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13 March 2024  
(24-2284) 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 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 Standar ds 
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  
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):  Milk and 
milk products in general (ICS code(s): 67.100.01)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DARS 1041: 
2024 Raw M ilk — Specification; (17 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This African Standard specifies requirements, sampling, and 
test methods of raw milk of (Cow milk ( Bos spp .); Goat ( Capra spp .); Sheep ( Ovis spp .); 
Camel ( Camelus dromedarius ) for fu rther processing  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements; Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. CODEX STAN 206 -1999,  General Standard for the Use of Dairy Terms  
2. CODEX STAN 192 -1995, General Standard for Food Additives  
3. CXS 193 -1995,  General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food and Feed  
4. CXC 1 -1969,  General Principles of Food Hygiene  
5. CXC 57 -2004,  Code of Hygienic Practice for Milk and Milk Products  
6. CXG 21 -1997, Establishment and Application of Microbiological Criteria Related to 
Foods  
7. CXS 1 -1985, General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Food s G/TBT/N/KEN/1588  
 
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  8. CAC/MRL 1 ; Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for pesticides  
9. CAC/MRL 3 , Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) and Risk Management 
Recommendations (RMRs) for Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  30 June 2024  
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, 605506/6948258 Fax: + (254) 020 609660/609665 E -mail: 
info@kebs.org ; Website: http://www.kebs.org  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TB T/KEN/24_02021_00_e.pdf  
 