G/TBT/N/RWA/105  
 
10 January 2018  
(18-0219) 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): 
DRS 51: 2017 
Butter (ICS 67.100.20).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Butter – 
Specification (13 page(s), in English)   
6. Description of content: This Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test 
methods for butter intended for direct  consumption or for further processing.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
AOAC 999.10, Lead, Cadmium, Copper, Iron, and  Zinc in foods, Atomic Absorption 
Spectrophotometry after dry ashing  
AOAC 999.11, Determination of Lead, Cadmium, Copper, Iron, and Zinc in Foods  
CODEX STAN 193, General standard for contaminants and toxins in foods  
ISO 11813, Milk and milk products – Determination of zinc content – Flame atomic 
absorption spectrometric method  
ISO 14501, Milk and milk powder – Determination of aflatoxin M1 content – Clean -up by 
immunoaffinity chromatography and determination by high -performance liquid 
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  RS CAC/ RCP 1, Code of Practice -General principles of Food Hygiene  
RS CODEX STAN 192, Codex general standard for food additives  
RS EAS 12, Potable water – Specification  
RS EAS 35, Fortified food grade salt – Specification  
RS EAS 38, General standard for the labeling of pre -packaged foods.  
RS ISO 11866 -2, Milk and milk Products -Enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli -part 
2: colony -count technique at 44oC using membranes  
RS ISO 1738, Butter – determination of salt content  
RS ISO 3657, Animal and vegetable fats and oils – Determination of saponification value   
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: +250 252 586 103/582945  
Email: info@rsb.gov.rw  
Website: www.rsb.gov.rw  
P.O.BOX 7099, Kigali, Rwanda  
http://portal.rsb.gov.rw  
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