Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

B89: Conformity assessment related to TBT n.e.s. 

Date when the measure came into force

11 May 1965 

Publication where the measure is specified

Act No: CAP. 254 Act Title: FOOD, DRUGS AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES 1965 

Regulation where the measure is specified

Food, Drugs and Chemical Substances Act. 

Country/Region applying the measure

Kenya 

Coded list of objectives

A: Protection of human life and health 

Description of the measure

14. Standards of cosmetics
Where a standard has been prescribed for a cosmetic, any person who labels, packages, sells or advertises any article in such a manner that it is likely to be mistaken for a cosmetic of the prescribed standard shall be guilty of an offence unless the article complies with the prescribed standard. 

Reference of the measure

Part II para 14 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Cosmetics 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

All countries