ICS 65.100.01  
 
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DRS 565-3: 2023  
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 RWANDA 
STANDARD  DRS  
565-3  
 
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2023 -mm-dd 
 
Packaging of pesticides  — Requirements  
— 
Part 3: Household pesticides  
   
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 Contents  Page 
Foreword  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................  iv 
1 Scope  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................  1 
2 Normative references  ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................  1 
3 Terms and definitions  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........................  1 
4 General requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........................  1 
5 Specific requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........................  2 
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 Foreword   
Rwanda Standard s are prepared  by Technical Committees and approved by R wanda Standards Board (RSB) 
Board  of Directors in  accordance with the p rocedures of RSB, in compliance with Annex 3 of the WTO/TBT 
agreement on the preparation, adoption and application of standards.  
The main task of technical committees is to prepare national standards.  Final Draft Rwanda S tandards 
adopted by Technical committ ees are ratified  by me mbers of RSB Board of Director s for publication and 
gazettment as Rwanda Standards.  
DRS 565-3 was prepared by Technical Committee RSB/TC 064, Pesticides . 
In the preparation of this standard, reference was made to the following standard:  
IS 8190 -3: Requirements for packing of pesticides  — Part 3: Household pesticides   
The assistance de rived from the above source is hereby acknowledged with thanks.  
DRS  565 consists of the following parts, under the general title Packaging of pesticides  — Requirements : 
⎯ Part 1: Solid pesticides  
⎯ Part 2: Liquid pesticides  
⎯ Part 3: Household pesticides  
⎯ Part 4: Fumigants  
Committee membership  
The following organizations were represented on the Technical Committee on Pesticides  (RSB/TC 064) in the 
preparation of this standard.  
Rwanda Forensic Laboratory  
Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board  
Rwanda Inspectorate, Competition and Consumer Protection Authority  
University of Rwanda/College of Sciences and Technology  
Rwanda Housing Authority  
Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority  DRS 565-3: 2023  
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  DRS 565-3: 2023  
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 Packaging of pesticides  — Requirements  — Part 3: Household 
pesticides  
1 Scope   
This Draft Rwanda Standard gives the requirement s for packaging of household pesticides.  
2 Normative references   
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of  their content constitutes 
requirements of this document.  For dated re ferences, only the edition  cited applies. For undated references, 
the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.  
RS 406 , Pesticides –— Terminology  
RS ISO 6361 -5, Wrought aluminium and aluminium alloys — Sheets, strips and  plates — Part 5: Chemical 
composition  
3 Terms and definitions   
For the purposes of this standard, the terms and definitions given in RS 406 apply . 
4 General requirements  
4.1 The household pesticides, unless specified otherwise in Table 1 and 2 shall be packaged in a container in 
the quantities of 50 ml, 100 ml, 250 ml, 1 litre, 5 litres, 10 litres, 25 litres and 50 litres or 50 g, 100 g, 250 g, 
500 g, 1 kg, 10 kg, 25 kg and 50 kg.  
4.2 Primary package containing up to 1 kg or 1 litre of material, shall be  further packaged in outer corrugated 
fibreboard boxes or wooden cases wherever they require transportation.  
4.3 Glass bottles, wherever allowed, for packaging of liquid pesticides meant for household use shall be 
further packaged in outer corrugated fibre board boxes or wooden cases cushioning and absorbing material.  
4.4 The high density polyethylene (HDPE) used in fabrication of HDPE containers or its components shall be 
of designation HDPE 43 BA having malt flow index not more than 1.8 g/ 10 minutes.  
4.5 The aluminium used in fabrication of containers shall conform to the grade 1050A of RS ISO 6361 -5. 
4.6 The trilaminate pouch shall consist of 55/60 g paper, 0.009 mm aluminium foil and 0.0375 mm 
polyethylene.   
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 4.7 Containers of mild of mild steel and tinplat e may  or may not be lacquered  internally but shall be lacquered 
externally to prevent rust ing, if lithographed, the top and bottom components shall only be lacquered  from the 
outside . 
4.8 In case of containers holding solid pesticides, heat sealing of thes e containers, if applicable, shall be such 
that no powder comes out from seams during normal handling. Closures wherever provided shall be leak -
proof.  
4.9 In case of containers holding liquid pesticides, closures provided shall be such as not to allow any 
material to leak through them. These shall be pilferproof . 
4.10  Containers holding 5 litres or more of liquid pesticides shall be provided with a suitable pouring 
device with each container.  
4.11  Double hessian jute bags, DW tarpaulin laminated jute bags and H DPE woven sacks, used for 
pack aging pesticides, wherever allowed, shall be provided with  an Internal loose polyethylene,  liner of not less 
than 0.062 mm thickness and m the form of tubular she ath, bottom sealed. The length and breadth of the 
loose liner shall be 10 percent and 5 percent more respectively than those of the outer bag.  
4.12  The containers shall be of sturdy design and shall conform to relevant Specific  Standards.  
4.13  The packaging shall also conform to relevant standards  for pack aging of goods falling in the category 
of materials of low flash point, dangerous or toxic, wherever applicable.  
4.14  Except the pesticides as specified in the Table 2 , the household pesticide s shall be packed in dry 
and clean containers as described in Table 1. 
5 Specific requirements  
 The household pesticides shall be packaged in dry and clean containers as described in table 1 and 2. 
Table 1 – Packaging requirements of household pesticides  
S/N Nature of 
pesticide  Quantity per 
package  Requirements  
i.  Solid  Up to 1 kg  Polyethylene bags of thickness not less than 0.062 mm and 
its mouth heat -sealed. These bags shall be packaged 
individually in cardboard carton or high density polyethylene 
(HDPE) puffer pack without internal lining  
Above 1 kg  Mild steel or tinplate or fibreboard containers or double 
hessian jute bags or DW tarpaulin laminated jute bags or 
high density polyethylene (HDPE) woven sacks  
ii.  Pastes  15 g or 25 g  Aluminium collapsible tubes internal ly plain or suitably 
lacquered and externally plain or lithographed  
iii.  Liquid  25, 50, 100 ml  Mild steel  or tinplate or high density polyethylene or 
alumin ium or glass c ontainers  
Above 100 ml  Mild steel or tinplate or high density polyethylene (HDPE) or 
aluminium containers  
iv.  Aerosols  100 to 500 ml  Hermetically sealed tinplate or monoblock seamless 
aluminium rigid containers  DRS 565-3: 2023  
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Table 2 – Packaging requirements for household pesticides  
S/N Pesticides  Quantity per 
package  Requirements  
i.  Zinc phosphide, 
technical  10 g Hermeticallv sealed trilaminated pouch further packaged in 
paper envelope  
ii.  50 g Leakproof, seamless extruded rigid aluminium tubes. 
Suitable number of such tubes shall further be packed in 
leakproof, pilfer proof tagger plated in containers  
iii.  Disinfectant fluids  - Mild steel or tinplate containers. Galvanized iron steel 
containers shall not be used  
iv.  Ethylene dibromide  0.5 ml  Plain neck clear glass ampoules wrapped either in suitable 
absorbent media like co tton/blo tting paper weigh ing 
minimum 0.5 g and then be further pack aged in cloth bag 
having 240 -260 pores/ cm2 or in paper and p aper bobbin 
weighing minimum 1.5 g plugged with c otton at ends  
weighing minimum 0.1 g  and stapple d at both ends  
v.  1.0 ml  Plain neck clear glass ampoules wrapped either in suitable 
absorbent media like co tton/blo tting paper weigh ing 
minimum 1 g and then be further pack aged in cloth bag 
having 240 -260 pores/ cm2 or in paper and p aper bobbin 
weighing minimum 1.5 g plugged with c otton at ends  
weighing minimum 0.2 g  and stappled at both ends  
vi.  3 and 6 ml  Plain neck clear glass ampoules wrapped either in suitable 
absorbent media like co tton/blo tting paper weigh ing 
minimum 2 g and then be further pack aged in cloth bag 
having 240 -260 pores/ cm2 or in paper and p aper bobbin 
weighing minimum 2.5 g plugged with c otton at ends  
weighing minimum 0.2 g  and stappled at both ends  
vii.  10 ml  Plain neck clear glass ampoules wrapped either i n suitable 
absorbent media like co tton/blo tting paper weigh ing 
minimum 3 g and then be further pack aged in cloth bag 
having 240 -260 pores/ cm2 or in paper and p aper bobbin 
weighing minimum 4 g plugged with c otton at ends  
weighing minimum 0.3 g  and stappled at both ends  
 
 
 
 
   
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 Bibliography  
[1] ES 695: 2002 , Pesticides — Packaging  
 
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