G/TBT/N/RWA/636  
10 March 2022  
(22-2177) 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)  
KK 15 Rd, 49  
P.O.BOX 7099, Kigali, Rwanda  
Tel: +250 788303492  
Email: info@rsb.gov.rw   
Website: www.rsb.gov.rw  
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:   
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):  Milk and 
processed milk products (ICS 67.100.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS27: 2022, 
UHT milk — Specification (18 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, 
sampling and test methods for UHT milk obtained from cow milk.  
7. Objective and rationa le, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements; 
Reducing trade barriers and facilitating t rade; Cost saving and productivity enhancement  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. AOAC 999.10, Official method for lead, cadmium, zinc, copper, and iron in foods 
Atomic absorption Spectrophotometry after microwave Digestion  
2. CAC/RCP 57, Code of hygienic practice for milk and milk products  
3. EAS 38, Labelling of pre - packaged foods — General requirements EAS 39, 
Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry — Code of practice  
4. EAS 803, Nutrition labelling — Requirements ISO 14501, Milk and milk powder 
— Determination of aflatoxin M1 content — Clean -up by immunoaffinity 
chromatography and determination by high -performance liquid chromatography  
5. ISO 2446, Milk — Determination of fat content  G/TBT/N/RWA/636  
 
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  6. ISO 4831, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizon tal method 
for the detection and enumeration of coliforms — Most probable number 
technique  
7. ISO 4833 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of microorganisms — Part 1: Colony count at 30 degrees C by the 
pour plate techniq ue 
8. ISO 5764, Milk — Determination of freezing point — Thermistor cryoscope 
method (Reference method)  
9. ISO 6579 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the 
detection, enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella — Part 1: Detection of 
Salmonell a spp  
10. ISO 6731, Milk, cream and evaporated milk — Determination of total solids 
content (Reference method)  
11. ISO 6888 -3, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal 
method for the enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci 
(Staphylococcus aureus and other species) — Part 3: Detection and MPN 
technique for low numbers  
12. ISO 707, Milk and milk products — Guidance on sampling  
13. ISO 8968 -4, Milk and milk products — Determination of nitrogen content — Part 
4: Determination of protein  and non -protein nitrogen content and true protein 
content calculation (Reference method)  
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  
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