G/TBT/N/RWA/125  
 
18 April 2018  
(18-2369) 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): Surface 
active agents (ICS 71.100.40).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DARS 
1472:2018, Cleaning chemicals for use in the food industry (19 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content: This African Standard specifies general requirements for  cleaning 
chemicals intended for use in the food industry. The Standard sets minimum requirements 
for the safety of such cleaning chemicals, which are intended for use on food processing 
equipment and might come into contact with food products.  
NOTE: The S tandard does not set cleaning performance standards. The user is urged to 
verify, by conducting suitable trials or tests either in the food processing plant or in the 
laboratory, that the cleaning chemicals are suitable for the proposed application. 
Altern atively, proven compliance with an appropriate national standard should be 
requested.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
 EN 10088 -2, Stainless steels — Part 2: Technical delivery conditions for 
sheet/plate and strip for general purposes  
 Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS)  
 ISO 9001, Quality management systems — Requirements  
 ISO 9002,  Quality systems — Model for quality assurance in production, G/TBT/N/RWA/125  
 
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  installation and servicing  
 ISO 11014 -1, Safety data sheet for chemical products — Part 1: Content and order 
of sections  
 ISO 16495, Packaging — Transport packaging for dangerous goods — Test 
methods 
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  
http://www.rsb.gov.rw/fileadmin/user_upload/files/pdf/new_stds/Publ ic_Review_March_18
/DARS_1472 -2018__Cleaning_chemicals_for_use_in_the_food_industry.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/RWA/18_2045_00_e.pdf