G/TBT/N/KEN/1435  
30 May 2023  
(23-3669) 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  
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.keb s.org 
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:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 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):  
Construction materials in gener al (ICS code(s): 91.100.01)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  KS 2129 -1-2023 
Tile adhesive for marble, granite, ceramic and porcelain – Part 1: Requirements, 
assessment and verification of constancy of performance, classi fication and marking.; (29 
page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Kenya Standard is applicable to the following three types 
of adhesives for ceramic, marble, granite, and porcelain tiles, i.e. cementitious ones for 
internal and external tile  installations, dispersion and reaction resin ones for internal tile 
installations, on walls and floors.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practic es and 
consumer protection; Quality requirements; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating 
trade; Cost saving and productivity enhancement  
8. Relevant documents:   
EN 12004:2007 Adhesives for tiles — Requirements, evaluation of conformity, 
classification and designation.  
KS 2129 -2:2017, adhesives for tiles — Part 2: Test methods  
EN 12808 -1, Grouts for tiles — Part 1: Determination of chemical resistance of reaction 
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  EN 13238, Reaction to fire tests for building products — Condit ioning procedures and 
general rules for selection of substrates  
EN 13501 -1, Fire classification of construction products and building elements — Part 1: 
Classification using data from reaction to fire tests  
EN 14411, tiles — Definition, classification, cha racteristics, assessment and verification 
of constancy of performance and marking  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  September 2023  
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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