G/TBT/N/RWA/221  
 
12 March 2019  
(19-1501) Page: 1/3 
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 788303492  
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):  Footwear 
(ICS 61.060)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Footwear — 
Specification for ladies' shoes — Part 2: Open shoes (22 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and methods of test for ladies' open shoes. This standard applies to ladies' open 
shoes of all constructions and all types of m aterials and designs.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• ISO 2585, Leather – Test measurement of thickness  
• ISO 3376, Leather – Determination of tensile strength and elongation  
• ISO 3377, Leather – Determination of tearing load  
• ISO 11640, Leather – Fastness to rubbing  
• ISO 11644, Leather – Determination of adhesion to finish  
• BS 2782, Method of testing plastics  
• ISO 105 B02, Textiles – Colour fastness test Part B02: Xenon arc fading lamp  
• ISO 12947 -2, Textiles – Determination of abrasion resistance by Martindale 
method Part 2: Determination of specimen breakdown  G/TBT/N/RWA/221  
 
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  • ISO 4045, Leather – Determination of pH  
• ISO 11644, Leather – Determination of adhesion to finish  
• ISO 3380, Leather – Shrinkage temperature  
• ISO 2588, Leather  – Sampling – Number of items for a gross sample  
• ISO 4044, Leather – Chemical tests Preparation of chemical test samples  
• ISO 17072 -1, Leather – Chemical determi nation of metal content – Part 1: 
Extractable metals  
• ISO 20871, Footwear – Test methods for outsoles – Abrasion resistance  
• ISO 17075 -1, Leather – Chemical determination of chromium (VI) content in 
leather – Part 1: Colorimetric method  
• ISO 17075 -2, Leather — Chemical determination of chromium (VI) content in 
leather — Part 2: Chromatographic method  
• ISO 17233, Leather – Physical and mechanical tests – Determination of cold crack 
temperature of surface coatings  
• ISO 20344, Personal protective equipment – Test m ethods for footwear  
• ISO 15702, Leather – Tests for colour fastness – Colour fastness to machine 
washing  
• ISO 16177, Footwear – Resistance to crack initiation and growth – Belt flex 
method  
• ISO 15703, Leather – Tests for colour fastness – Colour fastness to mild washing  
• ISO 4048 Leather – Chemical tests – Determination of matter soluble in 
dichloromethane and free fatty acid content  
• ISO 4047 Leather – Determination of sulphated total ash and sulphated water -
insoluble ash  
• ISO 17130 Leather - Physical and mechanical tests - Determination of dimensional 
change  
• ISO 2420 Leather – Physical and mechanical tests – Determination of apparent 
density and mass per unit area  
• ISO 48 -4 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic – Determination of hardness – 
Part 4: Indentation hardness by durometer method (Shore hardness)  
• ISO 48 -3 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic – Determination of hardness – 
Part 3: Dead -load hardness using the very low rubber hardness (VLRH) scale  
• ISO 48 -2 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplasti c – Determination of hardness – 
Part 2: Hardness between 10 IRHD and 100 IRHD  
• ISO 868 Plastics and ebonite – Determination of indentation hardness by means 
of a durometer (Shore hardness)  
• ISO 4684 Leather – Chemical tests – Determination of volatile matter  
• ISO 17489 Leather – Chemical tests – Determination of tan content in synthetic 
tanning agents  
• ISO 3378 Leather – Physical and mechanical tests – Determination of resistance 
to grain cracking and grain crack index  
• ISO 3379 Leather – Determination of disten sion and strength of surface (Ball 
burst method)  
• ISO 17694 Footwear – Test methods for uppers and lining – Flex resistance  
• ISO 17708 Footwear – Test methods for whole shoe – Upper sole adhesion  G/TBT/N/RWA/221  
 
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  • ISO/TR 20572 Footwear – Performance requirements for components for 
footwear – Accessories  
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 788303492  
Email: info@rsb.gov.rw   Website: www.rsb.gov.rw   
P. O. BOX 7099, Kigali, Rwanda  
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