G/TBT/N/BDI/233  
G/TBT/N/KEN/1244  
G/TBT/N/RWA/659  
G/TBT/N/TZA/734  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1579  
7 April 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:  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)  
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):  (ICS 
code(s): 67.140)  
5. Title, number of pages and l anguage(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 1087: 
2022, Flavored coffee — Specification; (10 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for flavored coffee 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; Protection of the 
environment; Quality requirements; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. AOAC 2000.09, Ochratoxin A in roasted coffee, Immunoaffinity Column HPLC 
Method CODEX STAN 192, General Standard for Food Additives  
2. EAS 130, Green coffee beans — Specification  
3. EAS 38, General Standard for the Labelling of Pre -packaged Foods  
4. EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry — Code of practice  
5. ISO 11294, Roasted ground coffee — Determination of moisture content -- 
Method by determination of loss in mass at 103 degrees C (Routine method)  G/TBT/N/BDI/233, G/TBT/N/KEN/1244, G/TBT/N/RWA/659, G/TBT/N/TZA/734, 
G/TBT/N/UGA/1579  
 
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  6. ISO 20481, Coffee and coffee products — Determination of the caffeine content 
using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) — Reference method  
7. ISO 21527 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of yeasts and molds — Part 2: Colony count technique in 
products with water activity less than or equal to 0.95  
8. ISO 3509, Coffee and coffee products — Vocabular y 
9. ISO 4832, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of coliforms — Colony -count technique  
10. ISO 4833 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of microorganisms — Part1: Colony co unt at 30 degrees C by the 
pour plate technique  
11. ISO 6579 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the detection, 
enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella — Part 1: Detection of Salmonella spp.  
12. ISO 6670, Instant coffee — Sampling method for  bulk units with liners  
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 [ ] 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