G/TBT/N/RWA/266  
6 August 2019  
(19-5107) 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):  Plant 
growing (ICS 65.020.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DRS 415: 2019 
Sesame seeds — Specification (13 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Rwanda Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for sesame seeds from the varieties (Sesamum indicum L.) 
intended for human consumption. This Draft Rwanda Standard applies to raw sesame 
seeds and roasted sesame seeds.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• ISO 542, Oilseeds — Sampling  
• ISO 659, Oilseeds — Determination of oil content (Reference method)  
• ISO 729, Oilseeds  — Determination of acidity of oils  
• RS CAC/RCP 1, Code of practice — General principles of food hygiene  
• RS CODEX STAN 192, General standard for food additives  
• RS CODEX STA N 193, Codex general standard for contaminants and toxins in food 
and feed  
• RS EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods — General requirements  G/TBT/N/RWA/266  
 
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  • RS ISO 16050, Food stuffs — Determination of aflatoxin B1 and the total content 
of aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2 in cereals, nuts and derived products — High 
performance liquid chromatographic method  
• RS ISO 20483, Cereals and pulses — Determination of the nitrogen content and 
calculation of the crude protein content – Kjeldahl method  
• RS ISO 2171, Cereals, pulses and by -products — Determination of ash yield by 
incineration  
• RS ISO 5985, Animal feeding stuffs – Determination of ash insoluble in 
hydrochloric acid  
• RS ISO 605, Pulses — Determination of impurities, size, foreign odours, insects, 
and species and variety — Test m ethods  
• RS ISO 6634, Fruits, vegetables and derived products — Determination of arsenic 
content — Silver diethyldithiocarbamate spectrophotometric method  
• RS ISO 665, Oilseeds — Determination of moisture and volatile matter content  
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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