G/TBT/N/RWA/181  
 
24 July 2018  
(18-4670) 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 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): Pesticides 
and other agrochemica ls (ICS 65.100), Products of the chemical industry (ICS 71.100).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DRS 393 -4: 2018 
Spatial application mosquito repellents - Specification - Part 4: Papers (19 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content: This Draft Rwanda Standard prescribes the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for paper based mosquito repellents formulated and prepared 
as special paper cards infused with mosquito repellent chemicals that acts on burning the 
paper.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment; Quality 
requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• RS 191, Refined pyrethrum concentrate - Specification  
• RS ISO 24153, Random sampling and randomization procedures  
• AOAC 973.12, d -trans-Allethrin in pesticides formulations  
• CIPAC 741, Determination of transfluthrin content  
• CIPAC 743, Determination of prallethrin (etoc) content  
• CIPAC 993, Determina tion of Metofluthrin (S1264)  
• CIPAC 742, Determination of d -allethrin  
• CIPAC 977, Determination of Meperfluthrin  
• RS 337 -2, Mosquito repellents - Specification - Part 2: Coils containing allethrin  
• RS 91, Labelling and marking of pharmaceutical products - Specification  G/TBT/N/RWA/181  
 
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  • RS ISO 287, Paper and board - Determination of moisture content of a lot - Oven 
drying method  
• RS ISO 536, Paper and board - Determination of grammage.  
• RS ISO 535, Paper and board - Determination of water absorptiveness - Cobb 
method  
• RS ISO 53 4, Paper and board - Determination of thickness, density and specific 
volume  
• RS ISO 1974, Paper - Determination of tearing resistance - Elmendorf method  
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• ISO 2493 -2, Paper and board - Determination of bending resistance - Part 2: 
Taber -type tester  
• RS ISO 5636 -3, Paper and board - Determination of air permeance (medium 
range) - Part 5: Gurley method  
• DRS 394 -2, Mosquito repellents ― Performance Test Guidelines ― Part 2: Spatial 
repellents   
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