G/TBT/N/KEN/1592  
21 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:  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:   
Kenya Bureau of Standar ds 
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  
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):  Footwear 
(ICS code(s): 61.060)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DKS 391: 2024 
Specification for general pu rpose rubber boots; (11 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Kenya Standard specifies the requirements, test methods 
and sampling for general purposes gumboots made of rubber  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent prob lems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Quality requirements; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. BS 5145 Lined industrial rubber boots.  
2. ISO/R 36: 1957 Determination of adhesion strength of vulcanized rubbers to 
textile fabrics.  
3. IS 3400: 1975 Methods of test for vulcanized rubbers.  
4. IS 3738: 1975 Specification for industrial and safety rubber knee boots.  
5. ISO 37, Rubber, vulcanized - Determin ation of tensile stress -strain properties.  
6. ISO 48, Vulcanized rubbers - Determination of hardness (Hardness between 30 
and 85 IRHD).  G/TBT/N/KEN/1592  
 
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  7. ISO 176, Plastics - Determination of loss of plasticizers - Activated carbon 
method.  
8. ISO 458 -1, Plastics - Determination of  stiffness in torsion of flexible materials - 
Part 1: General method.  
9. ISO/TR 463, Dial gauges reading in 0.01 mm, 0.001 in and 0.000 1 in. ISO 10335, 
Rubber, and plastics footwear - Nomenclature.  
10. ISO 4643, Moulded plastics footwear — Lined or unlined poly (vinyl chloride) boots 
for general industrial use — Specification  
11. ISO 5423, Moulded plastics footwear — Lined or unlined polyurethane boots for 
general industrial use — Specification  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  30 September 2024  
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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