G/TBT/N/KEN/1136  
28 September 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):  Cosmetics. 
Toiletries (ICS 71.100.70); Cosmetics. Toiletries (ICS 71.100.70)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS DEAS 
338: 2020 Chemical hair relaxers and hair waving products — Specification (18 page(s), 
in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and methods of test for chemical hair relaxers and hair waving products. This 
standard applies to chemical hair relaxers based on alkalis or thioglycollates, as well as 
hair waving (curling) products based on thioglycollates.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Quality 
requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
EAS 346, Labelling of cosmetics — General requirements  
EAS 377 (all parts), Cosmetics and cosmetic products  
EAS 847 -16, Cosmetics —Analytical methods —Part 16: Determination of lead, mercury 
and arsenic content  
EAS 847 -17, Cosmetics —Analyti cal methods —Part 17: Determination of pH  
EAS 847 -18, Cosmetics —Analytical methods —Part 18: Determination of thermal stability 
ISO 18416, Cosmetics —Microbiology —Detection of Candida albicans  
ISO 21149, Cosmetics --Microbiology --Enumeration and detec tion of aerobic mesophilic 
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  ISO 22716, Cosmetics — Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) — Guidelines on Good 
Manufacturing Practices  
ISO 22717, Cosmetics —Microbiology —Detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa  
ISO 22718, Cosmetics —Microbiology —Detect ion of Staphylococcus aureus  
ISO 24153, Random sampling and randomization procedure  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  21 November 2021  
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  
 
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