G/TBT/N/RWA/11  
 
29 January 2014  
(14-0495)  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 Bureau of Standards  
Name and address (including telephon e 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 :   
P.O. Box:7099 
Kigali -Rwanda 
Tel.:  +(250) 252 586103/58 2946 Fax:  +(250) 252 583305 E-mail: info@rbs.org.rw 
Website:  http://www.rwanda-standards.org  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [ X ], 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):  Cereals, 
pulses and derived products (ICS 67.060) 
Cereals, pulses and cereals products: Milled Rice; Maize Grains; Whole maize meal; Milled maize products; Edible Maize starch ; Wheat and Durum Wheat  Grains;  Whole Wheat 
Flour;  Wheat flour; Millet flour; Composite Flour, Sorghum Grains; Sorghum flour; Soya 
Bean;  Edible Full Fat Soybean Flour; Biscuit; Pasta Products; Bread 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:  Ministerial 
Instruction No 21/2013 of 3 July 2013 declaring compulsory Rwandan Standards 
(37 pages in English, 37 pages in French).     
6. Description of content:  Compulsory Rwandan Standards (RS) concerning Cereals, 
pulses and cereal products.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Having the determination of ensuring health and safety of Consumers; fair 
practices in trade of goods and services; prot ection of public hygiene; plant and animal 
health, safety and the environment. 
In order to ensure safety and health of  consumers, facilitate trade, protect the 
environment and safeguard the image of the country. 
For the purpose of aligning the numbering sy stem of Rwandan Standards with the East 
African Community and International standards numbering Systems. 
Protection of Human health or Safety. Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection. G/TBT/N/RWA/11 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   ANNEX TO THE MINISTERIAL INSTRUCTION NO 21/2013 OF 
03/07/2013 DECLARING COMPULSORY RWANDA N STANDARDS  (LIST OF  COMPULSORY 
STANDARDS, FOOD AND AGRICULTURE, 16-33): 
- Milled Rice - Specification, RS EAS 128; 
- Whole maize meal - Specification, RS 24; - Milled maize products - Sp ecification, RS  EAS 44; 
- Edible Maize starch - Specification, RS 25; 
- Wheat and Durum Wheat  Grains - Specification, RS EAS 51; - Whole Wheat Flour - Specification, RS 26; 
- Wheat flour - Specification, RS  EAS 1; 
- Millet flour - Specification, RS EAS 89; - Composite Flour-Specification, RS EAS 782; - Sorghum Grains - Specification, RS EAS 757 
- Dry beans-Specification, RS EAS 46 Sorghum flour - Specification, RS EAS 95;  
- Soya Bean - Specification, RS 56; - Edible Full Fat Soybean Flour-Specification, RS 151; 
- Biscuit-Specification, RS EAS 781; 
- Pasta Products - Specification, RS EAS 173; - Bread-Specification, RS EAS 43. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    - 5 August 2013   
10. Final date for comments:  - 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [ X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresse s, if available of the other body:    
Rwanda Bureau of Standards 
WTO/TBT Enquiry Point 
P.O. Box:7099 
Kigali-Rwanda Tel.:  +250 58 6103 
Fax:  +250  58 2946 
E-mail:  info@rbs.org.rw  
Website:  http://www.rwanda-standards.org