G/TBT/N/BDI/454  
G/TBT/N/KEN/1559  
G/TBT/N/RWA/990  
G/TBT/N/TZA/1090  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1904  
12 January  2024 
(24-0274) 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:  BURUNDI, KENYA, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA  
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):  Milk and 
processed milk products (ICS code(s): 67.100.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s ) of the notified document:  DEAS 1193: 
2023, Lactose free milk — Specification; (16 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for lactose free milk intended for d irect human consumption 
or for further processing.  
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; Quality requirements; 
Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. AOAC 984.15, Enzymatic hydrolysis of lactose to glucose and galactose at pH 6.6 
by β-galactosidase  
2. EAS 38, Labelling of pre - packaged foods — General requirements  
3. EAS 39, General principles for food hygiene  
4. EAS 803, Nutrition labelling ― Requirements  
5. EAS 804, Claims on foods ― General requirements  G/TBT/N/BDI/454 • G/TBT/N/KEN/1559 • G/TBT/N/RWA/990 • G/TBT/N/TZA/1090 • 
G/TBT/N/UGA/1904  
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  6. EAS 805, Use of nutrition and health claims ― Requirements  
7. ISO 11290 -1, Microbiology of the food chain —Horizontal method for the detection 
and enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes and of Listeria spp. —Part 1: 
Detection method  
8. ISO 11866 -2, Milk and milk products —Enumeration of presumptive Escherichia 
coli—Part 2: Colony -count  technique at 44 degrees C using membranes  
9. ISO 14501, Milk and milk powder — Determination of aflatoxin M1 content — 
Clean -up by immunoaffinity chromatography and determination by high -
performance liquid chromatography  
10. ISO 22662, Milk and milk products — Determination of lactose content by high -
performance liquid chromatography (Reference method)  
11. ISO 4832, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of coliforms — Colony count technique  
12. 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  
13. ISO 6579 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the detection, 
enumeration and serotyping of Salm onella — Part 1: Detection of Salmonella spp  
14. ISO 6731, Milk, cream and evaporated milk — Determination of total solids 
content (Reference method)  
15. ISO 6888 -1, Microbiology of the food chain —Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of coagulase -positive staphyl ococci (Staphylococcus aureus and 
other species) —Part 1: Method using Baird -Parker agar medium  
16. ISO 707, Milk and milk products — Guidance on sampling KS ISO 2446, Milk — 
Determination of fat content  
17. ISO 8968 -4, Milk and milk products — Determination of ni trogen content — Part 
4: Determination of protein and non -protein nitrogen content and true protein 
content calculation (Reference method)  
18. ISO/TS 6733, Milk and milk products —Determination of lead content —Graphite 
furnace atomic absorption spectrometric me thod 
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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