Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification
P13: Production and post-production requirements to export 
Date when the measure came into force
23 November 1990 
Publication where the measure is specified
The Republic Of Kenya, Laws of Kenya,Export Processing Zones CAP. 517 [Rev. 2012] 
Regulation where the measure is specified
Export processing Zone Act 1990 
Country/Region applying the measure
Kenya 
Coded list of objectives
A: Protection of human life and health, E: Protection of the environment and G: Protection of national security 
Description of the measure
23. Establishment of export processing zone enterprises
(1) No export processing zone enterprise shall be established, and the benefits described in Part VIII shall not accrue to any enterprise, unless the export processing zone enterprise holds a valid licence issued by the Authority.
(2) The licence shall be granted by the Authority if the application is found to meet the objectives of this Act and if the proposed business enterprise—
(a)is incorporated in Kenya, whether or not it is one hundred percent foreign owned, for the sole purpose of producing goods or services for export within an export processing zone;
(b) proposes to engage in any activity or activities eligible to be undertaken by an export processing zone enterprise in the export processing zone;
(c) shall not have a deleterious impact on the environment, or engage in unlawful activities, impinging on national security or may prove to be a health hazard; and
(d) conducts business in accordance with the laws for the time being in force save for any exemptions that may from time to time be granted. 
Reference of the measure
Part VI para 23 
Measure also domestic
No 

Products affected by the measure.

Code Product Partial coverage Partial coverage indication Date in Date out
PG: 1 All products No 23 November 1990  
Description
Exports from export processing Zones 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Inclusion/Exclusion Country Date in Date out
Inclusion Kenya 23 November 1990  
Description
Exports from export processing Zones