G/SPS/N/KEN/48  
 
18 June 2018  
(18-3759) 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): Substitute vinegar  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relev ant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: KS 1284 -2018 Substitute vinegar – Specification . 
Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 8 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/KEN/18_3093_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: This Standard specifies the quality requirements and methods of 
sampling and test for substitute vinegar.  
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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
 Codex Stan 192 - Codex General Standard for food additives . 
 Codex Stan 193 - Codex General Standard for contaminants in foods and feeds . 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed r egulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
 The Public  Health Act , Cap. 242 of the Laws of Kenya.  
 KS 400 - Specification for Acetic Acid . (available in English)  G/SPS/N/KEN/48  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 30 September 2018  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 30 September 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 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) : 28 July 2018  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  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