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TBS is a member of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the National contact point for the Joint FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex) and the National Enquiry Point (NEP) for WTO-TBT Agrements in Tanzania. The Bureau represents Tanzania in all international standards work. With the current global trade, Tanzania's active participation in international standards work is crucial. TBS is also a member of the East African Community Bureaus of Standards, South African Development Community Committee of Experts for Standards, Quality Assurance, Accreditation and Metrology. This has been done to ensure that Tanzania is fully represented on all technical issues concerning standards and quality

The British Standards Institution (BSI)
           www.bsi-global.com

Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
         www.bis.org.in

Codex Alimentarius Commission
         www.codexalimentarius.net

German Standards Institution (DIN)
           www.normas.com
           www.normas.com/DIN/pages/Translations.html

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
           www.iso.org

South African Bureau Standards
          www.sabs.co.za

Consumers International (CI)
         www.consumersinternational.org

EAC QUALITY Assessors
        www.eac-quality.net

Uganda National Bureau of Standards
           www.unbs.org

The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS)
           www.kebs.org

The Rwanda Bureau of Standards (RBS)
           www.rwanda-standards.org

The Burundi Bureau of Standards (BBN)
           email: bbn@onatel.bi

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New equipment to enhance TBS quality infrastructure
The Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) has acquired new state-of-the-art testing and calibration equipment under the Project on Trade Capacity Building:

The Bureau issues a biannual bulletin 'Announcer' that gives details of standards published by TBS, International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC), International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and other international and national standards bodies abroad.

Tanzania Bureau of Standards is the National Enquiry Point for WTO-TBT Agreements in Tanzania. NEP handles information on technical regulations and standards adopted or proposed to be adopted and conformity assessment procedures adopted or proposed to be adopted

In its efforts to support a coordinated development of the packaging industry by strengthening the existing standardization and testing capability in the area of packaging, the government of Tanzania through Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) has established the Packaging Technology Centre (PTC).

TBS runs radio program 'VIWANGO' and spots advertisement through both print and electronic media aiming at educating the general public on benefits of standardization.