G/TBT/N/RWA/328  
8 January 2020  
(20-0168) 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):  Textile 
fabrics (ICS 59.080.30)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 1014: 
2019 Textiles — Dera Dress — Specification (10 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for Dera dress.  
7. Obje ctive and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
ISO 105 -B01, Textiles – Tests for colour fastness – Part B01: Colour fastness to light: 
Daylight  
ISO 105 -C10, Textiles – Tests for colour fastness – Part C10: Colour fastness to washing 
with soap or soap and soda  
ISO 105 -E04, Textiles – Tests for colour fastness – Part E04: Colour fastness to 
perspiration  
ISO 105 -X11, Textiles – Tests for col our fastness – Part X11: Colour fastness to hot 
pressing  
ISO 105 -X12, Textiles – Tests for colour fastness – Part X12: Colour fastness to rubbing  
ISO 3071, Textiles – Determination of pH of aqueous extract  
ISO 3758, Textiles – Care labelling code using sym bols 
ISO 3801, Textiles – Woven fabrics – Determination of mass per unit length and mass per 
unit area  
ISO 5077, Textiles – Determination of dimensional change in washing and drying  G/TBT/N/RWA/328  
 
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  ISO 6330, Textiles – Domestic washing and drying procedures for textile te sting 
ISO 13934 -1, Textiles – Tensile properties of fabrics – Part 1: Determination of maximum 
force and elongation at maximum force using the strip method  
ISO 13935 -1, Textiles – Seam tensile properties of fabrics and made -up textile articles – 
Part 1: De termination of maximum force using the grab method  
ISO 13937 -1, Textiles – Tear properties of fabrics – Part 1: Determination of tear force 
using ballistic pendulum method (Elmendorf)  
ISO 14362 -1, Textiles – Methods for determination of certain aromatic am ines derived 
from azo colourants – Part 1: Detection of the use of certain azo colourants accessible with 
and without extracting the fibres  
ISO 14362 -3, Textiles – Methods for determination of certain aromatic amines derived 
from azo colourants – Part 3: D etection of the use of certain azo colourants accessible 
which may release 4 -aminoazobenzene  
ISO 16373 -2, Textiles – Dyestuffs – Part 2: General method for determination of 
extractable dyestuffs including allergenic and carcinogenic dyestuffs (method using  
pyridine -water)  
ISO 16373 -3, Textiles – Dyestuffs – Part 3: Method for determination of certain 
carcinogenic dyestuffs (method using trimethylamine/methanol)  
ISO 24153, Random sampling and randomization procedures  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be dete rmined  
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:   
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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