Regulatory Updates

Distribution date: 14 September 2026

Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda would like to inform WTO Members that the Draft East African Standard; DEAS 1252-7:2025, Spatial application mosquito repellent — Specification — Part 7: Tablet, First edition; notified in G/TBT/N/BDI/649, G/TBT/N/KEN/1889, G/TBT/N/RWA/1256, G/TBT/N/TZA/1402 and G/TBT/N/UGA/2212 was adopted by the East African Community Council of Ministers on 30th June 2026 and published in the EAC Gazette Legal Notice No. EAC/177/2026 on 30th June 2026.

Products Covered: Insecticides, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (excl. goods of subheadings 3808.52 to 3808.69) (HS code(s): 380891); Insecticides (ICS code(s): 65.100.10); Mosquito repellent tablets

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 14 September 2026

Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda would like to inform WTO Members that the Draft East African Standard; DEAS 1252-7:2025, Spatial application mosquito repellent — Specification — Part 7: Tablet, First edition; notified in G/TBT/N/BDI/649, G/TBT/N/KEN/1889, G/TBT/N/RWA/1256, G/TBT/N/TZA/1402 and G/TBT/N/UGA/2212 was adopted by the East African Community Council of Ministers on 30th June 2026 and published in the EAC Gazette Legal Notice No. EAC/177/2026 on 30th June 2026.

Products Covered: Insecticides, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (excl. goods of subheadings 3808.52 to 3808.69) (HS code(s): 380891); Insecticides (ICS code(s): 65.100.10); Mosquito repellent tablets

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 14 September 2026

Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda would like to inform WTO Members that the Draft East African Standard; DEAS 1252-7:2025, Spatial application mosquito repellent — Specification — Part 7: Tablet, First edition; notified in G/TBT/N/BDI/649, G/TBT/N/KEN/1889, G/TBT/N/RWA/1256, G/TBT/N/TZA/1402 and G/TBT/N/UGA/2212 was adopted by the East African Community Council of Ministers on 30th June 2026 and published in the EAC Gazette Legal Notice No. EAC/177/2026 on 30th June 2026.

Products Covered: Insecticides, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (excl. goods of subheadings 3808.52 to 3808.69) (HS code(s): 380891); Insecticides (ICS code(s): 65.100.10); Mosquito repellent tablets

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 14 September 2026

Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda would like to inform WTO Members that the Draft East African Standard; DEAS 1252-7:2025, Spatial application mosquito repellent — Specification — Part 7: Tablet, First edition; notified in G/TBT/N/BDI/649, G/TBT/N/KEN/1889, G/TBT/N/RWA/1256, G/TBT/N/TZA/1402 and G/TBT/N/UGA/2212 was adopted by the East African Community Council of Ministers on 30th June 2026 and published in the EAC Gazette Legal Notice No. EAC/177/2026 on 30th June 2026.

Products Covered: Insecticides, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (excl. goods of subheadings 3808.52 to 3808.69) (HS code(s): 380891); Insecticides (ICS code(s): 65.100.10); Mosquito repellent tablets

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 14 September 2026

Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda would like to inform WTO Members that the Draft East African Standard; DEAS 1252-7:2025, Spatial application mosquito repellent — Specification — Part 7: Tablet, First edition; notified in G/TBT/N/BDI/649, G/TBT/N/KEN/1889, G/TBT/N/RWA/1256, G/TBT/N/TZA/1402 and G/TBT/N/UGA/2212 was adopted by the East African Community Council of Ministers on 30th June 2026 and published in the EAC Gazette Legal Notice No. EAC/177/2026 on 30th June 2026.

Products Covered: Insecticides, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (excl. goods of subheadings 3808.52 to 3808.69) (HS code(s): 380891); Insecticides (ICS code(s): 65.100.10); Mosquito repellent tablets

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 14 September 2026

Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda would like to inform WTO Members that the Draft East African Standard; DEAS 1252-4:2025, Spatial application mosquito repellent — Specification — Part 4: Paper, First Edition; notified in G/TBT/N/BDI/607, G/TBT/N/KEN/1807, G/TBT/N/RWA/1206, G/TBT/N/TZA/1348 and G/TBT/N/UGA/2162 was adopted by the East African Community Council of Ministers on 30th June 2026 and published in the EAC Gazette Legal Notice No. EAC/177/2026 on 30th June 2026.

Products Covered: Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up for retail sale or as preparations or articles, e.g. sulphur-treated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers (HS code(s): 3808); Insecticides (ICS code(s): 65.100.10); Mosquito repellents

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 14 September 2026

Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda would like to inform WTO Members that the Draft East African Standard; DEAS 1252-4:2025, Spatial application mosquito repellent — Specification — Part 4: Paper, First Edition; notified in G/TBT/N/BDI/607, G/TBT/N/KEN/1807, G/TBT/N/RWA/1206, G/TBT/N/TZA/1348 and G/TBT/N/UGA/2162 was adopted by the East African Community Council of Ministers on 30th June 2026 and published in the EAC Gazette Legal Notice No. EAC/177/2026 on 30th June 2026.

Products Covered: Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up for retail sale or as preparations or articles, e.g. sulphur-treated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers (HS code(s): 3808); Insecticides (ICS code(s): 65.100.10); Mosquito repellents

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 14 September 2026

Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda would like to inform WTO Members that the Draft East African Standard; DEAS 1252-4:2025, Spatial application mosquito repellent — Specification — Part 4: Paper, First Edition; notified in G/TBT/N/BDI/607, G/TBT/N/KEN/1807, G/TBT/N/RWA/1206, G/TBT/N/TZA/1348 and G/TBT/N/UGA/2162 was adopted by the East African Community Council of Ministers on 30th June 2026 and published in the EAC Gazette Legal Notice No. EAC/177/2026 on 30th June 2026.

Products Covered: Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up for retail sale or as preparations or articles, e.g. sulphur-treated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers (HS code(s): 3808); Insecticides (ICS code(s): 65.100.10); Mosquito repellents

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 14 September 2026

Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda would like to inform WTO Members that the Draft East African Standard; DEAS 1252-4:2025, Spatial application mosquito repellent — Specification — Part 4: Paper, First Edition; notified in G/TBT/N/BDI/607, G/TBT/N/KEN/1807, G/TBT/N/RWA/1206, G/TBT/N/TZA/1348 and G/TBT/N/UGA/2162 was adopted by the East African Community Council of Ministers on 30th June 2026 and published in the EAC Gazette Legal Notice No. EAC/177/2026 on 30th June 2026.

Products Covered: Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up for retail sale or as preparations or articles, e.g. sulphur-treated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers (HS code(s): 3808); Insecticides (ICS code(s): 65.100.10); Mosquito repellents

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 14 September 2026

Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda would like to inform WTO Members that the Draft East African Standard; DEAS 1252-4:2025, Spatial application mosquito repellent — Specification — Part 4: Paper, First Edition; notified in G/TBT/N/BDI/607, G/TBT/N/KEN/1807, G/TBT/N/RWA/1206, G/TBT/N/TZA/1348 and G/TBT/N/UGA/2162 was adopted by the East African Community Council of Ministers on 30th June 2026 and published in the EAC Gazette Legal Notice No. EAC/177/2026 on 30th June 2026.

Products Covered: Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up for retail sale or as preparations or articles, e.g. sulphur-treated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers (HS code(s): 3808); Insecticides (ICS code(s): 65.100.10); Mosquito repellents

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification