G/TBT/N/BDI/35, G/TBT/N/KEN/1437  
G/TBT/N/RWA/868, G/TBT/N/TZA/971  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1773  
30 May 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:   
Kenya Bureau of Standards  
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 [  ], 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):  Liquid 
fuels (ICS code(s): 75.160.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 1145: 
2023 Automotive manual t ransmission gear oils Extreme Pressure (EP) — Specification; 
(14 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, 
methods of sampling and test for automotive manual transmission (extreme pressure) 
gear oils. The standard only covers declares a minimum performance level of GL4.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Quality requirements; Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and 
facilitating trade; Cost saving and productivity enhancement  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. ASTM D 92, Standard Test Method for Flash and Fire Points by Cleveland Open Cup 
Tester  
2. ASTM D97, Standard Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum Products  
3. ASTM D445, Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque 
Liquids (and Calculation of Dynamic Viscosity)  G/TBT/N/BDI/35 • G/TBT/N/KEN/1437 • G/TBT/N/RWA/868 • G/TBT/N/TZA/971 • 
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  4. ASTM D 1298, Standard Test Method for Density, Relati ve Density, or API Gravity of 
Crude Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum Products by Hydrometer Method  
5. ASTM D 4052, Test Method for Density, Relative Density, and API Gravity of Liquids by 
Digital Density Meter  
6. ASTM D 2270, Practical for calculating viscosity index from kinematic viscosity at 40 
°C and 100 °C  
7. ASTM D4057, Standard Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum 
Products  
8. ASTM D4177, Standard Practice for Automatic Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum 
Products  
9. SAE J306, Grade transmission and axle classification  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
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, 605506/6948 258 Fax: + (254) 020 
609660/609665 E -mail: info@kebs.org ; Website: http://www.kebs.org  
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