G/TBT/N/RWA/168  
 
24 July  2018 
(18-4632) 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): Pesticides 
and other agrochemicals (ICS 65.100).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DRS 393 -7: 2018 
Spatial application mosquito repellents - Specification - Part 7 : Tablets (21 page(s), in 
English)    
6. Description of content:  
This Draft Rwanda Standard prescribes the requirements, sampling and test methods for 
spatial application mosquito repellents formulated and prepared as tablets.  
This document covers, the following types of tablets formulation:  
a) Tablets for Direct Application (DT);  
b) Water Dispersible Tablets (WT), and  
c) Water Soluble Tablets (ST).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment; Quality 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• RS 191, Refined pyrethrum concentrate - Specification  
• RS ISO 2859 -1, Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes - Part 1: 
Sampling plans indexed by Quality Level (AQL) for Lot -By-Lot Inspection.  
• RS 91, Labeling and marking of pha rmaceutical products - Specification  
• AOAC 973.12, d -trans-Allethrin in pesticides formulations  
• CIPAC 741, Determination of transfluthrin content  
• CIPAC 743, Determination of prallethrin (etoc) content  
• CIPAC 993, Determination of Metofluthrin (S1264)  
• CIPAC 7 42, Determination of d -allethrin  
• CIPAC 977, Determination of Meperfluthrin  
• CIPAC 760, Determination of picaridin  
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• CIPAC MT 30.5, Determination of water content  
• CIPAC MT 75.3, Determination of pH values  
• CIPAC MT 191, Acidity  or Alkalinity of formulations  
• CIPAC MT 193, Determination of the attrition of tablets  
• CIPAC MT 185, Wet sieve test  
• CIPAC MT 184, Determination of Suspensibility of formulations forming 
suspensions  
• CIPAC MT 47.2, Determination of persistent foaming  
• CIPAC M T 179, Dissolution degree and solution stability  
• CIPAC MT 46.3, Accelerated storage stability  
• DRS 394 -2, Mosquito repellents ― Performance Test Guidelines ― Part 2: Spatial 
repellents   
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/Public_Review_July_18/
DRS_393 -7_2018_Spatial --Part_7_Tablet.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/RWA/18_3890_00_e.pdf