• Complete Draft report• Till 31st May 2010

Final Draft

• Complete Final Draft• Till 8th June 2010

Final

• Complete Final Report• Till 30th June 2010.

END

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