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12 October 2020  
(20-6963) 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):  Cocoa 
(ICS 67.140.30)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DARS 1000 -2 
Sustainable cocoa — Part 2: Requirements for Cocoa Quality and Traceability (31 page(s), 
in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft African standard specifies the requirements for 
quality including classification, sampling, test methods, packaging and marking of cocoa 
beans (Theobroma cacao Linnaeus). It also specifies the basic requirements for the design 
and implementation of one or more traceability systems within the cocoa supply chain for 
sustai nably produced cocoa beans from farm to the point of export (Free On Board), as 
well as to the factory gate at the local level for grinders.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  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:  5 December 2020  G/TBT/N/KEN/1026  
 
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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.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/KEN/20_6056_00_e.pdf  
 