G/TBT/N/RWA/410  
20 November 2020  
(20-8374) 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)  
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):  Mineral 
and metal fibres (ICS 59.060.30)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DRS 444: 2020 
Spun silk woven fa bric and silk sheet — Specification (13 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Rwanda Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for spun silk woven fabric and silk sheet.  
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; Quality requirements; 
Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
• RS ISO 105 -B01, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part B01: Colour fastness 
to light: Daylight  
• RS ISO 105 -C10, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part C10: Colour fastness 
to washing with soap or soap and soda  
• RS ISO 105 -E04, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part E04: Colour fastness 
to perspiration  
• RS ISO 105 -X11, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part X11: Colour fastness 
to hot pressing  
• ASTM D1388, Standard Test Method for Stiffness of Fabrics  G/TBT/N/RWA/410  
 
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  • RS ISO 139, Textiles  — Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing  
• RS ISO 1833 -18, Textiles — Quantitative chemical analysis — Part 18: Mixtures 
of silk with other protein fibres (method using sulfuric acid)  
• ISO 2313, Textiles — Determination of the recovery from creasi ng of a 
horizontally folded specimen of fabric by measuring the angle of recovery  
• RS ISO 3071, Textile materials — Method for determination of pH value of 
aqueous extracts  
• RS ISO 3758, Textiles — Care labelling code using symbols  
• RS ISO 3801, Textiles — Woven fabrics — Determination of mass per unit length 
and mass per unit area  
• RS ISO 5077, Textiles — Determination of dimensional change in washing and 
drying  
• ISO 5084, Textiles — Determination of thickness of textiles and textile products  
• ISO 7 211-5, Textiles — Woven fabrics — Construction — Methods of analysis — 
Part 5: Determination of linear density of yarn removed from fabric  
• RS ISO 7211 -2, Textiles — Woven fabrics — Construction — Methods of analysis 
— Part 2: Determination of number of thr eads per unit length  
• ISO 9073 -9, Textiles — Test methods for nonwovens — Part 9: Determination of 
drapability including drape coefficient  
• RS ISO 13934 -1, Textiles — Tensile properties of fabrics — Part 1: Determination 
of maximum force and elongation at ma ximum force using the strip method  
• RS ISO 22198, Textiles — Fabrics— Determination of width and length  
• ISO 24153, Random sampling and randomization procedures  
• ISO 13937 -2, Textiles — Tear properties of fabrics — Part 2: Determination of 
tear force of trouser -shaped test specimens (Single tear method)  
• ISO 13934 – 1, Textiles — Tensile properties of fabrics — Part 1: Determination 
of maximum force and elongation at maximum force using the strip method  
• RS EAS 96 -1, Sanitary towels — Specification — Part 1 : Disposable  
• ISO 9073 -2, Textiles — Test methods for nonwovens — Part 2: Determination of 
thickness  
• ISO 9073 -18, Textiles — Test methods for nonwovens — Part 18: Determination 
of breaking strength and elongation of nonwoven materials using the grab tensile  
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  
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