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30 July 2020  
(20-5311) 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):  Rwanda 
Standards Board (RSB)  
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 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):  Agricultural 
machines and equipment in general (ICS 65 .060.01)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DRS 268 -3: 2020 
Agroprocessing machines — Specification — Part 3: Rice mill (13 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Rwanda Standard specifies the classifi cation, 
requirements, sampling and methods of test for rice mill.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of 
human health or safety; Protec tion of the environment; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• DRS 269 -3, Agroprocessing machines — Test methods — Part 3: Rice mill  
• DRSRS 241, Agriculture machinery — Methods of sampling  
• RS 236, Acoustics — Noise pollution — Tolerance limit  
• RS 340, Food processing machines — Specifications  
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  G/TBT/N/RWA/374  
 
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  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_4630_00_e.pdf  
 