G/TBT/N/RWA/72  
 
31 August 2017  
(17-4656) 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: +250 252 586 103/582945  
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):  Cleaning appliances 
(ICS 97.080).  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  DRS 360: 2017; 
Herbal soaps – Specification (13 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content:   
This Draft Rwanda Standard prescribes requirements and test methods for herbal soaps.  
Considering that herbal product properties vary in accordance with the i ntended 
application, the standard covers different types as follows:  
a) herbal toilet soap;  
b) herbal laundry soap; and  
c) herbal liquid soap.  
This document does not apply to products intended to be used for medicinal purpose.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
  DFRS 333, Herbal cosmetic products – General requirements  
  RS EAS 377, Cosmetics and cosmetic products (all parts ) 
  RS EAS 346, Labelling of cosmetics – General requirements  G/TBT/N/RWA/72  
 
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    RS 278, Cosmetics – Methods of sampling  
  RS ISO 457, Analysis of soap – Determination of Chloride content – Titrimetric 
method  
  RS ISO 456, Surface active agents – Analysis of soaps – Determinat ion of free 
caustic alkali  
  RS ISO 684, Analysis of soap – Determination of Total free alkali  
  RS ISO 685, Analysis of soap – Determination of alkali content and total fatty 
matter content  
  RS ISO 673, Analysis of soap – Determination of ethanol insoluble matter  
  RS ISO 862, Surface active agents – Vocabulary  
  RS ISO 1067, Analysis of soap – Determination of unsaponifiable, unsaponified and 
unsaponified saponfiable matter   
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 
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/fileadmin/user_upload/files/pdf/new_stds/Public_review_25_July/D
RS_360_2017_Herbal_soap --Spec--.pdf 
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