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Burundi,Kenya,Rwanda,Tanzania,UgandaProposed measure, open for comments

Tanks and gas cylinders – Burundi +4

Official title

DEAS 1377: 2026 Liquefied petroleum gas storage installations — Domestic, commercial and industrial and reticulation systems

Burundi and 4 other members notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 20 October 2026. Comments are open until 20 December 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Pressure vessels

Notifying members
Status
Proposed measure, open for comments
Objectives
  • Quality requirements
  • Harmonization
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/BDI/819
ICS classification
  • 23.020.30 Pressure vessels

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Open until 20 December 2026
Proposed adoption
Proposed entry into force
To be determined

How to comment

Comments on a notification go from government to government. If this measure affects your exports, send your comments to your country's WTO TBT enquiry point before 20 December 2026, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/BDI/819 and how the measure affects your products. Your enquiry point forwards them to Burundi and 4 other members.

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What the notification says

This daft East African Standard specifies requirements for the design, installation, testing, commissioning, operation, inspection and maintenance of LPG reticulation systems serving domestic, commercial and industrial consumer installations supplied from bulk LPG storage vessels. This standard does not cover LPG storage installations at: Refineries and cylinder/ container filling plants; LPG-air (Synthetic natural gas) distribution plants; Aerosol plants; and; Auto LPG stations

Sources

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