G/TBT/N/KEN/1378  
31 Janvier 2023  
(23-0706) 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  
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.keb s.org 
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:   
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):  Articles of 
cement, concrete or  artificial stone, whether or not reinforced (HS code(s): 6810); 
Concrete and concrete products (ICS code(s): 91.100.30)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DKS 829: 2023 
Specification for precast concrete channels, edgings  and quadrants; (18 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  This Kenya Standard specifies the requirements for the 
following precast concrete products:  
a) Channels; b) Edgings; c) Quadrants.  
These precast concrete products, referred to as a produc t or products in this standard, 
are intended for use in the construction of carriageways and footways laid in accordance 
with KS 1537  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• KS EAS 18 -1, Cement Part 1: Composition, specifications and conformity criteria 
for common cements  
• KS 987 -1 Modular coordination - Vocabulary applicable to modular coordination.  
• KS 95 Specification for natural aggregates for use in con crete.  G/TBT/N/KEN/1378  
 
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  • KS 2846 Mixing water for concrete — Specification for sampling, testing and 
assessing the suitability of water, including water recovered from processes in the 
concrete industry, as mixing water for concrete.KS 1537 Code of practice for 
laying of precast concrete flags, kerbs, channels, edgings and quadrants.  
• KS 2770 -1 Admixtures for concrete, mortar and grout -Part 1:Common 
requirements.  
• KS 2770 -2 Admixtures for concrete, mortar and grout -Requirements Part 
2:Concrete admixtures.  
• KS 2770 -3 Admixture s for concrete, mortar and grout -Requirements -Part 
3:Admixtures for masonry mortar  
• KS 2770 -4: Admixtures for concrete, mortar and grout -Requirements -Part 
4:Admixtures for grout for pre -stressing tendons  
• KS 2770 -5 Admixtures for concrete, mortar and grout. Admixtures for sprayed 
concrete. Definitions, requirements, conformity, marking and labelling  
• EN 12878 Pigments for the colouring of building materials based on cement 
and/or lime. Specifications and methods of test  
• BS 4372 Specification for engineers' steel measuring rules  
• BS 4484 -1 Specification for measuring instruments for constructional works. 
Metric graduation and figuring of instruments for linear measurement  
• BS 957 Specification for feeler gauges  
• KS ISO 7500 -2:2006 Metallic materials -Calibration and verification of static 
uniaxial testing machines -Part 2:Tension creep testing machines -Verification of 
the applied force.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  30 June 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  2 April 2023  
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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