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 1252-5:2025, Spatial application mosquito repellent — Specification — Part 5: Liquid vaporizer, First Edition; notified in G/TBT/N/BDI/606, G/TBT/N/KEN/1806, G/TBT/N/RWA/1205, G/TBT/N/TZA/1347 and G/TBT/N/UGA/2161 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 1252-5:2025, Spatial application mosquito repellent — Specification — Part 5: Liquid vaporizer, First Edition; notified in G/TBT/N/BDI/606, G/TBT/N/KEN/1806, G/TBT/N/RWA/1205, G/TBT/N/TZA/1347 and G/TBT/N/UGA/2161 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 1252-5:2025, Spatial application mosquito repellent — Specification — Part 5: Liquid vaporizer, First Edition; notified in G/TBT/N/BDI/606, G/TBT/N/KEN/1806, G/TBT/N/RWA/1205, G/TBT/N/TZA/1347 and G/TBT/N/UGA/2161 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 1252-5:2025, Spatial application mosquito repellent — Specification — Part 5: Liquid vaporizer, First Edition; notified in G/TBT/N/BDI/606, G/TBT/N/KEN/1806, G/TBT/N/RWA/1205, G/TBT/N/TZA/1347 and G/TBT/N/UGA/2161 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 1252-5:2025, Spatial application mosquito repellent — Specification — Part 5: Liquid vaporizer, First Edition; notified in G/TBT/N/BDI/606, G/TBT/N/KEN/1806, G/TBT/N/RWA/1205, G/TBT/N/TZA/1347 and G/TBT/N/UGA/2161 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 1252-6:2025, Spatial application mosquito repellent — Specification — Part 6: Vaporizing mat, First Edition; notified in G/TBT/N/BDI/605, G/TBT/N/KEN/1805, G/TBT/N/RWA/1204, G/TBT/N/TZA/1346 and G/TBT/N/UGA/2160 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 1252-6:2025, Spatial application mosquito repellent — Specification — Part 6: Vaporizing mat, First Edition; notified in G/TBT/N/BDI/605, G/TBT/N/KEN/1805, G/TBT/N/RWA/1204, G/TBT/N/TZA/1346 and G/TBT/N/UGA/2160 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 1252-6:2025, Spatial application mosquito repellent — Specification — Part 6: Vaporizing mat, First Edition; notified in G/TBT/N/BDI/605, G/TBT/N/KEN/1805, G/TBT/N/RWA/1204, G/TBT/N/TZA/1346 and G/TBT/N/UGA/2160 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 1252-6:2025, Spatial application mosquito repellent — Specification — Part 6: Vaporizing mat, First Edition; notified in G/TBT/N/BDI/605, G/TBT/N/KEN/1805, G/TBT/N/RWA/1204, G/TBT/N/TZA/1346 and G/TBT/N/UGA/2160 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 1252-6:2025, Spatial application mosquito repellent — Specification — Part 6: Vaporizing mat, First Edition; notified in G/TBT/N/BDI/605, G/TBT/N/KEN/1805, G/TBT/N/RWA/1204, G/TBT/N/TZA/1346 and G/TBT/N/UGA/2160 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