G/TBT/N/RWA/768  
23 January 2023  
(23-0507) 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)  
KK 15 Rd, 49  
P.O.BOX 7099, Kigali, Rwanda  
Tel: +250 788303492  
Email: info@rsb.gov.rw  
Website: www.rsb.gov.rw   
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:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Fruits, 
vegetables and derived products in general (ICS code(s): 67.080.01)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DRS 552: 2023, 
Vegetable juices and nectars — Specification; (15 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Working Draft Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods  for vegetable juices and nectars intended for direct human 
consumption or for further processing.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Quality requirements; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. AOAC 950.27, Solids (total) in non -alcoholic beverages  
2. AOAC 979.17, Lead in evaporated milk and vegetable juice, Anodic strippi ng 
voltametric method  
3. AOAC 980.19, Tin in food, Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometric method  
4. AOAC 999.10, Lead, cadmium, zinc, copper and iron in food, Atomic Absorption 
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  5. ISO 17239, Vegetable s, vegetables  and derived products — Determination of 
arsenic content — Method using hydride generation atomic absorption 
spectrometry  
6. ISO 16649 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of beta -glucuronidase -positive Esc herichia coli — Part 2: 
Colony -count technique at 44 degrees C using 5 -bromo -4-chloro -3-indolyl beta -
D-glucuronide  
7. RS 164, Honey — Specification  
8. RS CAC/RCP 1, General principles for food hygiene  
9. RS CODEX STAN 192, General standard for food additives  
10. RS CODEX STAN 212, Sugars — Specification  
11. RS EAS 12, Potable water — Specification  
12. RS EAS 38, General standard for labeling of prepackaged foods  
13. RS EAS 803, General requirements for nutrition labelling  
14. RS EAS 805, Guidelines for use of nutrition and health claims  
15. RS ISO 2173, Vegetable and vegetable products — Determination of soluble solids 
—Refractometric method  
16. RS ISO 4833 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal 
method for the enumeration of microorganisms — Part 1: Colon y count at 30 
degrees C by the pour plate technique  
17. RS ISO 6579 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal 
method for the detection of Salmonella spp.  
18. RS ISO 6888 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal 
method for  the enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus 
aureus and other species) — Part 1: Technique using  Baird-Parker agar medium  
19. RS ISO 21527 -1, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal 
method for the enumeration of yeas ts and moulds — Part 1: Colony count 
technique in products with water activity greater than 0,95  
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 [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Rwanda Standards Board (RSB)  
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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