G/TBT/N/RWA/633  
10 March 2022  
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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 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Home 
textiles. Linen (ICS 97.160)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DRS 501: 2022, 
Terry toweling and terry weave articles — Specification (19 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Rwanda Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for woven cotton terry toweling fabrics an d terry weave 
articles intended for domestic and institutional use.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protectio n 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 ARS 1551, Textiles and textile merchandise — Terms and definitions  
2. EAS 256, Textiles — Method for determination of scouring loss in grey and 
finished cotton materials  
3. RS ISO 105 -C10, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part C10: Colour 
fastness to washing with soap or soap and soda  
4. RS ISO 105 -X12, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part X12: Colour 
fastness to rubbing  G/TBT/N/RWA/633  
 
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  5. RS ISO 105 -B02, Colour fastness to artificial light: Xenon arc fading lamp test  
6. RS ISO 105 -D01, Colour fastness to dry cleaning using perchloroethylene 
solvent  
7. RS ISO 139, Textiles — Standa rd atmospheres for conditioning and testing  
8. RS ISO 1833 -11, Textiles — Quantitative chemical analysis — Part 11: Mixtures 
of certain cellulose fibres with certain other fibres (method using sulfuric acid)  
9. RS ISO 3071, Textiles — Determination of pH of aque ous extract  
10. RS ISO 3758, Care labelling code using symbols  
11. RS ISO 3759, Textiles — Preparation, marking and measuring of fabric 
specimens and garments in tests for determination of dimensional change  
12. RS ISO 3801, Textiles — Woven fabrics — Determination of mass per unit 
length and mass per unit area  
13. RS ISO 5077, Textiles — Determination of dimensional change in washing and 
drying  
14. ISO 6330, Domestic washing and drying procedures for textile testing  
15. SO 7211 -1, Textiles — Woven fabrics — Constr uction — Methods of analysis — 
Part 1: Methods for the presentation of a weave diagram and plans for drafting, 
denting and lifting  
16. RS ISO 7211 -2, Textiles — Woven fabrics — Construction — Methods of analysis 
— Part 2: Determination of number of threads per  unit length  
17. RS ISO 8498, Woven fabrics — Description of defects — Vocabulary  
18. ISO 13015, Woven fabrics — Distortion — Determination of skew and bow  
19. RS ISO 13934 -1, Textiles — Tensile properties of fabrics — Part 1: 
Determination of maximum force and elonga tion at maximum force using the 
strip method  
20. ISO 14362 -3, Textiles — Methods for determination of certain aromatic amines 
derived from azo colorants — Part 3: Detection of the use of certain azo 
colorants, which may release 4-aminoazobenzene  
21. ISO 14362 -1, Textiles — Methods for determination of certain aromatic amines 
derived from azo colorants — Part 1: Detection of the use of certain azo 
colorants accessible with and without extracting the fibres  
22. ISO 16373 -1, Textiles — Dyestuffs — Part 1: General principles of testing 
coloured textiles for dyestuff identification  
23. ISO 16373 -2, Textiles — Dyestuffs — Part 2: General method for the 
determination of extractable dyestuffs including allergenic and carcinogenic 
dyestuffs (method us ing pyridine -water)  
24. ISO 16373 -3, Textiles — Dyestuffs — Part 3: Method for determination of 
certain carcinogenic dyestuffs (method using triethylamine/methanol)  
25. ISO 20158, Textiles — Determination of water absorption time and water 
absorption capacity of t extile fabrics  
26. RS ISO 22198, Textiles — Fabrics — Determination of width and length  
27. ISO 24153, Random sampling and randomization procedures  
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  G/TBT/N/RWA/633  
 
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  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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