G/TBT/N/RWA/382  
30 July 2020  
(20-5329) 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):  Rwanda 
Standards Board (RSB)  
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):  Cosmetics. 
Toiletries (ICS 71.100.70)  
5. Title, numbe r of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DRS 439: 2020 
Non-woven skin care wet wipes – Specification (17 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Rwanda Standard specifies the requirements, methods 
of sampling and test for no n-woven skin care wet wipes.  
This draft covers both adults and baby wet wipes.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of 
human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• RS ISO 1833 -1, Textiles — Quantitative chemical analysis — Part 1: General 
principles of testing  
• RS ISO 139, Tex tiles — Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing  
• ISO 9073 -1, Test methods for nonwovens — Part 1: Determination of mass per unit 
area 
• ISO 9073 -18, Test methods for nonwovens — Part 18: Determination of breaking 
strength and elongation of nonwoven materials using the grab tensile test.  
• RS ISO 3071, Textile materials; Method for determination of pH value of aqueous G/TBT/N/RWA/382  
 
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• ISO 20743, Textiles — Determination of antibacterial activity of textile products  
• ISO 21149, Cosmetics — Microbiology — Enumeration and detection of aerobic 
mesophilic bacteria  
• RS ISO 22717, Cosmetics — Microbiology — Detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa  
• RS ISO 22718, Cosmetics — Microbiology — Detection of Staphylococcus aureus  
• RS ISO 18416, Cosmetics — Micro biology — Detection of Candida albicans  
• RS ISO 21150, Cosmetics — Microbiology — Detection of Escherichia coli  
• RS EAS 96 -1, Sanitary towels — Specification  
• RS EAS 377 -1, Cosmetics and cosmetic products — Part 1: List of substances 
prohibited in cosmetic products  
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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