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10 June 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):  Food 
products in general (ICS 67.040)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 1059: 
2021 Processed edible cultivated edible mushrooms — Specification (14 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft East Af rica Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for processed cultivated edible mushrooms intended for 
human consumption or for other use in the food industry.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
N/A 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  December 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon declaration as mandatory by the relevant 
Cabinet Secretary  
10. Final date for comments:  11 August 2021  G/TBT/N/KEN/1101  
 
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  11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] 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/2021/TBT/KEN/21_4038_00_e.pdf  
 