G/TBT/N/RWA/257  
 
25 April 2019  
(19-2832) 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 78830349 2 
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):  Cosmetics. 
Toiletries (ICS 71.100.70)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 959: 
2019, Body oils — Specifi cation (12 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, 
sampling and test methods for body oils based on refined vegetable oils or vegetable oils 
blends, mineral oils or mixture of the vegeta ble oils and mineral oils meant for application 
on the skin.  
It does not cover skin creams, lotions, hair oils and pure essential oils.  
Body oils for which therapeutic claims are made are not covered by this standard.  
7. Objective and rationale, including  the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• EAS 346, Labelling of cosmetics — General requirements  
• EAS 846, Glossary of terms relating to the cosmetic industry  
• EAS 847 - 2, Cosmetics — Analytical methods — Part 2: Determination of Moisture 
Content  
• EAS 847 - 13, Cosmetics — Analytical methods — Part 13: Determination of 
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  • EAS 847 -16, Cosmetics — Analytical methods test — Part 16: Determination of 
Heavy metal Conten t 
• EAS 847 -17, Cosmetics — Analytical methods — Part 17: Physio -chemical tests  
• EAS 847 -18, Cosmetics — Analytical methods — Part 18: Determination of 
thermal stability  
• EAS 377 (all parts), Cosmetics and cosmetic products  
• ISO 3960, Animal and vegetable fats and oils -- Determination of peroxide value 
— Iodometric (visual) endpoint determination  
• ISO 18416, Cosmetics — Microbiology — Detection of candida albicans  
• ISO 21148, Cosmetics — Microbiology — General instructions for microbiological 
examination  
• ISO 2114 9, Cosmetics — Microbiology — Enumeration and detection of aerobic 
mesophilic bacteria  
• ISO 22717, Cosmetics — Microbiology — Detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa  
• ISO 22718, Cosmetics — Microbiology — Detection of Staphylococcus aureus  
• ISO 24153, Random samp ling and randomisation procedures  
• ISO 22716, Cosmetics — Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) — Guidelines on 
Good Manufacturing Practices  
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  
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