G/SPS/N/KEN/122  
 
19 March 2019  
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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): Beef 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practic able: 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: DEAS 84 -1:2019 Meat Grades and Meat Cuts - 
Specification - Part 1: Beef Grades and Cuts . Language(s): English.  Number of 
pages:  7 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/KEN/19_1593_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: This part of this Draft East African Standard specifies methods 
of grading and grades of beef including veal, quality and safety requirements, methods 
of sampling and test, of carcasses thereof, meant for human consumption. The standard 
also defines major portions of meat cuts from the carcasses for sale.  
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 standar d: 
[ ] 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 regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international stand ard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   G/SPS/N/KEN/122  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : September 2019  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : September 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 relevant Cabinet 
Secretary.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 15 Ap ril 2019  
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 605490  
 +(254 ) 020  605506  
 +(254) 020  6948258  
Fax: +(254) 020 609660  
 +(254) 020  609665  
E-mail: info@kebs.org  
Website: http://www.kebs.org