G/TBT/N/BDI/339, G/TBT/N/KEN/1401  
G/TBT/N/RWA/846, G/TBT/N/TZA/925  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1754  
8 March 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:   
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.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):  Petroleum 
products in general (ICS code(s): 75.080)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 1105: 
2023 Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) – Specification; (12  page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for liquefied petroleum gases (LPG) intended for use as 
domestic, commercial, and industrial heating and engine fuels.  
This standard covers LPG consisting of commercial propane, commercial butane and 
commercial propane butane (PB) mixture.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of d eceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Quality requirements; Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and 
facilitating trade; Cost saving and productivity enhancement  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. ASTM D1267, Standard Test Method for Gauge Vapor Pressure of Liquefied Petroleum 
(LP) Gases (LP -Gas Method)  
2. ASTM D1657, Standard Test Method for Density or Relative Density of Light 
Hydrocarbons by Pressure Hydrometer  G/TBT/N/BDI/339 • G/TBT/N/KEN/1401 • G/TBT/N/RWA/846 • G/TBT/N/TZA/925 • 
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  3. ASTM D1837, Standard Test Method for Volatility of Liquefied Petroleum (LP) Gases 
(Withdra wn 2017)  
4. ASTM D1838, Standard Test Method for Copper Strip Corrosion by Liquefied Petroleum 
(LP) Gases  
5. ASTM D1945, Standard Test Method for Analysis of Natural Gas by Gas 
Chromatography  
6. ASTM D1946, Standard Practice for Analysis of Reformed Gas by Gas Chromatography  
7. ASTM D2158, Standard Test Method for Residues in Liquefied Petroleum (LP) Gases  
8. ASTM D2163, Standard Test Method for Determination of Hydrocarbons in Liquefied 
Petroleum (LP) Gases and Propane/Propene Mixtures by Ga s Chromatography  
9. ASTM D 2504, Standard Test Method for Non -condensable Gases in C2 and Lighter 
Hydrocarbon Products by Gas Chromatography  
10. ASTM D 2598, Standard Practice for Calculation of Certain Physical Properties of 
Liquefied Petroleum (LP) Gases  from Compositional Analysis  
11. ASTM D3244, Standard Practice for Utilization of Test Data to Determine Conformance 
with Specifications  
12. ASTM D 6667, Standard Test Method for Determination of Total Volatile Sulphur in 
Gaseous Hydrocarbons and Liquefied Petroleum Gases by Ultraviolet Fluorescence  
13. IP 235, Determination of density of light hydrocarbons – Pressure hydrometer method  
14. IP 272, Determination of mercaptan sulfur and hydrogen sulfide content of liquefied 
petroleum gases (LPG) - Electrometric titration method  
15. IP 317, Determination of residues in liquefied petroleum gases ― Low temperature 
evaporation method  
16. ISO 4257, Liquefied petroleum gases — Method of sampling  
17. ISO 4259 -3, Petroleum and related products — Precision of measurement methods 
and results — Part 3: Monitoring and verification of published precision data in relation to 
methods of test  
18. ISO 6326 -3, Natural gas — Determination of sulfur compounds — Part 3: 
Determination of hydrogen sulfide, mercaptan sulfur a nd carbonyl sulfide sulfur by 
potentiometry  
19. ISO 7941, Commercial propane and butane — Analysis by gas chromatography  
20. ISO 8973, Liquefied petroleum gases — Calculation method for density and vapour 
pressure  
21. ASTM D1265, Standard Practice for Samp ling Liquefied Petroleum (LP) Gases (Manual 
Method)  
22. ASTM D3700, Standard Practice for Obtaining LPG Samples Using a Floating Piston 
Cylinder  
23. ISO 13758, Liquefied petroleum gases — Assessment of the dryness of propane — 
Valve freeze method  
24. ASTM D 2784, Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Liquefied Petroleum Gases (Oxy -
Hydrogen Burner or Lamp)  
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  G/TBT/N/BDI/339 • G/TBT/N/KEN/1401 • G/TBT/N/RWA/846 • G/TBT/N/TZA/925 • 
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  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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