G/TBT/N/KEN/1374  
23 January 2023  
(23-0488) 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  
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.keb s.org 
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:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
Microprocessor systems (ICS cod e(s): 35.160); IT applications in other fields (ICS 
code(s): 35.240.99)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DKS 2416 -
1.1:2023 Information technology — Learning, education and training — Computer 
hardware intended for eLearn ing — Specification. Part 1.1: Desktop computer; (13 
page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Kenya Standard specifies the minimum requirement for 
desktop computer hardware necessary to support the effective use of IT in Learning, 
Education an d Training (IT LET).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Quality 
requirements; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
i) Non -proprietary performance description of Desktop PCs, Guideline, version 3.4, 
BITKOM.  
ii) Non -proprietary procurement specifications notebooks, Guideline, version 2.1, 
BITKOM.  
iii) www.bapco.com  
iv) KS 2416-1.0, Information Technology — Learning education and Training — hardware 
intended for eLearning — Terms and Definitions  G/TBT/N/KEN/1374  
 
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  v) KS 2416 -2, Information Technology — Learning education and Training — Part 2: 
Software intended for eLearning  
vi) KS 2416 -3, Inf ormation Technology — Learning education and Training — Part 3: 
Network components to support eLearning  
vii) KS ISO 2382 -36, Information technology — Vocabulary Part 36: Learning, education 
and training  
viii) KS IEC 60950 -1, Information technology equipment — Safety — Part 1: General 
requirements  
ix) KS 2880 — Information technology equipment — Computers — Minimum Energy 
Performance Standards (MEPS) Part 1: Specification.  
x) KS 2879 — Information technology equipment — Minimum Energy Perf ormance 
Standards — Computer monitors Part 1: Performance and energy rating requirements  
xi) KS ISO IEC IEEE 8802 -3 — Information technology - Telecommunications and 
information exchange between systems - Local and metropolitan area networks - Specific 
requirements Part 3: Standard for Ethernet  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  30 June 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  19 March 2023  
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) 0 20 609660/609665  
E-mail: info@kebs.org ; Website: http://www.kebs.org  
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