WTO notification · TBT
Burundi,Kenya,Rwanda,Tanzania,UgandaAdopted, according to its latest notice
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DEAS 1248: 2025 Plastics rainwater piping systems for above ground external use - Unplasticized Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC-U) - Specification for Pipes, fittings, and the system
Kenya issued an addendum on 1 September 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/KEN/1765. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 31 January 2025. The comment period closed on 1 April 2025.
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PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; Plastics pipes and fittings for non fluid use
Latest notice (G/TBT/N/KEN/1765/Add.2, 1 September 2026)
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DEAS 1248: 2025 Plastics rainwater piping systems for above ground external use - Unplasticized Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC-U) - Specification for Pipes, fittings, and the system
Kenya would like to inform WTO Members that the draft East African Standard; DEAS 1248: 2025 Plastics rainwater piping systems for above ground external use - Unplasticized Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC-U) - Specification for Pipes, fittings, and the system notified in, G/TBT/N/BDI/573, G/TBT/N/KEN/1765, G/TBT/N/RWA/1165, G/TBT/N/TZA/1281, G/TBT/N/UGA/2114 was adopted and published by Kenya as KS EAS 1248:2026 Kenya Standard—Plastics rainwater piping systems for above ground external use— Unplasticized polyvinyl chloride (PVC-U)— Specification for pipes, fittings and the system, First Edition via Kenya Gazette, No. 12185 dated 7th August 2026. A copy of the document can be obtained via the following link at a basic fee:
This draft East African standard specifies the requirements for pipes, fittings and the system of un-plasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U) intended for use as above-ground external rainwater down pipes
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AddendumG/TBT/N/KEN/1765/Add.2
Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
DEAS 1248: 2025 Plastics rainwater piping systems for above ground external use - Unplasticized Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC-U) - Specification for Pipes, fittings, and the system
Kenya would like to inform WTO Members that the draft East African Standard; DEAS 1248: 2025 Plastics rainwater piping systems for above ground external use - Unplasticized Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC-U) - Specification for Pipes, fittings, and the system notified in, G/TBT/N/BDI/573, G/TBT/N/KEN/1765, G/TBT/N/RWA/1165, G/TBT/N/TZA/1281, G/TBT/N/UGA/2114 was adopted and published by Kenya as KS EAS 1248:2026 Kenya Standard—Plastics rainwater piping systems for above ground external use— Unplasticized polyvinyl chloride (PVC-U)— Specification for pipes, fittings and the system, First Edition via Kenya Gazette, No. 12185 dated 7th August 2026. A copy of the document can be obtained via the following link at a basic fee:
AddendumG/TBT/N/KEN/1765/Add.1
Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
DEAS 1248: 2025 Plastics rainwater piping systems for above ground external use - Unplasticized Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC-U) - Specification for Pipes, fittings, and the system
Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda would like to inform WTO Members that the East African Standard; EAS 1248: 2026, Plastics rainwater piping systems for above ground external use — Unplasticized polyvinyl chloride (PVC-U) — Specification for pipes, fittings and the system (First edition) notified in, G/TBT/N/BDI/573, G/TBT/N/KEN/1765, G/TBT/N/RWA/1165, G/TBT/N/TZA/1281 and G/TBT/N/UGA/2114 was adopted and published by the East African Community Council of Ministers as EAS 1248: 2026, Plastics rainwater piping systems for above ground external use — Unplasticized polyvinyl chloride (PVC-U) — Specification for pipes, fittings and the system (First edition) on 19th January 2026 via East African Community Gazette, Legal Notice No. EAC/33/2026 dated 26th January, 2026. A copy of the document can be obtained via the following link at a basic fee:
Regular notificationG/TBT/N/KEN/1765
Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, UgandaComment deadline: Closed on 1 April 2025
DEAS 1248: 2025 Plastics rainwater piping systems for above ground external use - Unplasticized Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC-U) - Specification for Pipes, fittings, and the system
This draft East African standard specifies the requirements for pipes, fittings and the system of un-plasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U) intended for use as above-ground external rainwater down pipes
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