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29 November 2021  
(21-8956) 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 [X], 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):  GLASS 
AND GLASSWARE (HS 70); Packaging materials and accessories (ICS 55.040)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 987 -2: 
2021 Glass containers — Specification — Part 2: Glass jars (12 page(s), in English)  
6. Descript ion of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, 
methods of sampling and test for glass jar used in packaging.   
This standard does not cover glass containers used in pharmaceutical industry and 
laboratory . 
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 safety; Quality requirements; 
Harmonization  
8. Relevant document s:  
ISO 2859 -1, Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes ― Part 1: Sampling 
schemes indexed by acceptance quality limit (AQL) for lot -by-lot inspection  
ISO 7348, Glass containers — Manufacture — Vocabulary  
ISO 7458, Glass containers — Internal pre ssure resistance — Test methods  
ISO 7459, Glass containers — Thermal shock resistance and thermal shock endurance — 
Test methods  
ISO 8106, Glass containers — Determination of capacity by gravimetric method — Test 
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  ISO 9008, Glass bottles — Verticalit y — Test method  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
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) 0 20 609660/609665  
E-mail: info@kebs.org ; Website: http://www.kebs.org  
https://members.wto.org/crnat tachments/2021/TBT/KEN/21_7378_00_e.pdf  
 