G/TBT/N/RWA/63  
 
31 August 2017  
(17-4635) 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):  Liquid fuels 
(ICS 75.160.20).  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  DRS 35 2: 2017; 
Kerosene – Specification (11 page(s), in English)   
6. Description of content:   
This Draft Rwanda Standard gives requirements and methods of sampling and test for 
kerosene intended for use as illuminant and as fuel.  
This document covers two grades  of kerosene suitable for use in critical kerosene burner 
applications:  
a) N0 1-K; and  
b) N0 2-K. 
This document is not applicable to kerosene used in jet engine.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Protect ion of human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
  ASTM D3699 Standard Specifications for Kerosine  
  RS ISO 3170 Petroleum liquids – Manual sampling  
  ASTM F839 Standard Specification for Cautionary Labeling of Portable Gasoline, 
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    ASTM D56 Standard Test Method for Flash Point  
  ASTM D86 – 16a Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum products  
  ASTM D445 Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and 
Opaque Liq uids (and Calculation of Dynamic Viscosity)  
  ASTM D2622 – 16 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products by 
Wavelength Dispersive X -ray Fluorescence Spectrometry  
  ASTM D3227 – 16 Standard Test Method for (Thiol Mercaptan) Sulfur in Gasoline, 
Kerosine, Aviation Turbine, and Distillate Fuels (Potentiometric Method)  
  ASTM D130 – 12 Standard Test Method for Corrosiveness to Copper from 
Petroleum Products by Copper Strip Test  
  ASTM D2386 Standard Test Method for Freezing Point of Aviation Fuels  
  ASTM D 187-08(2013) Standard Test Method for Burning Quality of Kerosine  
  ASTM D156 Standard Test Method for Saybolt Color of Petroleum Products   
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined  
10. Final date f or 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_352_2017_Kerosene -Specification.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/RWA/17_3859_00_e.pdf