G/TBT/N/RWA/420  
9 December 2020  
(20-8873) 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):  Cosmetics. 
Toiletries (ICS 71.100.70)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 127 -1: 
2020 Synthetic detergent powders — Specification — Part 1: Household hand use (18 
page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and t est methods for synthetic detergents for household use. This standard does 
not cover machine wash and industrial detergent powders.  
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; Protection of the environment; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
ISO 672, Soaps — Determination of moisture and volatile matter content — Oven 
method  
ISO 673, Soaps — Determination of content of ethanol -insoluble matter  
ISO 2870, Surface active agents — Detergents — Determination of anionic -active 
matter hydrolysable and non -hydrolysable under acid conditions  
ISO 2871 -1, Surface active agents — Detergents — Determinatio n of cationic -active 
matter content — Part 1: High -molecular -mass cationic -active matter  
ISO 2871 -2, Surface active agents — Detergents — Determination of cationic -active 
matter content — Part 2: Cationic -active matter of low molecular mass (between 200 
and 500)  
ISO 4313, Washing powders — Determination of total phosphorous (v) oxide content — G/TBT/N/RWA/420  
 
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  Quinoline phosphomolybdate gravimetric method  
ISO 4316, Surface active agents — Determination of pH of aqueous solution — 
Potentiometric method  
ISO 4317, Surface -active agents and detergents — Determination of water content — 
Karl Fischer methods  
ISO 862, Surface active agents — Vocabulary  
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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