G/TBT/N/KEN/1422  
26 April 2023  
(23-2948) 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 [  ], 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):  Parts and 
accessories for tract ors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor 
cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, motor 
vehicles for the transport of goods and special purpose motor vehicles of heading 8701 
to 8705, n.e.s . (HS code(s): 8708); Indicating and control devices (ICS code(s): 
43.040.30)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DKS 2295 -
1:2023 Maximum Road speed limiters for motor vehicles Part 1: Performance and 
installation requireme nts; (24 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Part 1 of this Kenya Standard specifies requirements for 
the performance and installation of devices designed to limit the maximum road speed of 
motor vehicles by control of engine power.  
This standard also specifies performance requirements of speed recording and reporting 
devices. This may be a separate unit to be installed on the vehicle as an add -on or on -
board system built in the vehicle.  
This standard does not cover methods of test and pro cedure for type approval which are 
covered under KS 2295 -2. The two parts of this standard cannot therefore be read in 
isolation.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Quality requirements  G/TBT/N/KEN/1422  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
BS AU 217 -1a 1987, Maximum Road speed limiters for motor vehicles — Specification for 
installed requirements.  
Data Protection Act, 2019 (DPA ) 
KNWA 2460: 2013 Motor vehicle garages for repair and services — Code of practice  
KS 2295 -2: Maximum Road speed limiters for motor vehicles — Part 2: Specification for 
system and component requirements  
Traffic Act, Cap. 403 of the Laws of Kenya, and any l egal notices  
ZS 675:2006, Road vehicles — Road speed limiters — Guidelines.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  26 October 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined N/A  
10. Final date for comments:  24 June 2023  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://member s.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/KEN/23_9304_00_e.pdf