G/TBT/N/BDI/234  
G/TBT/N/KEN/1245  
G/TBT/N/RWA/660  
G/TBT/N/TZA/735  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1580  
 
7 April 2022  
(22-2851) Page: 1/2 
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):  Tea. 
Coffee. Cocoa (ICS code(s): 67.140)  
5. Title, nu mber of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 1088: 
2022, Liquid coffee — Specification; (10 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for liquid c offee intended for human consumption. It applies 
to concentrated liquid coffee and to ready to drink coffee  
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; 
Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. EAS 105, Roasted and ground coffee beans — Specification  
2. EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods — General requirements  
3. EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry — Code of practice 
Codex Stan 192, General standard for food additive  
4. ISO 6579 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the detection, 
enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella — Part 1: Detection of Salmonella spp. G/TBT/N/BDI/234, G/TBT/N/KEN/1245, G/TBT/N/RWA/660, G/TBT/N/TZA/735, 
G/TBT/N/UGA/1580  
 
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  — Amendment 1: Broader range of incubation temperatures, amendment to the 
status of Annex D, a nd correction of the composition of MSRV and SC  
5. ISO 15141, Cereals and cereal products — Determination of ochratoxin A — High 
performance liquid chromatographic method with immunoaffinity column cleanup 
and fluorescence detection  
6. 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 degrees C using 5 - bromo -4-chloro -3-indolyl beta -
D-glucuronide  
7. ISO 21527 -2, microbiology of foo d 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  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into  force:  6 months from adoption  
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:   
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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