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2 December 2020  
(20-8670) 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 (KEBS)  
P.O. Box: 54974 -00200, Nairobi, Kenya  
Tel: +(254) 020 605 490  
+(254) 020 605 506  
+(254) 020 694 8258  
Fax: +(254) 020 609 660  
+(254) 020 609 665  
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):  Surface 
active agents (ICS 71.100.40)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 186 -1: 
2020. Bathing soap — Specification – Part 1: Solid (28 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East Afri can Standard specifies requirements, 
sampling and test methods for solid bathing soap. It does not apply to carbolic soap or 
specialty soaps such as, transparent soap, floating soap, liquid soap or seawater soap.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Quality 
requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
N/A 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  March 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon declaration as mandatory by the relevant 
Cabinet Secretary  
10. Final date for comments:  1 February 2021  G/TBT/N/KEN/1034  
 
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  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 (KEBS)  
P.O. Box: 54974 -00200, Nairobi, Kenya  
Tel: +(254) 020 605 490  
+(254) 020 605 506  
+(254) 020 694 8258  
Fax: +(254) 020 609 660  
+(254) 020 609 665  
E-mail: info@kebs.org   
Website: http://www.kebs.org  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/KEN/20_7401_00_e.pdf  
 