G/TBT/N/RWA/634  
10 March 2022  
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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:  RWANDA   
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 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Home 
textiles. Linen (ICS 97.160)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DRS 502 -1: 
2022, Blankets — Specification — Part 1: Bed blankets (17 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Rwanda Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for woven blankets intended for institutional a nd household 
use. This Draft Rwanda Standard does not apply to electric blankets.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protect ion; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements; 
Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade; Cost saving and productivity enhancement  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. RS ISO 105 -B01, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part B01: Colour 
fastness to light: Daylight  
2. RS ISO 105 -C10, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part C10: Colour 
fastness to washing with soap or soap and soda  
3. RS ISO 105 -X12, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part X12: Colour 
fastness to rubbing  
4. RS ISO 105 -B02, C olour fastness to artificial light: Xenon arc fading lamp test  G/TBT/N/RWA/634  
 
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  5. RS ISO 105 -D01, Colour fastness to dry cleaning using perchloroethylene 
solvent  
6. RS ISO 105 -E04, Tests for colour fastness -- Part E04: Colour fastness to 
perspiration  
7. RS ISO 1833 (all parts), T extiles — Quantitative chemical analysis RS ISO 3758, 
Care labelling code using symbols  
8. RS ISO 3759, Textiles — Preparation, marking and measuring of fabric 
specimens and garments in tests for determination of dimensional change  
9. RS ISO 3801, Textiles — Woven fabrics — Determination of mass per unit 
length and mass per unit area  
10. RS ISO 5077, Textiles — Determination of dimensional change in washing and 
drying RS ISO 5084, Textiles — Determination of thickness of textiles and 
textile products ISO 6330, Domestic washing and drying procedures for textile 
testing  
11. RS ISO 7211 -2, Textiles — Woven fabrics — Construction — Methods of analysis 
— Part 2: Determination of number of threads per unit length  
12. RS ISO 8498, Woven fabrics — Description of defects — Vocab ulary 
13. ISO 12952 -4, Textiles — Burning behaviour of bedding items —Part 4: Specific 
test methods for the ignitability by a small open flame  
14. RS ISO 13934 -1, Textiles — Tensile properties of fabrics — Part 1: 
Determination of maximum force and elongation at m aximum force using the 
strip method  
15. ISO 14362 -3, Textiles — Methods for determination of certain aromatic amines 
derived from azo colorants — Part 3: Detection of the use of certain azo 
colorants, which may release 4 -aminoazobenzene  
16. ISO 14362 -1, Textiles — Methods for determination of certain aromatic amines 
derived from azo colorants — Part 1: Detection of the use of certain azo 
colorants accessible with and without extracting the fibres  
17. ISO 16373 -1, Textiles — Dyestuffs — Part 1: General principles of tes ting 
coloured textiles for dyestuff identification  
18. ISO 16373 -2, Textiles — Dyestuffs — Part 2: General method for the 
determination of extractable dyestuffs including allergenic and carcinogenic 
dyestuffs (method using pyridine -water)  
19. ISO 16373 -3, Textiles  — Dyestuffs — Part 3: Method for determination of 
certain carcinogenic dyestuffs (method using triethylamine/methanol)  
20. RS ISO 22198, Textiles — Fabrics — Determination of width and length  
21. ISO 24153, Random sampling and randomization procedures  
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  G/TBT/N/RWA/634  
 
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  11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
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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