G/TBT/N/KEN/1162  
29 November 2021  
(21-8951) 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):  
Tarpaulins, awnings and sunblinds  of textile materials (excl. cotton or synthetic fibres and 
flat covers of light fabrics made -up as tarpaulins) (HS 630619); Coated fabrics (ICS 
59.080.40)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 
1073:2021 Tarpaulin for ge neral use — Specification (12 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, 
sampling and test methods for tarpaulins used for general purposes.  This standard does 
not apply to tarpaulins used for handling food products.  
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 require ments; 
Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:   
ISO 105 -B02, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part B02: Colour fastness to artificial 
light: Xenon arc fading lamp test  
ISO 105 -C10, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part C10: Colour fastness to washing 
with soap or soap and soda  
ISO 105 -X12, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part X12: Colour fastness to rubbing  
 ISO 176, Plastics — Determination of loss of plas ticizers — Activated carbon method  
ISO 248 -1, Rubber, raw — Determination of volatile -matter content — Part 1: Hot -mill 
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  ISO 811, Textiles — Determination of resistance to water penetration — Hydrostatic 
pressure test  
ISO 1420, Rubber - or plastics -coated fabrics — Determination of resistance to penetration 
by water  
ISO 1421, Rubber - or plastics -coated fabrics - Determination of tensile strength and 
elongation at break    
ISO 2411, Rubber - or plastics -coated fabrics — Determination of co ating adhesion  
ISO 2286 -2, Rubber - or plastics -coated fabrics — Determination of roll characteristics — 
Part 2: Methods for determination of total mass per unit area, mass per unit area of 
coating and mass per unit area of substrate  
ISO 4674 -1, Rubber -or plastics -coated Fabrics -Determination of tear Resistance -Part 1: 
Constant rate of tear methods  
ISO 4675, Rubber - or plastics -coated fabrics — Low-temperature bend test  
ISO 4892 -3:2016, Plastics — Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources — Part 3: 
Fluorescent UV lamps  
ISO 5978, Rubber - or plastics -coated fabrics — Determination of blocking resistance  
ISO 6451, Plastics coated fabrics — Polyvinyl chloride coatings — Rapid method for 
checking fusion  
ISO 6964, Polyolefin pipes and fittings — Determination of carbon black content by 
calcination and pyrolysis — Test method  
ISO 7771, Textiles — Determination of dimensional changes of fabrics induced by cold -
water immersion  
ISO 7854, Rubber - or plastics -coated fabrics — Determination of  resistance to damage 
by flexing  
ISO 22198, Textiles — Fabrics — Determination of width and length  
ISO 22958, Textiles — Water resistance — Rain tests: exposure to a horizontal water 
spray  
ISO 24153, Random sampling and randomization procedures   
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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