G/TBT/N/KEN/1375  
23 January 2023  
(23-0489) 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  
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.keb s.org 
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:   
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):  
Instruments and appliances used  in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, incl. 
scintigraphic apparatus, other electro -medical apparatus and sight -testing instruments, 
n.e.s. (HS code(s): 9018); Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment (ICS 
code(s): 11.040.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DKS 2170 -
1:2022 Medical gases — Specification. Part: 1. Medical Oxygen; (20 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Part 1 of KS 2170 prescribes the requirements and test 
methods  for compressed medical oxygen intended for inhalation  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of 
human health or safety; Quality requireme nts 
8. Relevant documents:   
1. International Pharmacopoeia, Fourth Edition, 2006, Monographs, 
Pharmaceutical substances — Oxygen Monograph  
2. International Pharmacopoeia, Fourth Edition, 2006 Reagents — Reagents, 
test solutions and volumetric solutions.  
3. British Pharmacopoeia online 2008 — Gas detector tubes (Ph. Eur. text 
2.1.6)  
4. United States Pharmacopoeia (USP), 22ND Revision, 1990, official 
Monographs — Oxygen.  G/TBT/N/KEN/1375  
 
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  5. ISO 10083:2006, Oxygen concentrator supply systems for use with medical 
gas pipeli ne systems  
6. KS ISO 32, Gas cylinders for medical use — Marking for identification of 
content  
7. KS ISO 7225, Gas cylinders — Precautionary labels  
8. KS 09 -532, Specification for standard atmospheric conditions for test 
purposes  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  30 June 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  19 March 2023  
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.or g; Website: http://www.kebs.org  
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