G/TBT/N/RWA/96  
 
10 January 2018  
(18-0207) 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 92: 2017 
Products of the chemical industry (ICS 71.100).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Mineral oil for 
cosmetic industry – Specification (17 page(s), in English)   
6. Description of content: This Draft Rwanda Standard prescribes the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for mineral oil for cosmetic industry.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
RS EAS  346, Labelling of cosmetics – General requirements  
EAS 846, Glossary of terms relating to the cosmetic industry  
ISO 3448, Industrial liquid lubricants – Classification  
RS 278, Cosmetics – Method of sampling  
EAS 847 -9, Cosmetics – Analytical methods – Part 9: Determination of colour  
EAS 847 -15, Cosmetics – Analytical methods – Part 15: Determination of ash content  
EAS 847 -16, Cosmetics – Analytical methods – Part 16: Determination of lead, mercury 
and arsenic content  
RS ISO 3104, Petroleum products – Transparent and opaque liquids – Determination of 
kinematic viscosity and calculation of dynamic viscosity  G/TBT/N/RWA/96  
 
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  RS 278, Cosmetics – Methods of sampling  
RS ISO 24153, Random sampling and randomisation procedures  
ISO 4320, Non -ionic surface active agents – Deter mination of cloud point index – 
Volumetric method  
ASTM D5002 – 16, Standard Test Method for Density and Relative Density of Crude Oils by 
Digital Density Analyzer  
ISO 3657, Animal and vegetable fats and oils – Determination of saponification value  
EAS 847 -21, Cosmetics – Analytical methods – Part 21: Determination of free acid in oils  
EAS 847 -22, Cosmetics – Analytical methods – Part 22: Determination of sulphur and 
sulphides in oils   
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  
P.O.BOX 7099, Kigali, Rwanda  
Email: info@rsb.gov.rw  
Website: www.rsb.gov.rw  
http://portal.rsb.gov.rw  
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