  
. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/KEN/4 
1 December 2004 
 (04-5229) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   KENYA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   KENYA BUREAU OF STANDARDS  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:         
Director of Motor Vehicles 
Ministry of Transport and Communications Tel: (+254 020) 558430/545433 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [    ], 2.10.1 [ X], 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):   Safety belts  and Speed 
governors (ICS:  43.040) 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:   The Legal Notice  
No. 161 dated 3 October 2003 (3 pages, in English) 
6. Description of content:   Traffic rules by the Minister  for Transport and Communications 
declaring that every public service vehicle including motor omni-buses, matatus and private hire vehicles shall be equipped and fitted with  a seat belt.  It also states that every 
commercial vehicle whose tare weight ex ceeds 3,048 kg shall be fitted with a speed 
governor type approved by the Minister. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human safety and health. 
8. Relevant documents:   The Traffic Act (CAP 403), The Legal Notice No. 161 dated 
3 October 2003 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }Not applicable 
10. Final date for comments:   Not applicable G/TBT/N/KEN/4 
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 11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
Kenya Bureau of Standards, Standards Info rmation Resource Centre, WTO/TBT National 
Enquiry Point, P.O. Box 54974-00200, Nairobi, Kenya 
Telephone: (+254) 020 605490, 605506/ 69028258  
Telefax: (+254) 020 609660/604031  
E-mail:  info@kebs.org
 
Website: http//: www.kebs.org  
 