G/TBT/N/BDI/122  
G/TBT/N/KEN/1096  
G/TBT/N/RWA/457  
G/TBT/N/TZA/609  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1347  
8 June 2021  
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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:  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)  
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 differe nt from above:   
Rwanda Standards 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):  Paints and 
varnishes (ICS 87.040)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Black 
bituminous paints for cold application — Specification (14 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard speci fies requirements, 
methods of sampling and test for black bitumen solutions, without pigments or fillers, for 
cold application, which will yield by brushing, spraying or a suitable dipping process, 
effective coatings for protection of substrates.  
7. Objec tive 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; Protection of the 
environment; Quality requireme nts; Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:   
• ASTM F735 -17, Standard Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Transparent 
Plastics and Coatings Using the Oscillating Sand Method  
• ISO 1523, Determination of flash point — Closed cup equilibrium method  
• ISO 1524, Paints, varnishes and printing ink — Determination of fineness of 
grind G/TBT/N/BDI/122, G/TBT/N/KEN/1096, G/TBT/N/RWA/457, G/TBT/N/TZA/609, 
G/TBT/N/UGA/1347  
 
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  • ISO 3251, Paints varnishes and plastics — Determination of non - volatile matter 
content  
• ISO 3856 -6, Paints and varnishes — Determination of "soluble" metal content — 
Part 6: Dete rmination of total chromium content of the liquid portion of the 
paint — Flame atomic absorption spectrometric method  
• ISO 4618, Paints and varnishes — Terms and definitions  
• ISO 6503, Paints and varnishes -- Determination of total lead — Flame atomic 
absorp tion spectrometric method ISO 9117 -1, Paints and varnishes — Drying 
tests — Part 1: Determination of through -dry state and through -dry time  
• ISO 9117 -3, Paints and varnishes — Drying tests — Part 3: Surface -drying test 
using ballotini  
• ISO 15528, Paints, var nishes and raw materials for paints and varnishes — 
Sampling  
• ISO 17132, Paints and varnishes — T-bend test  
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  
https://members.wto.org/crn attachments/2021/TBT/RWA/21_3965_00_e.pdf