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G/TBT/N/KEN/1231  
G/TBT/N/RWA/648  
G/TBT/N/TZA/723  
G/TBT/N/UGA/1555  
10 March 2022  
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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:  BURUNDI, KENYA, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Rwanda Standards Board (RSB)  
KK 15 Rd, 49  
P.O.BOX 7099, Kigali, Rwanda  
Tel: +250 788303492  
Email: info@rsb.gov.rw   
Website: www.rsb.gov.rw  
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:   
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):  Milk and 
processed milk products (ICS 67.100.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 27: 2022, 
UHT milk — Specification (18 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies r equirements, 
sampling and test methods for UHT milk obtained from cow milk.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; P rotection of human health or safety; Protection of the 
environment; Quality requirements; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade; Cost 
saving and productivity enhancement  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. AOAC 999.10, Official method for lead, cadmium, zinc, copper, and iron in foods 
Atomic absorption Spectrophotometry after microwave Digestion  
2. CAC/RCP 57, Code of hygienic practice for milk and milk products  
3. EAS 38, Labelling of pre - packaged foods — Genera l requirements  
4. EAS 39, Hygiene in the food and drink manufacturing industry — Code of 
practice  
5. EAS 803, Nutrition labelling — Requirements  G/TBT/N/BDI/222, G/TBT/N/KEN/1231, G/TBT/N/RWA/648, G/TBT/N/TZA/723, 
G/TBT/N/UGA/1555  
 
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  6. ISO 14501, Milk and milk powder — Determination of aflatoxin M1 content — 
Clean -up by immunoaffinity chromatography a nd determination by high -
performance liquid chromatography  
7. ISO 2446, Milk — Determination of fat content  
8. ISO 4831, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method 
for the detection and enumeration of coliforms — Most probable number 
technique  
9. ISO 4833 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the 
enumeration of microorganisms — Part 1: Colony count at 30 degrees C by the 
pour plate technique  
10. ISO 5764, Milk — Determination of freezing point — Thermistor cryoscope 
method (Reference method)  
11. ISO 6579 -1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the 
detection, enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella — Part 1: Detection of 
Salmonella s pp 
12. ISO 6731, Milk, cream and evaporated milk — Determination of total solids 
content (Reference method)  
13. ISO 6888 -3, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal 
method for the enumeration of coagulase -positive staphylococci 
(Staphylococcus a ureus and other species) — Part 3: Detection and MPN 
technique for low numbers  
14. ISO 707, Milk and milk products — Guidance on sampling  
15. ISO 8968 -4, Milk and milk products — Determination of nitrogen content — Part 
4: Determination of protein and non -protein nitrogen content and true protein 
content calculation (Reference method)  
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.r w 
Website: www.rsb.gov.rw  
P.O.BOX 7099, Kigali, Rwanda  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/RWA/22_2124_00_e.pdf  
 