G/TBT/N/RWA/122  
 
17 April 2018  
(18-2352) 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  1455:2018, Bathing bars — Specification (23 page(s), in English)   
6. Description of content: This African Standard prescribes the requirements and methods 
of test for ba thing bars. The standard applies to bathing bars supplied in the form of cakes 
and produced from vegetable or animal oils or fats, fatty acids, or from a blend of all or 
part of these materials, with or without the addition of rosins or non -soapy/synthetic  
surfactants.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
 CD-ARS 1462:2018, Powder detergents — Biodegradability  
 ISO 4315, Surface active agents — Determination of alkalinity — Titrimetric 
method  
 ISO 456, Surface active agents — Analysis of soaps — Determination of free 
caustic alkali  
 ISO 457, Soaps — Determination of chloride content — Titrimetric method  
 ISO 672, Soaps — Determination of moisture and volatile matter content — Oven 
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   ISO 673, Soaps — Determination of content of ethanol -insoluble matter  
 ISO 684, Analysis of soaps — Determination of total free alkali  
 ISO 685, Analysis of soaps — Determination of total alkali  content and total fatty 
matter content  
 ISO 862, Surface active agents — Vocabulary  
 ISO 4314, Surface active agents — Determination of free alkalinity or free acidity 
— Titrimetric method  
 ISO 4315, Surface active agents — Determination of alkalinity — Titrimetric 
method  
 ISO 4316, Surface active agents — Determination of pH of aqueous solutions — 
Potentiometric method  
 ISO 6839, Anionic surface active agents — Determination of solubility in water  
 Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
30 November 2009 on Cosmetic Products  
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.rs b.gov.rw/fileadmin/user_upload/files/pdf/new_stds/Public_Review_March_18
/DARS_1455 -2018__Bathing_bars_ -_Specification.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachment s/2018/TBT/RWA/18_2034_00_e.pdf