G/TBT/N/RWA/160  
 
23 July 2018  
(18-4612) 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: +250 252 586 103/582945  
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): Pesticides 
and other agroc hemicals (ICS 65.100).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DRS 392 -4: 2018 
Skin applied mosquito repellents - Specification - Part 4: Bathing soaps (17 page(s), in 
English)    
6. Description of content: This Draft Rwanda Standard prescribes the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for skin applied mosquito repellents formulated and prepared 
as bathing soaps and meant to be applied directly to the skin.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment; Quality 
requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• RS ISO 862, Surface active agents - Vocabulary  
• RS EAS 877,  Bathing bar - Specification  
• RS EAS 377 (all parts), Cosmetics and cosmetic products  
• CIPAC 760, Determination of picaridin  
• CIPAC 667, Determination of ethyl butylacetamidopropionate  
• RS ISO 685, Analysis of Soaps - Determination of total alkali content and total 
fatty matter content  
• ISO 4315, Surface active agents - Determination of alkalinity - Titrimetric method  
• RS ISO 456, Surface -active agents - Determination of free caustic alkali  
• RS EAS 814, Determination of biodegradability of surfactants - Test metho d 
• RS 191, Refined pyrethrum concentrate ― Specification  G/TBT/N/RWA/160  
 
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  • DRS 394 -1, Mosquito repellents ― Performance Test Guidelines ― Part 1: Skin 
applied repellents  
• RS ISO 24153, Random sampling and randomization procedures   
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determin ed 
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: +250 252 586 103/582945  
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/Public_Review_July_18/
DRS_392 -4_2018_Skin_applied_..._Part_4_Soaps.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/RWA/18_3877_00_e.pdf