G/TBT/N/KEN/1152  
17 November 2021  
(21-8677) 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):  Wadding, 
gauze, bandages and the like, e.g. dressings, adhesive plasters, poultices, impregnated 
or covered with pharmaceutical substances or put up for retail sale for medical, surgical, 
dental or veterinary purposes (excl. adhesive dressings and other articles having an 
adhesive layer) (HS 300590); Medical sciences and health care facilities in general (ICS 
11.020)  
5. Title, number of pages a nd language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 1069: 
2021 Cotton ear bud — Specification (18 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, 
sampling and test methods for cotton ear buds.  
7. Objecti ve and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  National security requirements; Consumer information, labelling; Prevention 
of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; 
Quality requiremen ts; Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
• ISO 1833 -11, Textiles — Quantitative chemical analysis — Part 11: Mixtures of 
certain cellulose fibres with certain other fibres (method using sulfuric acid)  
• ISO 2859 -1, Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes — Part 1: 
Sampling schemes indexed b y acceptance quality limit (AQL) for lot -by-lot 
inspection  
• ISO 3071, Textiles — Determination of pH of aqueous extract  
• ISO 10993, Biological evaluation of medical devices  G/TBT/N/KEN/1152  
 
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  • ISO 11737 -1, Sterilization of health care products — Microbiological methods — 
Part 1: Determination of a population of microorganisms on products  
• KS 2245:2010, Specification for cotton ear buds  
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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