G/TBT/N/RWA/161  
 
23 July 2018  
(18-4613) 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): Pesticides 
and other agroc hemicals (ICS 65.100).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DRS 392 -2: 2018 
Skin applied mosquito repellents - Specification - Part 2: Sprays and roll -ons (18 page(s), 
in English)    
6. Description of content: This Draft Rwanda Standard prescribes the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for skin applied mosquito repellents formulated and/or 
prepared as sprays and roll -ons and meant to be applied directly to skin or to clothing 
and/or footwear.  
7. Objective and rationa le, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment; Quality 
requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• RS EAS 846, Glossary of terms relating to the cosmetic industry  
• RS EAS 377 (all  parts), Cosmetics and cosmetic products  
• RS 191, Refined pyrethrum concentrate ― Specification  
• RS EAS 847 -17, Cosmetics - Analytical methods - Part 17: Determination of pH  
• RS EAS 847 -16, Cosmetics - Analytical methods - Part 16: Determination of lead, 
mercury and arsenic content  
• CIPAC 760, Determination of picaridin  
• CIPAC 667, Determination of ethyl butylacetamidopropionate  
• AOAC 986.03, Determination of permethrin in pesticide formulations  
• AOAC 997.07, N -octyl Bicycloheptene dicarboximide (MGK 264), Pyrethr ins and 
Piperonyl Butoxide (PB) in Technical materials, concentrates and Finished Products.  G/TBT/N/RWA/161  
 
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  • DRS 394 -1, Mosquito repellents ― Performance Test Guidelines ― Part 1: Skin 
applied repellents  
• RS 91, Labelling and marking of pharmaceutical products - Specificati on 
• RS ISO 24153, Random sampling and randomization procedures   
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://www. rsb.gov.rw/fileadmin/user_upload/files/pdf/new_stds/Public_Review_July_18/
DRS_392 -2_2018_Skin_applied_..._Part_2_Sprays.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachme nts/2018/TBT/RWA/18_3878_00_e.pdf