G/TBT/N/BDI/120  
G/TBT/N/KEN/1094  
G/TBT/N/RWA/455  
G/TBT/N/TZA/607  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1345  
8 June 2021  
(21-4676) 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)  
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 differe nt from above:   
Rwanda Standards 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:  Two-pack epoxy 
zinc phosphate weldable primer — Specification (18 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard spec ifies requirements, 
methods of sampling and test for two -pack epoxy zinc phosphate weldable primer. This 
material is used as a base coat for the painting of steel structures /equipment where 
corrosion protection and chemical resistance under marine atmosph eric conditions are 
required.  
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; Protectio n of the 
environment; Quality requirements; Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:   
• ASTM F735 -17, Standard Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Transparent 
Plastics and Coatings Using the Oscillating Sand Method  
• ISO 1514, Paints and varnishes — Standard panels for testing  
• ISO 1518 -1, Paints and varnishes — Determination of scratch resistance — Part 
1: Constant -loading method  G/TBT/N/BDI/120, G/TBT/N/KEN/1094, G/TBT/N/RWA/455, G/TBT/N/TZA/607, 
G/TBT/N/UGA/1345  
 
- 2 - 
 
  • ISO 1523, Determination of flash point — Closed cup equilibrium method  
• ISO 1524, Paints, varnishes and printing ink — Deter mination of fineness of 
grind 
• ISO 2808, Paints and varnishes — Determination of film thickness  
• ISO 2811, (all parts), Paints and varnishes — Determination of density  
• ISO 2812 -1, Paints and varnishes — Determination of resistance to liquids — 
Part 1: Immers ion in liquids other than water  
• ISO 2813, Paints and varnishes — Determination of specular gloss of non -
metallic paint films at 20°, 60° and 85°  
• ISO 2884 -2, Paints and varnishes — Determination of viscosity using rotary 
viscometers — Part 2: Disc or ball viscometer operated at a specified speed  
• ISO 3251, Paints varnishes and plastics — Determination of non - volatile matter 
content  
• ISO 3270, Paints and varnishes and their raw materials — Temperatures and 
humidities for conditioning and testing  
• ISO 3856 -6, Paints and varnishes — Determination of "soluble" metal content — 
Part 6: Determination of total chromium content of the liquid portion of the 
paint — Flame atomic absorption spectrometric method  
• ISO 4618, Paints and varnishes — Terms and definitions  
• ISO 6503 Paints and varnishes -- Determination of total lead — Flame atomic 
absorption spectrometric method  
• ISO 6504 -3, Paints and varnishes — Determination of hiding power — Part 3: 
Determination of contrast ratio of light coloured paints at a fixed spread ing rate  
• ISO 9117 -1, Paints and varnishes — Drying tests — Part 1: Determination of 
through -dry state and through -dry time  
• ISO 117 -3, Paints and varnishes — Drying tests — Part 3: Surface -drying test 
using ballotini  
• ISO 11890 -1, Paints and varnishes — Determination of volatile organic 
compound (VOC) content —Part 1: Difference method  
• ISO 15528, Paints, varnishes and raw materials for paints and varnishes — 
Sampling  
• ISO 17132, Paints and varnishes — T-bend test  
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:   
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  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/RWA/21_3954_00_e.pdf