G/TBT/N/KEN/1184  
15 December 2021  
(21-9374) 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 [X], 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):  Petroleum 
gas and other gaseous hydrocarbons (HS 2711); Petroleum products in general (ICS 
75.080)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DKS 91: 2021 
Petroleum and petroleum products —Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) — Specifica tion (8 
page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Kenya Standard specifies the requirements, sampling 
and test methods for liquefied petroleum gas, LPG, (commercial Butane) used as 
domestic, industrial and engine fuels.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Quality 
requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
ASTM D1657, Standard Test Method for Density or Relative Density of Light Hydrocarbons 
by Pressure Hydrometer  
ASTM D 2598, Standard Practice for Calculation of Certain Physical Properties of Liquefied 
Petroleum (LP) Gases from Compositional Analysis  
IP 235, Determination of density of light hydrocarbons – Pressure hydrometer met hod 
ISO 8973, Liquefied petroleum gases — Calculation method for density and vapour 
pressure  
ASTM D1267, Standard Test Method for Gauge Vapor Pressure of Liquefied Petroleum 
(LP) Gases (LP -Gas Method)  G/TBT/N/KEN/1184  
 
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  ASTM D2598, Standard Practice for Calculation of Certai n Physical Properties of Liquefied 
Petroleum (LP) Gases from Compositional Analysis  
ASTM D1837, Standard Test Method for Volatility of Liquefied Petroleum (LP) Gases 
(Withdrawn 2017)  
ASTM D1838, Standard Test Method for Copper Strip Corrosion by Liquefied Petroleum 
(LP) Gases  
ISO 7941, Commercial propane and butane — Analysis by gas chromatography  
ASTM D2163, Standard Test Method for Determination of Hydrocarbons in Liquefied 
Petroleum (LP) Gases and Propane/Propene Mixtures by Gas Chromatography  
ASTM D1945, Standard Test Method for Analysis of Natural Gas by Gas Chromatography  
ASTM D1946, Standard Practice for Analysis of Reformed Gas by Gas Chromatography  
ASTM D 2504, Standard Test Method for Non -condensable Gases in C2 and Lighter 
Hydrocarbon Product s by Gas Chromatography  
ASTM D2158, Standard Test Method for Residues in Liquefied Petroleum (LP) Gases  
IP 317, Determination of residues in liquefied petroleum gases ― Low temperature 
evaporation method  
ISO 6326 -3, Natural gas — Determination of sulfur co mpounds — Part 3: Determination 
of hydrogen sulfide, mercaptan sulfur and carbonyl sulfide sulfur by potentiometry ISO 
4257, Liquefied petroleum gases — Method of sampling  
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: + (254) 020 605490, 605506/6948258  
Fax: + (254) 020 609660/609665  
E-mail: info@kebs.org ; Website: http://www.kebs.org  
 
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