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30 October 2019  
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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):  Sugar and 
sugar products (ICS 67.180.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DKS 2898:2019 
Pollen – code of practice (13 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This code covers the harvesting, processing, packagi ng and 
placing in the market of Bee Pollen.  
The code Applies to plant pollens collected by the honey bee, that is intercepted by pollen 
processors for human use.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
Code of Practice: Processing of Bee Products - Part 2: Good Manufacturing 
PracticeAmendment 3  
Receipt and Processing of Honey and Dried Pollen - Records relating  to compliance with the 
Food (Tutin in Honey) Standard 2010  
Bee Pollen — an Overview -- http://www.beeculture.com/bee -pollen  overview/  
Value added Products From Beekeeping by R. Krell - FAO Agricultural Services Bulletin 
No. 124- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Rome 1996  G/TBT/N/KEN/906  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  March 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon declaration as mandatory by the relevant 
Cabinet Secretary  
10. Final date for comments:  24 December 2019  
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/2019/TBT/KEN/19_6121_00_e.pdf  
 