G/TBT/N/KEN/872  
 
16 April 2019  
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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:  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 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Radiation 
protection (ICS 13.280)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  KS 2029:2019 
Corpses contain ing radioactive materials — Safe handling — Code of practice (10 page(s), 
in English)  
6. Description of content:  The C ode is inte nded as a g uide to the safe handling of the 
bodies of p ersons who have died while undergoi ng treatment with radioactive s ubstances, 
whether sealed or unsealed, and which still retain, in or on the b ody, sig nificant amounts 
of radioactivity. S uch co rpses m ay act as sources of i onizing radiations to whi ch 
pathologists and others attending them may unknowingly be exposed. As ionizi ng 
radiations may cause a dverse biolo gical effects in those exp osed to them it is desirable to 
keep such exposure to a minimum.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:  ICRP, 1996. Radiological Protection and Safety in Medicine. ICRP 
Publication 73. Ann. ICRP 26 (2)  
ICRP, 1988. Radiation Dose to Patients from Radiopharmaceuticals. ICRP Publication 53. 
Ann. ICRP 18 (1 -4) 
Nation al Council on Radiation Pr otection and Mea surements, Dose limits for individuals who 
receive exposure from radionu clide therapy patients, NCRP.  
The Ra diation Protection Act, CAP 243, of the Laws of Kenya, 1985 (revised)  
Radiation Protection and Safety of Radiation Sources: Internat ional Basic Safety 
Standards, General Safety Requirements Part 3  G/TBT/N/KEN/872  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  September 2019  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon declaration as mandatory by the relevant 
Cabinet Secretary  
10. Final date for comments:  2 June 2019  
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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