G/TBT/N/RWA/307  
8 January 2020  
(20-0138) 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 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):  Cheese 
(ICS 67.100.30)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 1009: 
2019 Cheese — Specification — Gouda cheese (12 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for Gouda cheese intended for direct consumption or for 
further processing.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prote ction of human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
AOAC 999.10, Determination of Lead, Cadmium, Zinc, Copper, and Iron in foods, 
Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry after Microwave Digestion  
CAC/RCP 1, General principles of food hygiene — Code of practice  
CODEX STAN 192, General standard for food additives  
CODEX STAN 193, General standard for contaminants in food and feed  
CODEX STAN 283, General standard for cheese  
EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods — Gener al requirements  G/TBT/N/RWA/307  
 
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  ISO 14501, Milk and milk powder — Determination of aflatoxin M1 content — Clean -up 
by immunoaffinity chromatography and determination by high -performance liquid 
chromatography  
ISO 1735, Cheese and processed cheese products — Determination o f fat content — 
Gravimetric method (Reference method)  
ISO 4832, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of coliforms — Colony -count technique  
ISO 5534, Cheese and processed cheese — Determination of the total solids content 
(Reference)  
ISO 5538, Milk and milk products — Sampling — Inspection by attributes  
ISO 5738, Milk and milk products — Determination of copper content — Photometric 
method (reference method)  
ISO 6611, Milk and milk products — Enumeration of c olony -forming units of yeasts 
and/or moulds —Colonycount technique at 25 degrees C  
ISO 707, Milk and milk products — Methods of sampling  
ISO 8197, Milk and milk products — Sampling — Inspection by variables  
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  
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