Final Draft East African Standards

The following Final Draft East African Standards (FDEASs) have been prepared by the EAC Sector Committees on Food and Agriculture on te one hand and the Chemical and Consumer Products in accordance with the procedures of the East African Standards Committee(EASC).

These Final Draft East African Standards are being posted for purposes of raising awareness among the business community, regulators, concerned experts and stakeholders that the FDEASs are due for approval by the East African Standards Committee (EASC) in its 15th meeting which will take place from 30th May to 3rd June 2011 in Arusha, Tanzania.

In accordance with the Procedures for Development of East African Standards, any interested party who has reservations with regard to particular provisions of any specific clauses of any FDEAS is hereby notified that they can bring this to the attention of their National Standards Body or the EAC Secretariat. At this stage in the development of the East African Standard (EAS), an interested party who is not happy with the standard can only appeal to stop the standard from being approved or declared as an East African Standard using the provisions of the EAC SQMT Act, 2006.

Please note that the draft standards are subject to change and should not, therefore be cited in any legal transactions until they are formally declared and gazetted by the Council of Ministers.

FDEAS 1:2011, Wheat flour — Specification

FDEAS 2:2011, Maize (corn) grains — Specification

FDEAS 31:2011, Laundry soap — Specification

FDEAS 44:2011, Dry milled maize products — Specification

FDEAS 46:2011, Dry beans — Specification

FDEAS 51:2011, Wheat grains — Specification

FDEAS 89:2011, Millet flour — Specification

FDEAS 95:2011, Sorghum flour — Specification

FDEAS 125:2011, Safety matches — Specification

FDEAS 127:2011, Synthetic laundry detergents for household use — Specification

FDEAS 128:2011, Milled rice — Specification

FDEAS 184:2011, Emulsion paints — Specification

FDEAS 186:2011, Toilet soap — Specification

FDEAS 284:2011, Pearl millet grains — Specification

FDEAS 296:2011, Liquid household hand dishwashing detergent — Specification

FDEAS 331:2011, Green grams — Specification

FDEAS 753:2011, Seed potato — Specification

FDEAS 754:2011, Chickpeas — Specification

FDEAS 755:2011, Cowpeas — Specification

FDEAS 756:2011, Pigeon peas — Specification

FDEAS 757:2011, Sorghum grains — Specification

FDEAS 758:2011, Finger millet grains — Specification

FDEAS 759:2011, Dry whole peas — Specification

FDEAS 760:2011, Lentils — Specification

FDEAS 761:2011, Dry split peas — Specification

FDEAS 762:2011, Dry soybeans — Specification

FDEAS 763:2011, Faba beans — Specification

FDEAS 764:2011, Rough rice — Specification

FDEAS 765:2011, Brown rice — Specification

FDEAS 766:2011, Antibacterial solid toilet soap — Specification
(This draft will be posted once fully edited)