G/TBT/N/KEN/455  
 
8 January 2016  
(16-0154)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member: KENYA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible: Kenya Bureau of Standards 
Name and address (including telephon e 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 : 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10 .1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other: 
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Insulated (including 
enamelled or anodised) wire, cable (including co- Axial cable) and other insulated electric conductors, whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fibre cables, made up of individually sheathed fibres, whether or not assembled with electric conductors or fitted with 
connectors (HS: 8544). Electrical wires and cables (ICS: 29.060) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DKS 1022:2015 – 
Specification for 600/1000 V PVC insulated sing le-phase concentric cables with copper or 
aluminium conductors for electricity supply (10 pages, in English) 
6. Description of content: Specifies requirements and dimensions for PVC-insulated single 
phase concentric cables for operation on an earthed neutral system at nominal voltages up-to and including 1 000 V between phases and 600 V to earth. The cables have a central 
phase conductor insulated with red PVC and a concentric layer comprising bare wires 
(neutral conductor). In any one cable both the phase and neutral conductors are of the 
same material i.e. both copper or both aluminium.  
The cables are suitable for underground or ge neral use in situations where the combination 
of ambient temperature and temperature-rise due to loading current results in a conductor 
temperature not exceeding 70
° C. 
It gives a tabulated schedule of test requirements designating each test under the 
category of routine test, regular sample test or type test. In addition, two annexes have 
been added, Annex A giving recommendations for the selection and operation of cables 
and Annex B providing recommendations for the installation of cables. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Quality requirements; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents: BS 4553:1998 
9. Proposed date of adoption: March 2016 
Proposed date of entry into force: Upon declaration as mandat ory by the Minister for 
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  10. Final date for comments: 1 February 2016 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [ ] 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: mailto:info@kebs.org   
Website: http://www.kebs.org