G/TBT/N/KEN/606  
 
11 January 2018  
(18-0287) 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 [   ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Meat, meat 
products and other animal produce (ICS 67.120).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notif ied document: KS 2774 PT 
3:2017 Grading Live animal for meat trade – Specification Pt. 3 Sheep (6 page(s), in 
English)    
6. Description of content: This Kenya Standards specifies requirements for grading of 
sheep for meat trade  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
 Determination of living animals for slaughter: KS 01 -837: part 1 and 2  
 Kenya Meat Commission Act Cap 363 of the laws of Kenya  
 ILRI discussion paper No. 22, Improvement and Diversification of Somali Livestock 
Trade and Marketing; Towards a formalized grading system for export quality 
livestock in Somalia  
 Stuth, J. et al., (2006). "Livest ock Market Information System for East Africa: The 
Case of LINKS/GL -CRSP." In J.G McPeak and P.D Little , eds Pastoral livestock 
marketing in Eastern Africa: Research and policy challenge  
 ES 2789:2012 -Grading live animals and carcass  
 Australian Standard fo r the export of livestock (version 2.3) 2011  
 PNS/BAFPS 87:2010: Live grading for slaughter cattle  
 Kadim, I. T., Mahgoub, O., and Mbaga, M. (2014). Potential of camel meat as a 
non-traditional high quality source of protein for human consumption. Animal 
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   Cap 360 of Animal welfare Act   
9. Proposed date of adoption: March 2018  
Proposed date of entry into force: Upon declaration as mandatory by the Cabinet 
Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Cooperatives   
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [  ] 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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