G/TBT/N/RWA/785  
23 January 2023  
(23-0535) 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):  Non-
alcoholic beverages (ICS code(s): 67.160.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:  DRS 14: 2023, 
Carbonated soft drinks — Specification; (21 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Rwanda Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for carbonated soft drinks.  
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. AOAC 950.29, Sucrose in non alcoholic soft drinks  
2. AOAC 979.08, Benzoate, caffeine, and Saccharin in carbonated soft drinks. Liquid 
chromatographic method  
3. AOAC 980.19, Tin in food. Atomic absorption spectrophotometric method  
4. AOAC 990.31, Sulfites in foods and soft drinks Ion Exclusion chromatographic 
method  
5. AOAC 999.10, Lead, Cadmium, Copper, Iron, and Zinc in foods, Atomic Absorption 
Spectrophotometry after microwave digestion  
6. RS CXC 1, General Principles of Food Hygiene  G/TBT/N/RWA/785  
 
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  7. RS CXS 192, Gener al standard for food additives  
8. RS EAS 35, Fortified food grade salt — Specification  
9. RS EAS 38, Labeling of prepackaged foods —Requirements  
10. 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  
11. 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  
12. RS ISO 6579 -1, Microbiology 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 food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal  
method for the enumeration of coagulase — positive staphylococci 
(Staphylococcus aureus and other species) — Part 2: Technique using  
rabbit plasma fibrinogen agar medium  
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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