G/TBT/N/BDI/267, G/TBT/N/KEN/1296  
G/TBT/N/RWA/702, G/TBT/N/TZA/821  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1676  
13 October 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:   
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 addition, where applicable):  Animal or 
vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or 
vegetable waxes (HS code(s): 15); Nuts (ICS cod e(s): 21.060.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 301: 2022 
Edible palm oil — Specification; (14 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African standard specifies requirements and 
methods o f sampling and test for virgin and refined edible palm oil derived from fruit 
(mesocarp) of the palm (Elaeis guineensis).  
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:   
• EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods — Specification  
• EAS 39, Code of practice for hygiene for food and drink manufacturing industries  
• CXS 192 -1995, General Standard for food additives  
• EAS 769, Fortified edible oils and fats — Specification  
• EAS 804, Claims on foods —Requirements  
• EAS 805, Use of nutritional and health claims — Requirement  G/TBT/N/BDI/267 • G/TBT/N/KEN/1296 • G/TBT/N/RWA/702 • G/TBT/N/TZA/821 • 
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  • ISO 660, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of acid value and 
acidity  
• ISO 661, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Preparation of test sample  
• ISO 662, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determi nation of moisture and 
volatile matter content  
• ISO 663, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of insoluble 
impurities content  
• ISO 2590, General method for determining of arsenic — Diethyldithiocarbamate 
photometric method  
• ISO 3596, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of unsaponifiable 
matter — Method using diethyl ether  
• ISO 3657, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of saponification 
value  
• ISO 3960, Animal and vegetable fats and oils 
  Determination of peroxide value 
— Iodometric (visual) endpoint determination  
• ISO 3961, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of iodine value  
• ISO 5555, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Sampling  
• ISO 6320, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of refractive index  
• ISO 6883, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of conventional 
mass per volume (litre weight in air)  
• ISO 8294, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determinatio n of copper, iron 
and nickel contents — Graphite furnace atomic absorption method  
• ISO 10539, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of alkalinity  
• ISO 12193, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of lead by direct 
graphite furnace a tomic absorption spectroscopy  
• ISO 15305, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of Lovibond 
colour  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  9 December 2022  
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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