G/TBT/N/BDI/407 , G/TBT/N/KEN/1503  
G/TBT/N/RWA/932 , G/TBT/N/TZA/1035  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1842  
29 September 2023  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  BURUNDI, KENYA, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Rwanda Standards Board (RSB)  
KK 15 Rd, 49  
P.O.BOX 7099, Kigali, Rwanda  
Tel: +250 788303492  
Email: info@rsb.gov.rw  
Website: www.rsb.gov.rw  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  (HS 
code(s): 0902)  
5. Title, number of pages and language( s) of the notified document:  DEAS 1174: 
2023, Flavoured green tea — Specification; (14 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for flavoured green tea from Came llia sinensis (Linneaus) O. 
Kuntze. This standard is not applicable to green tea which is not flavoured or green tea 
subject to further processing such as decaffeination.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements; 
Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade; Cost saving and 
productivity enhancement  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. CAC/GL 66, Guidelines for the Use of Flavourings  
2. CAC/RCP 1, General principles of food hygiene  
3. EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods — General requirements  
4. EAS 921, Green tea — Specification  G/TBT/N/BDI/407, G/TBT/N/ KEN/1503, G/TBT/N/RWA/932, G/TBT/N/TZA/1035, 
G/TBT/N/UGA/1842  
 
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  5. ISO 14502 -1, Determination of substances characteristic of green and black tea 
— Part 1: Content of total polyphenols in tea – Colorimetric method using Folin 
— Ciocalteu reagent  
6. ISO 14502 -2, Determination of substances characteristic of green and black tea 
— Part 2: C ontent of catechins in green tea — Method using high -performance 
liquid chromatography  
7. ISO 15598, Tea — Determination of crude fibre content  
8. ISO 1572, Tea — Preparation of ground sample of known dry matter content  
9. ISO 1573, Tea — Determination of loss in m ass at 103 degrees C  
10. ISO 1575, Tea — Determination of total ash ISO 1576, Tea — Determination of 
water -soluble ash and water -insoluble ash  
11. ISO 1577, Tea — Determination of acid -insoluble ash ISO 1578, Tea — 
Determination of alkalinity of water -soluble ash  
12. ISO 16649 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of beta -glucuronidase -positive Escherichia coli — Part 2: 
Colony -count technique at 44 °C using 5 -bromo -4- chloro -3-indolyl beta -D-
glucuro nide 
13. ISO 1839, Tea — Sampling  
14. ISO 21527 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of yeasts and moulds — Part 2: Colony count technique in 
products with water activity less than or equal to 0,95  
15. ISO 3103, Tea  — Preparation of liquor for use in sensory tests  
16. ISO 6579 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the detection, 
enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella — Part 1: Detection of Salmonella spp. 
ISO 9768, Tea — Determination of water extra ct 
17. DEAS 1175, Production and Processing of Tea —Code of practice  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Rwanda Standards Board (RSB)  
KK 15 Rd, 49  
Toll Free: 3250  
Tel: +250 788303492  
Email: info@rsb.gov.rw  
Website: www.rsb.gov.rw  
P.O.BOX 7099, Kigali, Rwanda  
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