. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/KEN/29 
14 June 2006 
 (06-2860) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   KENYA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   KENYA BUREAU OF STANDARDS (KEBS) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
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 applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.  
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
Liquefied Petroleum Gas  (HS 73.11 and 76.13;  ICS:  23.020.30) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   KS 1938-1: 2006. 
The handling, storage and distribution of lique fied petroleum gas in domestic, commercial, 
and industrial installations - Code of practice.  Part 1:  Liquefied petroleum gas installations 
involving gas storage containers of indivi dual water capacity not exceeding 500 L and a 
combined water capacity not exceeding 3 000 L per installation (54 pages, in English). 
6. Description of content:   This Part 1 of KS 1938 gives requirements for the materials, the 
methods of construction and the installation of  equipment used in liquefied petroleum gas 
applications for domestic and commercial installa tions that involve gas storage containers of 
individual water capacity not exceeding 500 L and of a combined water capacity not 
exceeding 3 000 L. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of health and human lif e;  environmental protection. 
8. Relevant documents:   SANS 10087–1.  The handling, storage, distribution and 
maintenance of liquefied petroleum gas in dom estic, commercial and industrial installation. 
BS 3212  Specification for flexible rubber tubing, rubber hose and rubber hose 
assemblies for use in LPG vapour phase and LPG/air installations. 
SANS 1910 Portable refillable fire extinguishers. 
SANS10019 Transportable metal containers for compressed gas - Basic design, 
manufacture, use and maintenance. 
SANS10108 The classification of hazardous lo cations and the selection of apparatus 
for use in such locations. G/TBT/N/KEN/29 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  7 August 2006 
Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon declaration as Mandatory by the Minister 
for Trade and Industry  
10. Final date for comments:   60 days after the date of notification 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
Kenya Bureau of Standards 
Standards Information Resource Centre 
WTO/TBT National Enquiry Point 
P.O. Box 54974-00200  Nairobi, Kenya 
Telephone: (+254 020) 605490, 605506/ 69028258 
Fax:  (+254 020) 609660/604031 
E-mail:  info@kebs.org  
Website: http://www.kebs.org