Catalogue of East African Standards 2020: Ics Subject Catalogue numerical listing Alphabetical Listing withdrawn Standards International Standards Endorsed For Adoption By Partner States

Abstract

The development of East African Standards has been necessitated by the need for harmonizing requirements governing quality of products and services in East Africa. It is envisaged that through harmonized standardization, trade barriers which are encountered when goods and services are exchanged within the Community will be removed. East African Standards are prepared by the East African Standards Committee (EASC) established in accordance with the East African Community Standardization, Quality Assurance, Metrology and Testing Act, 2006. The Committee brings together the National Bureaux of Standards of the Partner States [i.e. the Bureau Burundais de Normalisation et Contrôle de la Qualité (BBN), Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS), Rwanda Standards Board (RSB), South Sudan Bureau of Standards (SSBS), Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) and Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS)] together with designated national metrology institutes, the legal metrology organizations, representatives of the private sector testing laboratories, certification organizations and representatives of national manufacturing/trading associations and consumer organizations. The Committee is composed of representatives of the National Standards Bodies (i.e. BBN, KEBS, RSB, SSBS, TBS and UNBS) in Partner States, together with the representatives from the private sectors and consumer organizations. Draft East African Standards (DEAS) are circulated to stakeholders through the National Standards Bodies in the Partner States. The comments received are discussed and incorporated before finalization of standards, in accordance with the principles and procedures for the Development of East African Standards.