ICS 65.100.01  
 
Reference number  
DRS  565-4: 2023  
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 RWANDA 
STANDARD  DRS  
565-4  
 
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2023 -mm-dd 
 
Packaging of P esticides  — Requirements  
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Part 4: Fumigants  
   
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 Contents  Page 
Foreword  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................  iv 
1 Scope  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................  1 
2 Normative references  ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................  1 
3 Terms and definitions  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........................  1 
4 General requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........................  1 
5 Specific requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........................  2 
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 Foreword  
Rwanda Standard s are prepared  by Technical Committees and approved by Rwanda Standards Board (RSB) 
Board  of Directors in  accordance with the procedures of RSB, in compliance with Annex 3 of the WTO/TBT 
agreement on the preparation, adoption and application of standards.  
The main task of technical committees is to prepare national standards.  Final Draft Rwanda S tandards 
adop ted by Technical committ ees are ratified  by me mbers of RSB Board of Director s for publication and 
gazettment as Rwanda Standards.  
DRS  565-4 was prepared by Technical Committee RSB/TC 007, Agrochemicals . 
In the preparation of this standard, reference was ma de to the following standard:  
IS 8190 -4: Requirements for packing of pesticides  — Part 4: Fumigants  
The assistance de rived from the above source is hereby acknowledged with thanks.  
DRS  565 consists of the following parts, under the general title Packaging of pesticides  — Requirements : 
⎯ Part 1: Solid pesticides  
⎯ Part 2: Liquid pesticides  
⎯ Part 3: Household pesticides  
⎯ Part 4: Fumigants  
Committee membership  
The following organizations were represented on the Technical Committee on Pesticides (RSB/TC 064) in the 
preparation of this standard.  
Rwanda Forensic Laboratory  
Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board  
Rwanda Inspectorate, Competition and Consumer Protection Authority  
University of Rwanda/College of Sciences and Technology  
Rwanda Housing Authority  
Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority  DRS  565-4: 2023  
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 Packaging of pesticides  — Requirements  — Part 4: Fumigants  
1 Scope   
This Draft Rwanda Standard gives requirements for packaging of fumigants.  
It does not cover the packaging requirements for fumigants meant for household use  (DRS  565-3). 
2 Normative references   
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of  their conte nt constitutes 
requirements of this document.  For dated references, only the edition  cited applies. For undated references, 
the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.  
RS 406, Pesticides –— Terminology  
RS ISO 6361 -5, Wrought aluminium and aluminium alloys — Sheets, strips and plates — Part 5: Chemical 
composition  
3 Terms and definitions   
For the purposes of this standard, the terms and definitions given in RS 406  apply . 
4 General requirements  
4.1 The fumigants, unl ess specified otherwise in Table 1 shall be packaged in a container in the quantities of 
50 ml, 100 ml, 250 ml, 1 litre, 5 litres, 10 litres, 25 litres and 50 litres or 50 g, 100 g, 250 g, 500 g, 1 kg, 10 kg, 
25 kg and 50 kg.  
4.2 Packages containing  materi al up to 1 kg or 1 litre shall be further packaged in corrugated fibreboard 
boxes or wooden cases where they require transportation.  
4.3 The high density polyethylene (HDPE) used in the fabrication of HDPE container or its components shall 
be of designatio n HDPE 43BA or 42BA or 42BB having melt flow index not more than 1.8 g/10 minutes.  
4.4 Aluminium used in the fabrication of containers shall conform to Grade 1050A of RS ISO 6361 -5. 
4.5 Containers of mild steel and tinplate shall also be lacquered externally to prevent rusting from outside, if 
not lithographed. If lithogra phed, top and bottom components shall be lacquered externally.  
4.6 Closures provided shall be such as not to allow any materials to leak through them. These shall be pilfer -
proof.   
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 4.6 In case of solid fumigants, heat -sealing if applicable to containers shall be such that no powder comes out 
from seams during normal handling. Closures, wherever provided, shall be leak -proof.  
4.7 Containers holding 5 litres or more of liquid fumigants  shall be provided with a pouring  device with each 
container.  
4.8 The container shall be of sturdy design and shall conform to the relevant specific standard.  
4.9 The packaging shall also conform to the relevant standards  for the packaging of goods falling  in the 
category of materials of low flash point, dangerous and toxic, wherever applicable.  
5 Specific requirements  
The fumigants shall be packaged in dry and clean containers as described in Table 1.  
Table 1 – Requirements for packaging of fumigants  
S/N Fumigant  Requirements  
i.  Ethylene dichloride – carbon 
tetrachloride mixture  (3:1 v/v)  Galvanized iron or mild steel containers in quantity of 100 ml, 250 
ml, 500 ml, 1 litre, 5 litres, 25 litres or 50 litres each package  
ii.  Ethylene dibromide  Galvanized iron or mild steel containers suitably and properly 
lacquered from inside in quantity of 100 ml, 250 ml, 500 ml, 1 
litre, 5 litres, 20 litres or 50 litres each package  
iii.  Methyl bromide  Welded low carbon steel gas cylinders fitted with appropriate  
valves.  
iv.  Aluminium phosphide 
formulations  10, 20 or 30 tablets of 3 g each or 50 tablets/pellets of 0.6 d each 
shall be packaged in a leak -proof, airtight seamless extruded rigid 
aluminium tube. Suitable number of such tubes shall be further 
packaged in airtight tagger top lever lid cans.  Alternatively, 334 
tablets of 3 g each or 1670 tablets/pellets of 0.6 g each shall be 
packaged in leak -proof, airtight seamless extruded rigid 
aluminium bottles. Package of 30 tablets in a tube is meant for 
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