G/TBT/N/BDI/402, G/TBT/N/KEN/1497  
G/TBT/N/RWA/926, G/TBT/N/TZA/1030  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1837  
15 September 2023  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  BURUNDI, KENYA, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Kenya Bureau of Standards  
Name and address (including telephone 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:   
P.O. Box: 54974 -00200, Nairobi, Kenya  
Telephone: + (254) 020 605490, 605506/6948258  
Fax: + (254) 020 609660/609665  
E-mail: info@kebs.org ; Website: http://www.kebs.org  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  - 
Macadamia nuts: (HS code(s): 08026); Animal and vegetable fats and oils (ICS code(s): 
67.200.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 
1169:20 23 Raw Macadamia nuts - inshell — Specification; (10 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for raw macadamia nuts - inshell of varieties grown from 
Macadamia in tegrifolia, and Macadamia tetraphylla, and their hybrids whose kernels are 
intended for human consumption.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive pract ices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements; 
Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. CXC 6 Code of Hygienic Practice for Tree Nuts  
2. ISO 665, Oilseeds — Determination of moisture and volatile matter content  
3. ISO 658, Oilseeds — Determination of content of impurities  
4. ISO 16050, Foodstuffs — Determination of aflatoxin B1, and the total content of 
aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2 in cereals, nuts and derived  products — High-performance 
liquid chromatographic method  G/TBT/N/BDI/402 • G/TBT/N/KEN/1497 • G/TBT/N/RWA/926 • G/TBT/N/TZA/1030 • 
G/TBT/N/UGA/1837  
 
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  5. ISO 21294 Oilseeds – Manual or automatic discontinuous sampling  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined and notified  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National 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: info@kebs.org ; Website: http://www.kebs.org  
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