Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - Kenya - Machine glazed Kraft paper for food packaging

NOTIFICATION

The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6

 

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Notifying Member: KENYA

If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):

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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.kebs.org

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], Other:

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Products covered (HS codes or national tariff lines. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Paper products (ICS code(s): 85.080)

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Details of notified document(s) (title, number of pages and languages, means of access): DKS 2893: 2024 : Machine glazed Kraft paper for food packaging — Specification; (10 page(s), in English)

Link to notified document(s) and/or contact details for agency or authority which can provide copies upon request:

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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Description of content: This Kenya Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for machine glazed Kraft paper for food packaging such as bread bags, grocery bags, wrappings and laminates.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade

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Relevant documents:

1._    KS EAS 880, Waxed paper for packaging of confectionery — Specification

2._    KS EAS 933, Paper and board intended to come into contact with foodstuffs — Determination of formaldehyde in an aqueous extract

3._    KS ISO 186, Paper and board — Sampling to determine average quality

4._    KS ISO 216, Writing paper and certain classes of printed matter — Trimmed sizes — A and B series, and indication of machine direction

5._    KS ISO 287, Paper and board — Determination of moisture content of a lot — Oven-drying method

6._    KS ISO 536, Paper and board — Determination of grammage

7._    KS ISO 1924-2, Paper and board — Determination of tensile properties — Part 2: Constant rate of elongation method (20 mm/min)

8._    KS ISO 1924-3, Paper and board — Determination of tensile properties — Part 3: Constant rate of elongation method (100 mm/min)

9._    KS ISO 2758, Paper — Determination of bursting strength

10.KS ISO 4046: Parts 1 to 5, Paper, board, pulps and related terms — Vocabulary

11.KS ISO 5637, Paper and Board — Determination of water absorption after immersion in water

12.KS ISO 6588-1, Paper, board and pulps — Determination of pH of aqueous extracts — Part 1: Cold extraction

13.KS ISO 8784-1, Pulp, paper and board — Microbiological examination — Part 1: Total count of bacteria, yeast, mould based on disintegration

14.KS ISO 13914, Soil quality — Determination of dioxins and furans and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls by gas chromatography with high-resolution mass selective detection (GC/HRMS)

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Proposed date of adoption: 30 September 2025

Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined

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Provision of comments

Final date for comments: 8 September 2025

[X] 60 days from notification

Contact details of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification:

Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS)

KEBS Centre

Contact Person: Managing Director

Popo Road, off Mombasa Road, Behind Bellevue Cinema

P.O. Box 54974

Nairobi 00200

Tel: +(254) 722 202137; +(254) 724 255242

Fax: +(254) 20 609660; +(254) 20 604031

Email: info@kebs.org

Website: https://www.kebs.org