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KenyaAdopted, according to its latest notice

Cement, concrete or artificial stone – Kenya

Official title

DKS 829: 2023 Specification for precast concrete channels, edgings and quadrants

Kenya issued an addendum on 1 September 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/KEN/1378. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 31 January 2023. The comment period closed on 2 April 2023.

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At a glance

Products

Articles of cement, concrete or artificial stone, whether or not reinforced; Concrete and concrete products

HS codes
  • 68 · Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; articles thereof
    • 6810 Articles of cement, concrete or artificial stone, whether or not reinforced
Notifying member
Kenya
Status
Adopted, according to its latest notice
Objectives
  • Quality requirements
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/KEN/1378Latest notice: G/TBT/N/KEN/1378/Add.1

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 2 April 2023
Proposed adoption
Proposed entry into force
To be determined

What the notification says

Latest notice (⁨G/TBT/N/KEN/1378/Add.1⁩, 1 September 2026)

The latest notice says the measure was adopted or published.

DKS 829: 2023 Specification for precast concrete channels, edgings and quadrants

Kenya would like to inform WTO Members that the draft Kenya Standard; DKS 829: 2023 Specification for precast concrete channels, edgings and quadrants notified in, G/TBT/N/KEN/1378 was adopted and published by Kenya as KS 829:2026 Kenya Standard—Precast concrete channels, edgings and quadrants ― Specification, Fourth Edition on 7th August 2026 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 Kenya Standard specifies the requirements for the following precast concrete products: a) Channels; b) Edgings; c) Quadrants. These precast concrete products, referred to as a product or products in this standard, are intended for use in the construction of carriageways and footways laid in accordance with KS 1537

Notices on this measure

Every notice about this measure published here, newest first. Each one is the notifying member's own text.

  1. AddendumG/TBT/N/KEN/1378/Add.1

    DKS 829: 2023 Specification for precast concrete channels, edgings and quadrants

    Kenya would like to inform WTO Members that the draft Kenya Standard; DKS 829: 2023 Specification for precast concrete channels, edgings and quadrants notified in, G/TBT/N/KEN/1378 was adopted and published by Kenya as KS 829:2026 Kenya Standard—Precast concrete channels, edgings and quadrants ― Specification, Fourth Edition on 7th August 2026 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:

  2. Regular notificationG/TBT/N/KEN/1378

    Comment deadline: Closed on 2 April 2023

    DKS 829: 2023 Specification for precast concrete channels, edgings and quadrants

    This Kenya Standard specifies the requirements for the following precast concrete products: a) Channels; b) Edgings; c) Quadrants. These precast concrete products, referred to as a product or products in this standard, are intended for use in the construction of carriageways and footways laid in accordance with KS 1537

Sources

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