G/TBT/N/BDI/276, G/TBT/N/KEN/1310  
G/TBT/N/RWA/710, G/TBT/N/TZA/829  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1684  
25 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  
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  
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 fro m above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 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):  Petroleum 
oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, other than crude; preparations not 
elsewhere specified or included, containing by weight 70 % or more of petroleum oils or 
of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being t he basic constituents of the 
preparations; waste oils. (HS code(s): 2710); Lubricants, industrial oils and related 
products (ICS code(s): 75.100)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 1103: 
2022 Base oil — Specification;  (12 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East Africa Standard specifies requirements, 
sampling and test methods for base oils composed of hydrocarbons and intended for use 
in formulating products including automotive and industrial lubricants. This standard does 
not cover base oils containing detectable levels of esters, animal fats, vegetable oils, or 
other materials used as, or blended into, lubricants.  
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; Cost saving and 
productivity enha ncement  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. ASTM D92, Standard test method for flash and fire points by Cleveland open cup tester  
2. ASTM D97, Standard test method for pour point of petroleum products  G/TBT/N/BDI/276 • G/TBT/N/KEN/1310 • G/TBT/N/RWA/710 • G/TBT/N/TZA/829 • 
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  3. ASTM D130, Standard test method for corrosiveness to copper from petroleum 
products by copper strip test  
4. ASTM D445, Standard test method for kinematic viscosity of transparent and opaque 
liquids (and calculation of dynamic viscosity)  
5. ASTM D482, Standard Test Method for Ash from Petrole um Products  
6. ASTM D664, Standard test method for acid number of petroleum products by 
potentiometric titration  
7. ASTM D974, Standard test method for acid and base number by color -Indicator titration  
8. ASTM D1298, Standard test method for density, relat ive density, or API Gravity of 
crude petroleum and liquid petroleum products by hydrometer method  
9. ASTM D1500, Standard test method for ASTM color of petroleum products (ASTM color 
scale)  
10. ASTM D1744, Standard test method for determination of water in  liquid petroleum 
products by Karl Fischer reagent  
11. ASTM D2270, Standard Practice for Calculating Viscosity Index from Kinematic 
Viscosity at 40 and 100°C  
12. ASTM D2622, Standard test method for sulfur in petroleum products by wavelength 
dispersive x -ray fluorescence spectrometry  
13. ASTM D2896, Standard Test Method for Base Number of Petroleum Products by 
Potentiometric Perchloric Acid Titration  
14. ASTM D3120, Standard test method for trace quantities of sulfur in light liquid 
petroleum hydrocarbons by oxidative microcoulometry  
15. ASTM D4052, Standard test method for density, relative density, and api gravity of 
liquids by digital density meter  
16. ASTM D4059, Standard test method for analysis of polychlorinated biphenyls in 
insulating l iquids by gas chromatography  
17. ASTM D4291, Standard test method for trace ethylene glycol in used engine oil  
18. ASTM D4294, Standard test method for sulfur in petroleum and petroleum products 
by energy dispersive x[1]ray fluorescence spectrometry  
19. AS TM D4530, Standard Test Method for Determination of Carbon Residue (Micro 
Method)  
20. ASTM D4628, Standard Test Method for Analysis of Barium, Calcium, Magnesium, and 
Zinc in Unused Lubricating Oils by Atomic Absorption Spectrometry  
21. ASTM D4739, Standar d test method for base number determination by potentiometric 
hydrochloric acid titration  
22. ASTM D4927, Standard test methods for elemental analysis of lubricant and additive 
components — Barium, calcium, phosphorus, sulfur, and zinc by wavelength -disper sive 
x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy  
23. ASTM D4929, Standard test methods for determination of organic chloride content in 
crude oil  
24. ASTM D4951, Standard test method for determination of additive elements in 
lubricating oils by inductively coupled pla sma atomic emission spectrometry  
25. ASTM D5185, Standard test method for determination of additive elements, wear 
metals, and contaminants in used lubricating oils and determination of selected elements 
in base oils by inductively coupled plasma atomic em ission spectrometry (ICP -AES) 
26. ASTM D5950, Standard Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum Products (Automatic 
Tilt Method)  G/TBT/N/BDI/276 • G/TBT/N/KEN/1310 • G/TBT/N/RWA/710 • G/TBT/N/TZA/829 • 
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  27. ASTM D 6304, Standard Test Method for Determination of Water in Petroleum 
Products, Lubricating Oils, and Additives by Coulo metric Karl Fischer Titration  
28. ASTM D7042, Standard test method for dynamic viscosity and density of liquids by 
stabinger viscometer (and the calculation of kinematic viscosity)  
29. EPA 8120, Chlorinated hydrocarbons by gas chromatography  
30. ASTM D4057 , Standard Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum 
Products  
31. ASTM D4177, Standard Practice for Automatic Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum 
Products  
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) 020 609660/609665  
E-mail: info@kebs.org ; Website: http://www.kebs.org  
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