G/TBT/N/RWA/688  
5 August 2022  
(22-5835) 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 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
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 code(s): 67.160.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the  notified document:  DRS 358: 2022, 
Banana juice — Specification; (13 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Rwanda Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for banana juice intended for human consumption.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Quality requirements; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant  documents:   
1. AOAC 932.15, Official Method Fructose in Sugars and Syrups  
2. AOAC 950.17, Official Method Citric Acid in Nonalcoholic Beverages  
3. AOAC 950.21, Official Method Acidity (Volatile) in Non -alcoholic Beverages  
4. AOAC 950.27, Official Method Solids (Total) in Non -alcoholic Beverages  
5. AOAC 950.31, Official Method, Glucose (Commercial) in Non -alcoholic Beverages  
6. AOAC 999.11, Official Method, for determination of Lead, Cadmium, Copper, Iron, 
and Zinc in Foods. Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry  
7. AOAC.950 .29, Sucrose in non -alcoholic beverages  G/TBT/N/RWA/688  
 
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  8. ISO 2448, Fruit and vegetable products — Determination of ethanol content  
9. RS CAC/RCP 1, Code of practice — General principles of food hygiene  
10. RS CODEX STAN 192, General standard for food additives  
11. RS EAS 104, Alcohol ic beverages —Methods of sampling and test  
12. RS EAS 12, Potable water — Specification  
13. RS EAS 16, Plantation (mill) white sugar — Specification  
14. RS EAS 36, Honey — Specification  
15. RS EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods —Requirements  
16. RS EAS 5, Refined white sugar — Specification  
17. RS EAS 749, Brown sugars — Specification  
18. RS ISO 16649 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal 
method for the enumeration of beta -glucuronidase -positive Escherichia coli — 
Part 2: Colony -count technique at 44 degr ees C using 5 -bromo -4-chloro -3-indolyl 
beta-D-glucuronide  
19. RS ISO 1842, Fruit and vegetable products — Determination of pH  
20. RS ISO 21527 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal 
method for the enumeration of yeasts and moulds — Part 2: Colony count 
technique in products with water activity less than or equal to 0,95.  
21. RS 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 technique  
22. RS ISO 6579 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the 
detection, enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella — Part 1: Detection of 
Salmonella spp.  
23. RS ISO 6888 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal 
method for the enu meration of coagulase -positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus 
aureus and other species) — Part 1: Technique using Baird -Parker agar medium  
24. RS ISO 6634, Fruits, vegetables and derived products — Determination of arsenic 
content — Silver diethyldithiocarbamat e spectrophotometric method  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  6 months from adoption  
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:   
Rwanda Standards Board (RSB)  
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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