G/TBT/N/RWA/488  
29 July 2021  
(21-5908) 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 Stan dards 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):  Tea (ICS 
67.140.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DRS 483: 2021, 
Sweetened tea — Specification (13 page (s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Rwanda Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for sweetened tea intended for human consumption.  
This Standard excludes herbs claimed to have medical or other health effects  
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:   
ISO 1575, Tea — Determination of total ash  
RS CAC/RCP 1, General principles of food hygiene  
RS CODEX STAN 193, General standard for contaminants and toxins in food and feed  
RS EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods — General requireme nts 
RS EAS 921, Green tea — Specification  
RS ISO 14502 -1, Determination of substances characteristic of green and black tea — 
Part 1: Content of total polyphenols in tea — Colorimetric method using Folin -Ciocalteu 
reagent  
RS ISO 15598, Tea — Determination of crude fibre content  
RS ISO 1573, Tea — Determination of loss in mass at 103 degrees C  
RS ISO 1576, Tea — Determination of water -soluble ash and water -insoluble ash  
RS ISO 1577, Tea — Determination of acid -insoluble ash  G/TBT/N/RWA/488  
 
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  RS ISO 1578, Tea — Determination o f alkalinity of water -soluble ash  
RS ISO 16649 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of beta -glucuronidase -positive Escherichia coli — Part 2: Colony -
count technique at 44 degrees C using 5 -bromo -4-chloro -3-indolyl beta -D-glucuronide  
RS ISO 1839, Tea — Sampling  
RS ISO 21527 -2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method 
for the enumeration of yeasts and moulds — Part 2: Colony count technique in products 
with water activity less than  or equal to 0,95  
RS ISO 6579 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the detection, 
enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella — Part 1: Detection of Salmonella spp  
RS ISO 9768, Tea — Determination of water extract  
9. Proposed date of ado ption:  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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