G/TBT/N/BDI/406, G/TBT/N/KEN/1501  
G/TBT/N/RWA/930, G/TBT/N/TZA/1034  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1841  
15 September 2023  
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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:  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:   
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):  Palm oil 
and its fractions, whether or not refined (excl. chemically modified) (HS code(s): 1511); 
Animal and vegetable fats and oils (ICS cod e(s): 67.200.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 887:2023 
Crude and semi refined palm oil — Specification; (10 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This East African standard specifies the requirements,  sampling 
and test methods for crude and semi refined (neutralized and/or bleached) palm oil 
derived from the fleshy mesocarp of the fruit of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) intended for 
further processing.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of  urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements; 
Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. AOAC 952.13, Arsenic in food. Silver diethyldithiocarbamate  
2. CXC 36, Code of Practice for the Storage and Transport of Edible Fats and Oils in Bulk  
3. CODEX STAN 192, General Standard for Food Additives  
4. EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods — Specification  
5. EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry — Code of practice  G/TBT/N/BDI/406 • G/TBT/N/KEN/1501 • G/TBT/N/RWA/930 • G/TBT/N/TZA/1034 • 
G/TBT/N/UGA/1841  
 
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  6. ISO 660, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of acid value and acidity  
7. ISO 661, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Preparation of test sample  
8. ISO 662, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of moisture and volatile 
matter content  
9. ISO 3657, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of saponification value  
10. ISO 3961, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of iodine value using 
diethyl ether extraction  
11. ISO 5555, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Sampling  
12. ISO 6320, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of refractive index  
13. ISO 6321, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of melting point in 
open capillary tubes (slip point)  
14. ISO 6883, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of conventional mass 
per volume (litre weight in air)  
15. ISO 12193, Animal and vegeta ble fats and oils — Determination of lead by direct 
graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy  
16. ISO 15305, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of Lovibond colour  
17. ISO 21033 Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of tra ce elements by 
inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP -OES) 
18. ISO 27608 Animal and vegetable fats and oils —Determination of Lovibond colour — 
Automatic method  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined and notified  
Proposed da te 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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