G/TBT/N/KEN/1180  
15 December 2021  
(21-9373) Page: 1/2 
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 [X], 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):  Doors and 
their frames and thresholds, of wood (HS 441820); Doors and windows (ICS 91.060.50)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 
1067:2021, General wooden door shutters — Specification, First Edition (30 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East Africa Standard specifies requirements, 
sampling and test methods for wooden door shutters of three exposure classes and three 
performance classes.  This specification does not cover the requirements for fire doors.  
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  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. ISO 6445, Doors -- Behaviour between two different climates -- Test method  
2. ISO 7894, Partitions made of components -- Test for resistance to wind (static 
pressure and slamming doors  
3. ISO 8270, Door sets — Soft heavy body impact test  
4. ISO 12777 -3, Methods of test for pallet joints -- Part 3: Determination of 
strength of pallet joints  
5. EAS 272, Timber — Determination of moisture content for physical and 
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  6. ISO 6443, Door leaves — Method for measurement  of height, width, thickness 
and Squareness  
7. ISO 8271, Door leaves — Determination of the resistance to hard body impact  
8. ISO 9380, Door sets — Repeated torsion test  
9. US 1777: 2017, General wooden door shutters — Specification  
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) 0 20 609660/609665  
E-mail: info@kebs.org ; Website: http://www.kebs.org  
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