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29 April 2019  
(19-2896) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  KENYA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Kenya Bureau of Standards  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
P.O. Box: 54974 -00200, Nairobi, Kenya  
Telephone: + (254) 020 605490, 605506/6948258  
Fax: + (254) 020 609660/609665  
E-mail: info@kebs.org   
Website: http://www.kebs.org  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered  (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Cosmetics. 
Toiletries (ICS 71.100.70)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 962:2019 
Hair spra y — Specification (14 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Working Draft East African Standard specifies the 
requirements, sampling and test methods for hair spray. This standard is applicable to 
both water based and oil based hair sprays delivered by the aerosol or non -aerosol 
system.  
This standard does not apply to medicinal products for which therapeutic claims are made.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• 76/768/EEC, The European Economic Community Cosmetics Directive.  
• KS 602:1999, Specification for hair oils.  
• KS 1669:2001, Specification for cosmetic and air freshener aerosols  
• US 1701: 2017, Hairspray — Specification  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  December 2019  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon declaration as mandatory by the relevant 
Cabinet Secretary  G/TBT/N/KEN/880  
 
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  10. Final date for comments:  15 June 2019  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Kenya Bureau of Standards  
WTO/TBT National Enquiry Point  
P.O. Box: 54974 -00200, Nairobi, Kenya  
Telephone: + (254) 020 605490, 605506/6948258  
Fax: + (254) 020 609660/609665  
E-mail: info@kebs.org   
Website: http://www.kebs.org  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/KEN/19_2497_00_e.pdf  
 