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Kenya's long-term development strategy, Vision 2030, aims to drive the country towards sustained high levels of inclusive economic growth and attainment of middle-income country status by the year 2030. (...)The social pillar seeks to engender just, cohesive and equitable social development in a clean and secure environment, (...)

The national legislative authority prevails in areas such as(...)environment protection, (...)

Selected trade-related laws enacted or amended, 2012-17
Law Year
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Fisheries Management and Development Act (No. 35 of 2016) 2016
Forest Conservation and Management Act (No. 34 of 2016) 2016
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Wildlife Conservation and Management Act (No. 47 of 2013) 2013

Products subject to an import permit and/or licence, or registration, 2018
Product Type of restriction Licensing body
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Ozone depleting substances Licence and permit National Environment Management Authority
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Irradiating devices and radioactive materials Licence Radiation Protection Board
CITES products Permit Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS)

Kenya maintains some import controls and prohibitions under the Animals Diseases Act (Table 3.3). An absolute import prohibition applies to certain meat and meat products: (...)products from animals bred through genetically modified inputs; (...)Other prohibited fish products include: fish and fishery products that have been fed with genetically modified/engineered feedstuff,(...)

Product-specific export requirements, October 2018
Product Documentation requirement
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Quail Health certificate and movement (within Kenya) permit from the DVS
Non-CITES export permit
Importation and exportation from Kenya Wildlife Service
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Food and feed containing at least 1% (by weight) of genetically modified organisms are subject to labelling and traceability requirements. Operators are required to ensure that the words "genetically modified 'name of ingredient or food' " appear on the label. They are also required to inform any subsequent operator in the production or distribution chain that the product contains or consists of genetically modified organisms.

Main elements of Kenya's SPS legal framework
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Area Main agency Main legislation
Genetically modified organisms National Biosafety Authority Biosafety Act, 2008

(...)Kenya is party to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

(...)For genetically modified animals and feedstuffs, the importer must obtain the approval from the National Biosafety Council before applying for the import permit. Consignments are inspected at the port of entry by relevant institutions.