G/TBT/N/RWA/70  
 
31 August 2017  
(17-4654) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technica l 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):  Non-alcoholic 
beverages (ICS 67.160.20).  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified docum ent: DRS 358: 2017; 
Banana juice – Specification (13 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content:  This Rwanda Draft Standard specifies the requirements and 
methods of sampling and test for banana juice intended for human consumption.  
7. Objective an d rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
  RS CAC/RCP1, Code of practice – General principles of food hygiene  
  RS EAS 38, General Standard for the labelling of pre -packaged foods  
  RS EAS 12, Potable water – Specification  
  RS ISO 4833 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of microorganisms – Part 1: Colony count at 30 degrees C by 
the pour plate technique  
  RS ISO 16649 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal 
method for the enumeration of beta -glucuronidase -positive Escherichia coli – 
Part 1: Colony -count technique at 44 degrees C using membranes and 5 -bromo -4-
chloro -3-indoly l Beta -D-glucuronide  
  RS ISO 6579, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method 
for the detection of Salmonella spp  G/TBT/N/RWA/70  
 
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    RS ISO 6888 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus 
and other species) – Part 1: Technique using Baird -Parker agar medium  
  RS ISO 21527 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal 
method for the enumeration of yeasts and moulds – Part 1: Colony count 
technique in products with water activity greater than 0,95   
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 : Nation al enquiry point  [X] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, 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/fil eadmin/user_upload/files/pdf/new_stds/Public_review_25_July/D
RS_358_2017_Banana_juice --Spec--.pdf 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/RWA/17_3866_0 0_e.pdf