G/TBT/N/KEN/447  
 
17 July 2015  
(15-3689)  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 telephon e 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 [ ], other: 
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Disinfectants and 
antiseptics. Organic surface - Active agents (other than soap); Surface – Active preparations, washing preparations (including auxiliary washing preparations) and cleaning preparations, whether or not containing soap, other than those of heading 34.01. (HS: 3402), Insecticides, 
rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, 
disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphur-treated bands, wicks and candles, and 
fly-papers) (HS: 3808). Surface active agents (ICS: 71.100.40) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Chemical 
Disinfectants and Antiseptics – Quantitative Suspension Test for the Evaluation of 
Bactericidal Activity of Chemical Disinfectants and Antiseptics Used in Food, Industrial, Domestic and Institutional Areas – Test Method and Requirements (10 pages, in English)  
6. Description of content: Specifies a test method (phase 2/step 1) and the minimum 
requirements for bactericidal activity of chemic al disinfectant and antiseptic products that 
form a homogeneous, physically stable preparation in hard water and that are used in 
food, industrial, domestic and institutional areas, excluding areas and situations where 
disinfection is medically indicated and exclud ing products used on living tissues except 
those for hand hygiene in the above considered areas.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Quality requirements; Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:  
1. BS 6424:1984 Specification for QAC based aromatic disinfectant fluids 
2. BS 6471:1984 Method for determination of the antimicrobial value of QAC 
disinfectant formulation 
3. BS 5197:1976 Specification for aromatic disinfectant fluids 
4. BS EN 1276:1997 Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics – Quantitative suspension 
test for the evaluation of bactericidal activity of chemical disinfectants and 
antiseptics used in food, industrial, domestic and institutional areas – Test method and requirements (phase 2, step 1) 
5. Publication in which the notification is published when adopted: Kenya Gazette G/TBT/N/KEN/447 
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: 21 September 2015 
Proposed date of entry into force: 21 March 2016 
10. Final date for comments: 21 August 2015 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal 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: mailto:info@kebs.org  
Website: http://www.kebs.org