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26 January 2024  
(24-0568) 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:   
Kenya Bureau of Standar ds 
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 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addit ion, where applicable):  Food 
products in general (ICS code(s): 67.040)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  KS 2992: 2023 
Hazel nuts — Specification; (13 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Kenya stan dard specifies the requirements, sampling 
and testing methods for raw and roasted hazel nut kernels derived from hazelnut fruit 
(Corylus avellana L. and Corylus maxima Mill and their hybrids intended for human 
consumption.  
This standard applies to shelled raw and roasted hazelnut kernels.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safet y; Quality requirements; 
Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
UNECE STANDARD DDP -04 HAZELNUT KERNELS published by the United Nations, New 
York, and Geneva.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  June 2024  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  G/TBT/N/KEN/1570  
 
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  10. Final date for comments:  26 March 2024  
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/2024/TBT/KEN/24_00723_00_e.pdf  
 