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20 November 2019  
(19-7911) 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):  Animal 
and vegetable fats and oils (ICS 67.200.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 
1004:2019 Raw Mac adamia Kernel — Specification (12 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements and 
methods of sampling and test for raw macadamia kernels of varieties grown from 
Macadamia integrifolia, Macadamia tetraphylla, Macadamia ternifolia and their hybrids, 
intended for human consumptio n.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
N/A 
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:  18 January 2020  G/TBT/N/KEN/921  
 
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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/2019/TBT/KEN/19_6580_00_e.pdf  
 