Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification
A31: Labelling requirements 
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
X: For purposes n.e.s. 
Description of the measure
21. Deception
Any person who labels, packages, treats, processes, sells or advertises any chemical substance in contravention of any regulations made under this Act, or in a manner that is false, misleading or deceptive as regards its character, value, quality, composition, merit or safety, shall be guilty of an offence. 
Reference of the measure
Part II para 21 
Measure also domestic
Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Code Product Partial coverage Partial coverage indication Date in Date out
3401 Soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, whether or not containing soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or c Yes germicide, antiseptic, disinfectant, detergent and similar products    
3402 Organic surface-active agents (other than soap); surface-active preparations, washing preparations (including auxiliary washing preparations) and cleaning preparations, whether or not containing soap, other than those of heading 34.01. Yes germicide, antiseptic, disinfectant, detergent and similar products    
3808 Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphur-treated bands, wi Yes pesticide, vermicide    
Description
Chemical substances (germicide, antiseptic, disinfectant, pesticide, vermicide, detergent and similar products) 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Inclusion/Exclusion Country Date in Date out
Inclusion Entire world 11 May 1965  
Description
All countries