G/SPS/N/BDI/17, G/SPS/N/KEN/169  
G/SPS/N/RWA/10, G/SPS/N/TZA/201  
G/SPS/N/UGA/211  
25 October 2022  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  BURUNDI, KENYA, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Rwanda Standards Board (RSB)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Waters, including natural or artificial mineral waters and aerated 
waters, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flav oured; ice and 
snow (HS code(s): 2201)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  DEAS 12: 2022, Potable water — Specification . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  22 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/RWA/22_7082_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, 
sampling and test methods for potable water intended for direct human consumption, 
domestic and industrial use.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial 
number of Codex standard or related text): CXS 227 -2001, General Standard  for 
Bottled/Packaged Drinking Waters (Other Than Natural Mineral Waters)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : ISPM No. 
2 FRAMEWORK FOR PEST RISK ANALYSIS (2007)  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how  and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/BDI/17 • G/SPS/N/KEN/169 • G/SPS/N/RWA/10 • G/SPS/N/TZA/201 • 
G/SPS/N/UGA/211  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
1. 28540, Water quality -- Determination of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) 
in water -- Method using gas chromatography  with mass spectrometric detection (GC -
MS) 
2. ISO 14402, Water quality -- Determination of phenol index by flow analysis (FIA and 
CFA) 
3. ISO 14911, Water quality -- Determination of dissolved Li+, Na+, NH4+, K+, Mn2+, 
Ca2+, Mg2+, Sr2+ and Ba2+ using ion chromatography -- Method for water and 
waste water  
4. ISO 15061, Water quality -- Determination of dissolved bromate -- Method by liquid 
chrom atography of ions  
5. ISO 15089, Water quality -- Guidelines for selective immunoassays for the 
determination of plant treatment and pesticide agents  
6. ISO 15681, Water quality -- Determination of orthophosphate and total phosphorus 
contents by flow analysis (FIA and CFA)  
7. ISO 16265, Water quality -- Determination of the methylene blue active substances 
(MBAS) index -- Method using continuous flow analysis (CFA)  
8. ISO 16266, Water quality -- Detection and enumeration of Pseudomonas aeruginosa 
━ Method by  membrane filtration  
9. ISO 21567, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs ━ Horizontal method for 
the detection of Shigella spp.  
10. ISO 22743, Water quality -- Determination of sulfates -- Method by continuous flow 
analysis (CFA)  
11. ISO 5961, Water quality -- Determination of cadmium by atomic absorption 
spectrometry  
12. ISO 6059, Water quality -- Determination of the sum of calcium and magnesium -- 
EDTA titrimetric method  
13. ISO 6222, Water quality -- Enumeration of culturable microorganisms ━ Colony 
count by inoc ulation in nutrient agar culture media  
14. ISO 6332, Water quality ━ Determination of iron -spectrometric method using 1, 10 -
phenanthroline  
15. ISO 6333, Water quality -- Determination of manganese -- Formaldoxime 
spectrometric method  
16. ISO 6340, Water quality ━ Detection and enumeration of Salmonella  
17. ISO 6461 -2, Water quality -- Detection ad enumeration of the spores of sulphite -
reducing anaerobes (clostridia) ━ Part 2: Method by membrane filtration  
18. ISO 6703, Water quality -- Determination of cyanide  
19. ISO 6777, Water quality -- Determination of nitrite -- Molecular absorption 
spectrometric method  
20. ISO 7027 Water quality -- Determination of turbidity  
21. ISO 7393, Water quality -- Determination of free chlorine and total chlorine  
22. ISO 7887, Water quality -- Determination of c olour 
23. ISO 7888, Water quality -- Determination of electrical conductivity  
24. ISO 7890 -3, Water quality -- Determination of nitrate -- Part 3: Spectrometric 
method using sulfosalicylic acid  
 (available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   G/SPS/N/BDI/17 • G/SPS/N/KEN/169 • G/SPS/N/RWA/10 • G/SPS/N/TZA/201 • 
G/SPS/N/UGA/211  
 
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  12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 24 December 2022  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax nu mber and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Rwanda Standards Board (RSB)  
KK 15 Rd, 49  
P.O. BOX 7099, Kigali, Rwanda  
Tel: +(250) 788  303 492 
E-mail: info@rsb.gov.rw  
Website: http://www.rsb.gov.rw  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Dr GAFARASI Mapendo  Isidore  
Enquiry Point on Animal Health  
Directorate of Veterinary Services  
Rwanda Animal Resources Development Authority  
P.O. Box 804  
Tel: +(250)  0850 3589  
E-mail: rarda@gov.rw  
Website: http://www.rarda.gov.rw  
 
Mrs NAMBAZIMANA Alphonsine  
National Enquiry Point on Plant Health  
Directorate of Agriculture and Livestock Inspection and Certification Services  
Ministry of Agriculture and Animal R esources  
Rwanda Agriculture Development Authority  
P.O. Box 621  
Tel: +(250) 788 84 62 95  
E-mail: infoinspection@minagri.gov.rw ; anambazimana@minagri.gov. rw 
Website: http://www.minagri.gov.rw  
 
Mr KATABARWA Joseph  
Enquiry Point on Food Safety  
Directorate of Planning, Policy and Capacity Building  
Ministry of Health  
P.O. Box 84  
Tel: +(250) 577 458  
Fax: +(250) 576 853  
E-mail: info@moh.gov.rw  
Website: http://www.moh.gov.rw  
 
Mr TAYEBWA D. James  
Notification Authority  
Directorate of External Trade  
Ministry of Trade and Industry  
P.O. Box 73  
Tel: +(250) 576 754  
Fax: +(250) 573 902  
E-mail: info@minicom.gov.rw  
Website: http://www.minicom.gov.rw