G/TBT/N/RWA/786  
23 January 2023  
(23-0536) 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:  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 [  ], 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):  Cereals, 
pulses and derived products (ICS code(s): 67.060)  
5. Title, number of page s and language(s) of the notified document:  DRS 78: 2023, 
Cakes — Specification; (19 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Rwanda Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for cakes intended for human consumption.  
This standard applies to plain cake, fruit cake, sponge cake and speciality cake.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Quality requirements; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. RS CAC/RCP 1, General principles of food hygiene  
2. RS CODEX STAN 192, General standard for food additives  
3. RS EAS 1, Wheat flour — Specification  
4. RS EAS 12, Potable water — Specification  
5. RS EAS 36, Honey — Specification  
6. RS EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged and prepared foods —General requirements  
7. RS EAS 5, Refined white sugar — Specification  G/TBT/N/RWA/786  
 
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  8. RS 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  
9. RS ISO 24333, Cereals and cereal products — Sampling  
10. RS ISO 4833 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of microorganisms ─ Part 1: Colony count at 30 degrees C by the 
pour plate technique  
11. RS ISO 5985, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of ash insoluble in 
hydrochloric acid  
12. RS ISO 6579 -1, Microbiol ogy of the food chain — Horizontal method for the 
detection, enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella — Part 1: Detection of 
Salmonella spp  
13. RS ISO 6888 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of coagulasepositive staphyloc occi (Staphylococcus aureus and 
other species) — Part 1: Method using Baird -Parker agar  medium  
14. RS ISO 712, Cereals and cereal products — Determination of moisture content — 
Reference method  
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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