Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda would like to inform WTO Members that the East African Standard; EAS 1251: 2026, Plastic piping systems for water supply — Unplasticized PolyVinyl Chloride (PVC-U) — Guidance for the assessment of conformity (First edition), notified in; G/TBT/N/BDI/576, G/TBT/N/KEN/1768, G/TBT/N/RWA/1168, G/TBT/N/TZA/1284 and G/TBT/N/UGA/2117 was adopted and published by the East African Community Council of Ministers as EAS 1251: 2026, Plastic piping systems for water supply — Unplasticized PolyVinyl Chloride (PVC-U) — Guidance for the assessment of conformity (First edition) on 19th January 2026 via East African Community Gazette, Legal Notice No. EAC/33/2026 dated 26th January, 2026
A copy of the document can be obtained via the following link at a basic fee: https://webstore.kebs.org
- Tubes, pipes and hoses, rigid: (HS code(s): 39172); Plastics pipes and fittings for non fluid use (ICS code(s): 83.140.30)
