G/TBT/N/RWA/320  
8 January 2020  
(20-0152) 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):  Animal and 
vegetable fats and oils (ICS 67.200.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 1007: 
2019 Chia seeds — Specification (10 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East Africa Standard specifi es the requirements, 
methods of sampling and test for chia seed (Salvia hispanica L.) intended for human 
consumption. This standard does not apply to chia seed as a planting material.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems whe re 
applicable:  Protection of the environment; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry — Code of practice  
EAS 803, Nutrition labelling — Requirements  
EAS 804, Claims on food — Requirements  
EAS 805, Use of nutrition and health claims — Requirements  
ISO 605, Pulses — Determination of impurities, size, foreign odour, insects, and species 
and variety — Test methods  
ISO 6579, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizonta l method for the 
detection of Salmonella spp  
ISO 7251, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the 
detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli — Most probable number 
technique  
ISO 16050, Foodstuffs — Determinati on of aflatoxin B1, and the total content of aflatoxins 
B1, B2, G1 and G2 in cereals, nuts and derived products — High-performance liquid G/TBT/N/RWA/320  
 
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  chromatographic method  
ISO 24333, Cereals, and cereal products — Sampling  
ISO 24557, Pulses — Determination of moistur e content — Air-oven method  
ISO 12193, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of lead by direct graphite 
furnace atomic absorption spectrometry  
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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