G/SPS/N/KEN/92  
 
6 December 2018  
(18-7725) 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): Arrowroots  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or p racticable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: KS 2842:2018 Fresh Arrowroots (Taro)  - Specification . 
Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 13 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/KEN/18_6295_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: This Kenya standard specifies the requirements and methods 
of sampling and test for edible varieties of arrowroots (also referred to as cocoyam or 
taro), Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott of the Araceae family intended for human 
consumption.  
7. Objective an d 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 Convent ion (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation 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/92  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and  language(s) in which these are available:  
Not applicable   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : March 2019  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : March 2019  
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 Co -operatives.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 29 December 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  
+(254) 020 605506  
+(254) 020 6948258  
Fax: +(254) 020 609660  
+(254) 020 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 6054 90 
+(254) 020 605506  
+(254) 020 6948258  
Fax: +(254) 020 609660  
+(254) 020 609665  
E-mail: info@kebs.org;  
Website: http://www.kebs.org