G/TBT/N/RWA/318  
8 January 2020  
(20-0150) 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 1005: 
2019 Roasted macadamia kernel — Specification (10 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft East Africa St andard specifies the requirements, 
methods of sampling and testing for roasted macadamia of varieties (cultivars) grown from 
Macadamia integrifolia, Macadamia tetraphylla and Macadamia ternifolia, and their hybrids 
intended for human consumption.  
7. Objec tive and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
CODEX STAN 192, General standard for food additives  
EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods — Specification  
EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry — Code of practice  
ISO 542, Oilseeds — Sampling  
ISO 735, Oilseed residues — Determination of ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid  
ISO 1026, Fruit and vegetable products — Determinatio n of dry matter content by drying 
under reduced pressure and of water content by azeotropic distillation  
ISO 6579, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the detection, 
enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella — Part 1: Detection of Salmone lla spp.  
ISO 7251, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the 
detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli — Most probable number 
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  ISO 16050, Foodstuffs — Determination of aflatoxin B1, and the total co ntent of aflatoxins 
B1, B2, G1 and G2 in cereals, nuts and derived products — High-performance liquid 
chromatographic 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 [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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