G/SPS/N/KEN/76  
 
1 August 2018  
(18-4875) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: KENYA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Kenya Bureau of Standards  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Animal welfare  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: DKS 2829:2018 Food Animals Welfare - Code of 
Practice . Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 24 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/KEN/18_4138_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The scope of this code covers the humane handling of terrestrial  
food animals during production and transportation up to the point of use. This code is 
intended for all persons responsible for the welfare of animals throughout the value chain.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed reg ulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/KEN/76  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
 Meat Control  Act cap 356 of the Laws of Kenya  
 Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act Cap 360 of the Laws of Kenya  
 The Food, Drugs and Chemical Substances Act, Cap 254 of the Laws of Kenya  
 Terrestrial Animal Health Code Vol 1 General Provisions World Organisation for 
Animal Health Twentieth Edition 2011   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : December 2018  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : December 2018  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : Upon declaration as mandatory by the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of 
Industry, Trade and Cooperatives  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 30 September 2018 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS)  
P.O. Box 54974 -00200, Nairobi, Kenya  
Tel: +(254) 020 605490, 605506, 6948258  
Fax: +(254) 020 609660, 609665  
E-mail: info@kebs.org  
Website: http://www.kebs.org  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Kenya Bureau of Standards  
WTO/TBT National Enquiry Point  
P.O. Box 54974 -00200, Nairobi, Kenya  
Tel: +(254) 020 605490, 605506, 6948258  
Fax: +(254) 020 609660. 609665  
E-mail: info@kebs.org  
Website: http://www.kebs.org