G/TBT/N/BDI/317, G/TBT/N/KEN/1366  
G/TBT/N/RWA/758, G/TBT/N/TZA/881  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1728  
4 January 2023  
(23-0021) 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:  BURUNDI, KENYA, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA  
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:   
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.kebs.org  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 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):  Footwear 
(ICS code(s): 61.060)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 1121: 
2022 Handbags specification – Part 1 – Leather and coated fabrics; (15 page( s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, 
test methods and sampling of handbags with a leather or coated fabric outer materials.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Quality requirements; Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and 
facilitating trade; Cost saving and productivity enhancement  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. ISO 2589:2016 Leather — Physical and mechanical tests — Determination of thickness  
2. ISO 4045:2018 Leather — Chemical tests — Determination of pH and difference figure  
3. ISO 3380:2015 Leather — Physical and mechanical tests — Determination of shrinkage 
temperature up to 100 °C  
4. ISO 15700:1998 Leather — Tests for colour fastness — Colour fastness to water 
spotting  
5. ISO 20433:2012 Leather — Tests for colour fastness — Colour fastness to crocking  G/TBT/N/BDI/317 • G/TBT/N/KEN/1366 • G/TBT/N/RWA/758 • G/TBT/N/TZA/881 • 
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  6. ISO 11644:2022 Leather — Test for adhesion of finish  
7. ISO 5402 -1:2022 Leather — Determination of flex resistance — Part 1: Flexometer 
method  
8. ISO 23910:2019 Leather — Physical and mechanical tests — Measurement of stitch 
tear resistance  
9. ISO 9073 -1:1989 Textiles — Test metho ds for nonwovens — Part 1: Determination of 
mass per unit area  
10. ISO 3801:1977 Textiles — Woven fabrics — Determination of mass per unit length 
and mass per unit area  
11. ISO 13938 -1:2019 Textiles — Bursting properties of fabrics — Part 1: Hydraulic 
method for determination of bursting strength and bursting distension  
12. ISO 13938 -2:2019 Textiles — Bursting properties of fabrics — Part 2: Pneumatic 
method for determination of bursting strength and bursting distension  
13. ISO 105 -X12:2016 Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part X12: Colour fastness 
to rubbing  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
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: + (25 4) 020 605490, 605506/6948258  
Fax: + (254) 020 609660/609665  
E-mail: info@kebs.org ; Website: http://www.kebs.org  
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