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29 September 2021  
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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 377 -1: 
2020 Cosmetics and cosmetic products — Part 1: List of substances prohibited in cosmetic 
(10 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of con tent: This Draft East African Standard prescribes the chemical name, 
state and formulation under which specific use as substance, is prohibited in the cosmetic 
products. This Draft East African Standard applies only to cosmetic products and not to 
medicina l products, medical devices or biocidal products  
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:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  21 November 2021  G/TBT/N/KEN/1142  
 
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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,  
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.wt o.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/KEN/21_6204_00_e.pdf  
 