G/TBT/N/RWA/880  
12 June 2023  
(23-3983) 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)  
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): 0409)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DRS 563: 2 023, 
Molasses for human consumption — Specification; (18 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Rwanda Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for molasses intended for human consumption.  
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; 
Reducing trade barriers and facilit ating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. RS CAC/RCP 1, General principles of food hygiene  
2. RS CODEX STAN 192, Codex general standard for food additives  
3. RS EAS 12, Potable water — Specification  
4. RS EAS 38 , Labelling of pre -packaged foods — General requirements  
5. RS EAS 5 , Refined white sugar – Specification  
6. RS EAS 749 , Brown sugar – Specification  
7. RS EAS 770 , Fortified sugar — Specification  G/TBT/N/RWA/880  
 
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  8. RS EAS 8 , Raw cane sugar – Specification  
9. RS EAS 805 , Use of nutrition and health claims — Requirements  
10. RS ISO 2173 , Fruit and vegetable products — Determination of soluble solids — 
Refractometric method  
11. RS ISO 2447 , Fruit and vegetable Products — Determination of tin content  
12. RS ISO 4831 , Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizont al method 
for the detection and enumeration of coliforms — Most probable number 
technique  
13. RS ISO 4833 -1, Microbiology of the food chain – Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of microorganisms – Part 1: Colony count at 30 C by the pour plate 
technique  
14. RS ISO 5379:2013 , Starches and derived products – Determination of sulphur 
dioxide content, Acid metric method and nephelometric method  
15. RS ISO 6633 , Fruit and vegetables products — Determination of lead content – 
Flameless atomic absorption spectrometric meth od 
16. RS ISO 6634 , Fruit, vegetables and derived products — Determination of arsenic 
content — Silver diethyldithiocarbamate spectrophotometric method  
17. RS ISO 6637 , Fruits, vegetables and derived products — Determination of 
mercury content — Flameless atomic a bsorption method  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  30 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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