G/TBT/N/KEN/1247  
16 May 2022  
(22-3782) 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 [  ], 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):  Textile 
fibres (ICS code(s): 59 .060)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DKS 543 -
2:2022 Embroidery threads – Specification – Part 2: Polyester filament embroidery 
threads(11 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Kenya Standard specifies r equirements for polyester 
filament embroidery threads  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• GB/TV28466 -2012 Polyester filament embroidery threads  
• KS 543-1:2000 Specification for embroidery threads Part 1. Cotton embroidery 
threads  
• KS ISO 1139, Textiles — Designation of yarns.  
• KS ISO 1144, Textiles — Universal system for designating linear density (Tex 
System).  
• KS ISO 2062, Textiles — Yarns from package s — Determination of single -end 
breaking force and elongation at break using constant rate of extension (CRE) 
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  • KS ISO 2060, Textiles — Yarn from packages — Determination of linear density 
(mass per unit length) by the skein method.  
• KS ISO 105 -A02, T extiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part A02: Grey scale for 
assessing change in colour  
• KS ISO 105 -A03, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part A03: Grey scale for 
assessing staining  
• KS ISO 105 -B01, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part B01: Co lour fastness 
to light: Daylight  
• KS ISO 105 -B02, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part B02: Colour fastness 
to artificial light: Xenon arc fading lamp test  
• KS ISO 105 -C10, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part C10: Colour fastness 
to washing with soap or soap and soda  
• KS ISO 105 -D01, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part D01: Colour fastness 
to drycleaning using perchloroethylene solvent  
• KS ISO 105 -X11, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part X11: Colour fastness 
to hot press ing 
• KS ISO 105 -X12, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part X12: Colour fastness 
to rubbing  
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; 60 days  
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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