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11 February 2022  
(22-1217) 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 [   ], 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):  Products 
of the textile industry (ICS 59.080)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DKS 414:2022 
Specification for school wear for boys and girls (11 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Kenya Standard speci fies the requirements for the making 
of garments for school wear. This includes shorts, trousers, shirts and dresses. For school 
socks, school sweaters and fleece jackets use applicable standards.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent  problems where 
applicable:  Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
KS EAS 223:2001 Specification for Zippers  
KS ISO 1833 Textiles — Quantitative chemical analysis  
KS ISO 3758 Care labelling using codes  
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  G/TBT/N/KEN/1215  
 
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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.or g; Website: http://www.kebs.org  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/KEN/22_1546_00_e.pdf  
 