G/TBT/N/BDI/246  
G/TBT/N/KEN/1265  
G/TBT/N/RWA/676  
G/TBT/N/TZA/786  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1600  
 
25 May 2022  
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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):  Ground -
nuts, not roasted or otherwise cooked, whether or not shelled or broken. (HS code(s): 
1202); Oilseeds (ICS code(s): 67.200.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the not ified document:  DEAS 888:2022 
Raw, roasted and fried groundnuts — Specification; (12 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This East Africa Standard specifies the requirements, sampling 
and test methods for raw, roasted and fried groundnuts of t he plant Arachis hypogea  
intended for direct human consumption. The standard does not apply groundnuts for 
further processing  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements; 
Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
AS 38, General standard for labelling of pre -packa ged foods  
EAS 39, Code of practice for hygiene for food and drink industries EAS 101, Food stuffs 
Methods of determining of arsenic content  
EAS 769, Fortified edible oils and fats — Specification  G/TBT/N/BDI/246, G/TBT/N/KEN/1265, G/TBT/N/RWA/676, G/TBT/N/TZA/786, 
G/TBT/N/UGA/1600  
 
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  CXS 192, General Standards for Food Additives  
ISO 5555, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Sampling  
ISO 661: Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Preparation of test sample  
ISO 3960, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of peroxide value — 
Iodometric (visual) endpoint determination  
ISO 660, Anim al and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of acid value and acidity  
ISO 3596, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of unsaponifiable matter 
— method using diethyl ether extraction  
ISO 3961, Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Determination of iodine value  
ISO 6320, Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Determination of refractive index.  
ISO 662, Animal and Vegetable fats and oils -Determination of moisture and volatile 
matter content  
ISO 663 Animal and vegetable fats and oils -Determination of insoluble impurities content  
ISO 3657, Animal and vegetable fats and Oils - Determination of saponification value  
ISO 12193, Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Determination of lead by direct graphite 
furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy . 
ISO 8294, Animal and vegetable fats and oils - determination of copper, iron and nickel 
contents - graphite furnace atomic absorption method  
ISO 6883, Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Determination of conventional mass per 
volume (litre weight in air).  
ISO 15305, Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Determination of lovibond colour.  
ISO 10539, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of alkalinity  
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 [ ] 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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