G/TBT/N/RWA/1001  
 
27 February 2024  
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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):  (HS 
code(s): 29); Cooking ranges, working tables, ovens and similar appliances (ICS code(s ): 
97.040.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DRS 574: 2024, 
Ethanol gel for cooking and other burning appliances — Specification; (71 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Rwanda Standard specifie s the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for ethanol gel for cooking and for other burning appliances.  
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; Protection of the 
environment; Quality requirements; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade; Cost 
saving and productivity enhancement  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. RS ISO  3170, Petroleum liquids – Manual sampling.  
2. RS ISO 3165, Sampling of chemical product for industrial use – Safety in 
sampling.  
3. ISO 10101 -2, Natural gas - Determination of water by the Karl Fischer method - 
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  4. ISO 1388 -2, Ethanol for industrial use – Methods of test – Part 2: Detection of 
alkalinity or acidity to phenolphthalein.  
5. ASTM D4815, Test Method for Determination of MTBE, ETBE, TAME, DIPE, 
tertiary -Amyl Alcohol and C1 to C4 Alcohols in Gasoline by Gas Chromatography  
published by ASTM International.  
6. ASTM D6045 – 20, Standard Test Method for Colour of Petroleum Products by the 
Automatic Tristimulus Method, published by ASTM International.  
7. ASTM D5501 – 20, Standard Test Method for Determination of Ethanol and 
Methanol Co ntent in Fuels Containing Greater than 20 % Ethanol by Gas 
Chromatography.  
8. ASTM D 4052 – 22, Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density, and API 
Gravity of Liquids by Digital Density Meter.  
9. ASTM D7795 – 15, Standard Test Method for Acidity in Ethan ol and Ethanol Blends 
by Titration.  
10. ASTM D7319, Standard Test Method for Determination of Existent and Potential 
Sulfate and Inorganic Chloride in Fuel Ethanol and Butanol by Direct Injection 
Suppressed Ion Chromatography.  
11. RS ISO 1253, Determination of fla sh point – Closed cup equilibrium method  
12. RS ISO 3104, Petroleum products – Transparent and opaque liquids – 
Determination of kinematic viscosity and calculation of dynamic viscosity.  
13. ISO 1928, Coal and coke – Determination of gross calorific value  
14. RS ISO 3 219, Plastics – Polymers/resins in the liquid state or as emulsions or 
dispersions – Determination of viscosity using a rotational viscometer with defined 
shear rate.  
15. RS ISO 3837, Liquid petroleum products – Determination of hydrocarbon types – 
Fluorescent  indicator adsorption method.  
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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