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29 July 2020  
(20-5272) 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):  Fish and 
fishery products (ICS 67.120.30)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DRS 46 -3: 2020 
Handling, processing and distribution of fish — Code of practice — Part 3: Retail (25 
page(s), in English)  
6. Description of con tent:  This Draft Rwanda Standard provides guidelines and 
recommendations for retail of fish and fish products intended for human consumption.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive pra ctices and consumer protection; Quality 
requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• RS 184, Food safety system based on Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points 
(HACCP) — Requirements for any organization in the food chain  
• RS CAC/RCP 54, Code of Practice on good animal feeding  
• CAC/RCP 23, Code of Hygienic Practice for low and acidified low acid canned foods  
• CAC/RCP 68, Code of practice for the reduction of contamination of food with 
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) from smoking and direct dr ying processes  
• CODEX STAN 166 Standard for quick frozen fish sticks (fish fingers), fish portions 
and fish Fillets - Breaded or in Batter  
• CODEX STAN 311, Standard for smoked fish, smoke -flavoured fish and smoke -dried G/TBT/N/RWA/348  
 
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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  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/RWA/20_4586_00_e.pdf  
 