G/TBT/N/RWA/294  
7 January 2020  
(20-0063) 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)  
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:   
Rwanda Stan dards Board  
KK 15 Rd, 49  
P.O.BOX 7099, Kigali, Rwanda  
Tel: +250 788303492  
Email: info@rsb.gov.rw   
Website: www.rsb.gov.rw  
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):  Paints and 
varnishes (ICS 87.040)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 998: 2019 
Textured paints — Specification (10 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, 
sampling and test methods for water -based   textured paints su itable for exterior and 
interior use on concrete surfaces, boards, primed wood, primed metal to give a protective 
and decorative coating.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
ISO 4618, Paints and varnishes — Terms and definitions  
ISO 6503 Paints and varnishes — Determination of total lead — Flame atomic absorption 
spectrometric method  
ISO 17132, Paints and varnishes — T-bend test 
ISO 3251, Paints varnishes and plastics — Determination of non -volatile matter content  
ISO 1514, Paints and varnishes — Standard panels for testing  
ISO 1518 -1, Paints and varnishes — Determination of scratch resistance — Part 1: 
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  ISO 1524, Paints, varnishes and printing ink — Determination of fineness of grind  
ISO 15528, Paints, varnishes and raw materials for paints and varnishes — Sampling  
ISO 3270, Paints and varnishes and their raw materials — Temperatures and humidities for 
conditioning and testing  
ISO 3310 -1, Test sieves — Technical requirements and testing — Part 1: Test sieves of 
metal wire cloth  
ISO 9117 -1, Paints and varnishes — Drying tests — Part 1: Determination of through -dry 
state and throughdry time  
ASTM F735 -17, S tandard test method for abrasion resistance of transparent plastics and 
coatings using the oscillating sand method  
ASTM D4060 -14, Standard test method for abrasion resistance of organic coatings by the 
taber abraser  
ASTM D4828 -94, Standard test methods for practical washability of organic coatings  
ASTM D1653 -13, Standard test methods for water vapour transmission of or ganic coating 
films 
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 [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/RWA/20_0073_00_e.pdf