G/TBT/N/RWA/157  
 
23 July 2018  
(18-4603) 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): Milk and 
processed milk products (I CS 67.100.10).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DEAS 915: 2018 
Ghee - Specification (12 page(s), in English)   
6. Description of content: This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test for  ghee intended for human consumption.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
AOAC 999.10, Official method for lead, cadmium,  zinc, copper, and iron in foods Atomic 
absorption Spectrophotometry after microwave Digestion  
CAC/RCP 1, General principles for food hygiene  
CAC/RCP 57, Code of hygienic practice for milk and milk products  
EAS 22, Butter - Specification  
EAS 38, Labelling of pre - packaged foods - General requirements  
EAS 67, Raw cow milk - Specification  
EAS 803, Nutrition labelling - Requirements  
ISO 663, Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Determination of insoluble impurities content  G/TBT/N/RWA/157  
 
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  ISO 707, Milk and milk products - Guidance on sampling  
ISO 1740, Milkfat products and butter - Determination of fat acidity (reference method)  
ISO 3727 -1, Butter - Determination of moisture, non -fat solids and fat contents - Part 1: 
Determination of moisture content (Reference method)  
ISO 3727-3, Butter - Determination of moisture, non -fat solids and fat contents - Part 2: 
Determination of non -fat solids content (Reference method)  
ISO 3960, Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Determination of peroxide value - 
Iodometric (visual) endpoint d etermination  
ISO 4833 -1, Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for the enumeration of 
microorganisms - Part 1: Colony count at 30 degrees C by the pour plate technique  
ISO 6320, Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Determination of refractive index  
ISO 6321, Animal and vegetable fats and oils - Determination of melting point in open 
capillary tubes (slip point)  
ISO 6579 -1, Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for the detection, 
enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella - Part 1: De tection of Salmonella spp  
ISO 6611, Milk and milk products - Enumeration of colony -forming units of yeasts and/or 
moulds - Colony -count technique at 25 degrees C  
ISO 6888 -3, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and other 
species) - Part 3: Detection and MPN technique for low numbers  
ISO 8294, Animal and vegetable oils - Determination of copper, iron, nickel content 
graphite furnace atomic abso rption method  
ISO 11866 -1, Milk and milk products - Enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli - Part 
1: Most probable number technique using 4 -methylumbelliferyl -beta-D-glucuronide (MUG)  
ISO 14501, Milk and milk powder - Determination of aflatoxin M1 con tent - Clean -up by 
immunoaffinity chromatography and determination by high -performance liquid 
chromatography   
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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