G/TBT/N/RWA/218  
 
1 March 2019  
(19-1204) 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 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): Sugar and 
sugar products (ICS 67.180.10).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Chewing gum - 
Specification (12 page(s), in English)   
6. Description of content: This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for ch ewing gum.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of the environment; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• EAS 12, Potable water - Specification  
• EAS 39, Hygiene for food and drink manufacturing industry - Code of practice  
• EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods - Specification  
• EAS 805, Use of nutrition and health claims - Requirements  
• ICUMSA GS 4/7/8/5 -2, Determination of sucrose by gas chromatography in 
molasses and factory product s - official; and cane juice - Tentative  
• ICUMSA GS 4/3 - 7, Determination of total reducing sugars in molasses and 
refined syrups after hydrolysis by the lane and Eynon constant volume procedure 
- Official (Reference method)  G/TBT/N/RWA/218  
 
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  • ISO 5379, Starches and derived p roduct, - Determination of sulphur dioxide 
content - Acidimetric method and nephelometric method  
• ISO 5809, Starches and derived products - Determination of sulphated ash  
• ISO 6579, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for 
the detection of Salmonella spp  
• ISO 7251, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horinzontal method 
for detection and enumeration of presumptive Escherichia Coli - Most probable 
number technique  
• ISO 21527 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stu ffs - Horinzontal method 
for the enumeration of yeasts and moulds - Part 2 - Colony count technique in 
products with water activity less than or equal to 0.95 ISO 5377:1981 Starch 
hydrolysis products -- Determination of reducing power and dextrose equivale nt 
• ISO 5809:1982, Starches and derived products -- Determination of sulphated ash  
• ISO 8968 -1:2014 (IDF 20 -1:2014) ,Milk and milk products -- Determination of 
nitrogen content -- Part 1: Kjeldahl principle and crude protein calculation  
• ISO 4832 Horizontal m ethod for the detection and enumeration of Coliforms ISO 
6579-1 Microbiology of the food chain -- Horizontal method for the detection, 
enumeration and serotyping Of Salmonella -- Part 1: Detection of Salmonella spp.  
• ISO 21527 -2 horizontal method for the en umeration of viable osmophilic yeasts 
and xerophilic moulds in products intended for human  
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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