G/TBT/N/RWA/769  
23 January 2023  
(23-0508) 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):  Meat and 
meat products (ICS code(s): 67.120.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and langu age(s) of the notified document:  DRS 551: 2023, 
Vegetable jams and jellies — Specification; (13 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Rwanda Standard specifies requirements, sampling 
and test methods for jam and jelly intended for dir ect human consumption.  
This standard does not apply to:  
a) products when indicated as being intended for further processing such as those 
intended for use in the manufacture of fine bakery wares, pastries or biscuits;  
b) products which are clearly intended or labelled as intended for special dietary uses;  
c) reduced sugar products or those with a very low sugar content; and  
d) products where the foodstuffs with sweetening properties have been replaced wholly 
or partially by  
e) food additive sweeteners.  
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  G/TBT/N/RWA/769  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
1. CAC/RCP 53, Code of Hygienic Practice for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables  
2. CODEX STAN 192, General standard for food additives  
3. RS EAS 12, Potable water — Specification  
4. RS EAS 38, Labelling for prepacked foods — General requirements  
5. ISO 2173, Fruit  and vegetable products — Determination of soluble solids — 
Refractometric method  
6. ISO 2447, Fruit and vegetable products — Determination of tin  
7. ISO 4832, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of coliforms — Colony -count technique  
8. 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  
9. ISO 4833 -2, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method fo r the 
enumeration of microorganisms — Part 2: Colony count at 30 degrees C by the 
surface plating technique  
10. ISO 6579 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal methods for detection, 
enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella — Part 1: Detection of Salmo nella spp.  
11. ISO 6633, Fruits, vegetables and derived products — Determination of lead 
content — Flameless atomic absorption spectrometric method  
12. ISO 6634, Fruits, vegetables and derived products — Determination of arsenic 
content — Silver diethyldithiocarba mate spectrophotometric method  
13. ISO 6636 -2, Fruits, vegetables and derived products — Determination of zinc 
content -- Part 2: Atomic absorption spectrometric method  
14. ISO 16649 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method 
for the enu meration of beta -glucuronidase -positive Escherichia coli — Part 2: 
Colony -count technique at 44 degrees C using 5 - 
bromo4 -chloro -3-indolyl beta -D-glucuronide  
15. ISO 21527 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method 
for the enumeratio n of yeasts and moulds — Part 2: Colony count technique in 
products with water activity less than or equal to 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:  National enquiry point [ ] 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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