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29 July 2020  
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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):  Fruits, 
vegetables and derived products in general (ICS 67.080.01)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DRS 204: 2020 
Fresh beans — Specification (15 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Rwanda Standa rds specifies the requirements and 
sampling methods for beans of the varieties (cultivars) grown from Phaseolus vulgrais L. 
and Phaseolus coccineus L. to be supplied fresh to the consumer.  
This standard does not apply to beans for industrial processing.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• CAC/GL 21, Principles for the establishment and application of microbiological 
criteria for f oods 
• CAC/RCP 44, Code of Practice for Packaging and Transport of Fresh Fruit and 
Vegetables  
• RS CAC/RCP 1, Code of practice — general principles of food hygiene  
• RS CAC/RCP 53, Code of hygienic practice for fresh fruits and vegetables  
• RS CODEX STAN 193, General standard for contaminants and toxins in food and feed  
• RS EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods — General requirements  G/TBT/N/RWA/358  
 
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  • RS ISO 874, Fresh fruits and vegetables — Sampling  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into f orce:  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  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/RWA/20_4604_00_e.pdf  
 