Regulatory Updates

Distribution date: 12 November 2014 | Final date for Comment: 11 January 2015

<p style="margin-bottom:6pt;"><span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9pt;"><span>Official standards </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;">for </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;">o</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;">rdinary fertilizers</span><span lang="EN-GB"> to be established as follows:</span></p><ul><li><span lang="EN-GB">Maximum permissible content of agricultural chemicals for complex fertilizer</span></li><li><span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Verdana', 'sans-serif';font-size:9pt;">Maximum permissible content of agricultural chemicals for home garden-use mixed fertilizer</span></span></li></ul>

Products Covered: Mineral or chemical fertilizers containing two or three of the fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium; other fertilizers (excl. pure animal or vegetable fertilizers or mineral or chemical nitrogenous, phosphatic or potassic fertilizers); animal, vegetable, mineral or chemical fertilizers in tablets or similar forms or in packages of a gross weight of

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 11 November 2014 | Final date for Comment: 20 November 2014

<p align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span style="font-size:9pt;">Prescribes safety measures aimed at reducing to a tolerable level, risk resulting from </span></span><span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;">intended use and reasonably foreseeable misuse of methanol for industrial and laboratory use.</span></span></p>

Products Covered: Methanol "methyl alcohol" (HS code(s): 290511); Alcohols. Ethers (ICS code(s): 71.080.60)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 11 November 2014 | Final date for Comment: 20 November 2014

<p align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span style="font-size:9pt;">Prescribes safety measures aimed at reducing to a tolerable level, risk resulting from </span></span><span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;">intended use and reasonably foreseeable misuse of methanol for industrial and laboratory use.</span></span></p>

Products Covered: Methanol "methyl alcohol" (HS code(s): 290511); Alcohols. Ethers (ICS code(s): 71.080.60)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 11 November 2014 | Final date for Comment: 01 January 2015

<span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;">Prescribes the requirements and the methods of test and sampling for caustic soda, analytical and technical in the solid and lye forms. Its formula is NaOH.</span></span>

Products Covered: - Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda): (HS code(s): 28151); Products of the chemical industry (ICS code(s): 71.100); Chemicals for industrial and domestic disinfection purposes (ICS code(s): 71.100.35)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 11 November 2014 | Final date for Comment: 01 January 2015

<span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;">Prescribes the requirements and the methods of test and sampling for caustic soda, analytical and technical in the solid and lye forms. Its formula is NaOH.</span></span>

Products Covered: - Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda): (HS code(s): 28151); Products of the chemical industry (ICS code(s): 71.100); Chemicals for industrial and domestic disinfection purposes (ICS code(s): 71.100.35)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 10 November 2014 | Final date for Comment: 09 January 2015

<span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;">Specifies requirements and methods of test for household fabric softeners/conditioner/enhancer.</span></span>

Products Covered: Fabric softeners; fabric conditioners

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 10 November 2014 | Final date for Comment: 09 January 2015

<span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;">Specifies requirements and methods of test for household fabric softeners/conditioner/enhancer.</span></span>

Products Covered: Fabric softeners; fabric conditioners

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 10 November 2014 | Final date for Comment: 09 January 2015

<span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;">This Kenya Standard is applicable to trichloroiscyanuric acid used directly or used directly or used to prepare commercial formulations for disinfecting swimming pool water.<span>&nbsp;</span>It describes the characteristics of trichloroisocyanuric acid and specifies the requirements and the corresponding test methods for trichloroisocyanuric acid.<span>&nbsp; </span>It gives information on its use for treating swimming pool water and determines the rules relating to safe handling and use.</span></span>

Products Covered: Chemicals for water treatment; swimming pool water

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 10 November 2014 | Final date for Comment: 09 January 2015

<span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;">This Kenya Standard is applicable to trichloroiscyanuric acid used directly or used directly or used to prepare commercial formulations for disinfecting swimming pool water.<span>&nbsp;</span>It describes the characteristics of trichloroisocyanuric acid and specifies the requirements and the corresponding test methods for trichloroisocyanuric acid.<span>&nbsp; </span>It gives information on its use for treating swimming pool water and determines the rules relating to safe handling and use.</span></span>

Products Covered: Chemicals for water treatment; swimming pool water

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 06 November 2014

Products Covered: 3303.00.00.00, 3304.10.00.00, 3304.20.00.00, 3304.30.00.00, 3304.91.00.00, 3305.10.00.00, 3305.20.00.00, 3305.30.00.00, 3305.90.00.00, 3306.10.00.00, 3306.90.00.00, 3307.10.00.00, 3307.20.00.00, 3307.30.00.00, and 3307.90.90.00. ;Perfumes and toilet waters (HS 330300); Lip make-up preparations (HS 330410); Eye make-up preparations (HS 330420); Manicure or pedicure preparations (HS 330430); Powders, whether or not compressed (HS 330491); Shampoos (HS 330510); Preparations for permanent waving or straightening (HS 330520); Hair lacquers (HS 330530); Other (HS 330590); Dentifrices (HS 330610); Other (HS 330690); Pre-shave, shaving or after-shave preparations (HS 330710); Personal deodorants and antiperspirants (HS 330720); Perfumed bath salts and other bath preparations (HS 330730); Other (HS 330790). ;

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification