G/TBT/N/BDI/459  
G/TBT/N/KEN/1594  
G/TBT/N/RWA/1006  
G/TBT/N/TZA/1113  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1917  
26 March 2024  
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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 [  ], 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 addit ion, where applicable):  Paints and 
varnishes (ICS code(s): 87.040)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 849: 2023 
Silk (sheen) emulsion paint for interior use — Specification; (20 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of  content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, 
sampling and test methods for silk (sheen) emulsion paint for interior use.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Quality requirements; Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and 
facilitating trade; Cost saving and productivity enhancement  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. EAS 31, Laundry soaps — Specification  
2. ISO 591 -1, Titanium dioxide pigments for paints — Part 1: Specifications and 
methods of test  
3. ISO 1524, Paints, varnishes and printing inks — Determination of fineness of grind  
4. ISO 2811, (all parts), Paints and varnishes — Determination of density  G/TBT/N/BDI/459, G/TBT/N/KEN/1594, G/TBT/N/RWA/1006, G/TBT/N/TZA/1113, 
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  5. ISO 2813, Paints and varnishes — Determination of gloss value at 20 degrees, 60 
degrees and 85 degrees  
6. ISO 4618, Paints and varnishes — Terms and definitions  
7. ISO 6503, Paints and varnishes — Determination of total lead — Flame atomic 
absorption spectrometric method  
8. ISO 6504 -3, Paints and varnishes — Determination of hiding power — Part 3: 
Determination of contrast ratio of light coloured paints at a fixed spreading rate  
9. ISO 9117 -3, Paints and varnishes — Drying tests — Part 3: Sur face-drying test 
using ballotini  
10. ISO 9117 -4, Paints and varnishes — Drying tests — Part 4: Test using a 
mechanical recorder  
11. ISO 15528, Paints, varnishes and raw materials for paints and varnishes — 
Sampling  
12. ISO 21207, Corrosion tests in artificial atmosphe res — Accelerated corrosion tests 
involving alternate exposure to corrosion -promoting gases, neutral salt -spray and 
drying  
13. ISO 3251, Paints, varnishes and plastics — Determination of non -volatile -matter 
content  
14. ISO 3856 -1, Paints and varnishes — Determinatio n of "soluble" metal content — 
Part 1: Determination of lead content  
15. ISO 16474, Paints and varnishes — Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources.  
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 [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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