G/TBT/N/RWA/100  
 
10 January 2018  
(18-0214) 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): 
DRS 79: 2017 
Non-alcoholic beverages (ICS 67.160.20).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Fruit flavoured 
drinks – Specification (13 page(s), in English)   
6. Description of content: This Rwanda Standard specifies the requirements and test 
methods for fruit flavoured drinks.  
1.1 This standard covers fruit flavoured drinks made from natural or synthetic colourings, 
flavourings, emulsions, water, sugar and other optional ingredients. This standard also 
applies to products referred to ascordials (is an  extremely sweet non -alcoholic fruit 
flavoured drink concentrates).  
1.2 This standard does not cover products such as fruit juices covered by other Rwanda 
Standards like fruit squashes; carbonated and non -carbonated beverages, fruit -based soft 
drinks and f ruit drinks with added ethyl alcohol.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
AOAC 950.17, Official Method Citric Acid in non-alcoholic Beverages  
AOAC 950.27, Solids (total) in non -alcoholic beverages  
AOAC 950.29, Sucrose in non -alcoholic beverages  G/TBT/N/RWA/100  
 
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  AOAC 950.31, Official Method, Glucose (Commercial) in non -alcoholic Beverages  
AOAC 979.17, Lead in evaporated milk and fruit juic e, Anodic stripping voltametric method  
AOAC 980.19, Tin in food, Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometric method  
AOAC 999.10, Lead, cadmium, zinc, copper and iron in food, Atomic Absorption 
Spectrophotometry  
AOAC.950.29, Sucrose in non -alcoholic beverages  
CAC/GL 66, Guidelines for the use of flavourings  
ISO 17239, Fruits, vegetables and derived products  – Determination of arsenic content  – 
Method using hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry  
RS CAC/RCP 1, General Principles for Food Hygiene  
RS CODEX STAN 192, General standard for food additives   
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: +250 252 586 103/582945  
P.O.BOX 7099, Kigali, Rwanda  
Email: info@rsb.gov.rw  
Website: www.rsb.gov.rw  
http://portal.rsb.gov.rw  
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