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25 April 2019  
(19-2828) 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 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):  Cosmetics. 
Toiletries (ICS 71.100.70)  
5. Title, number of pages and language( s) of the notified document:  DEAS 963: 
2019, Lip balm (Lip salve) — Specification (12 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, 
sampling and test methods for lip balm which are petroleum or ve getable oil based.  
This standard does not cover lip balm for which therapeutic claims are made, lipsticks, lip 
gloss and emulsion types.  
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 377 (all parts), Cosmetics and cosmetic products  
• EAS 846, Glossary of terms relating to the cosmetic industry  
• EAS 847 -16, Cosmetics — Analytica l methods — Part 16: Determination of heavy 
metal content  
• EAS 847 -18, Cosmetics — Analytical methods — Part 18: Determination of 
thermal stability  
• ISO 3960, Animal and vegetable fats and oils — Determination of peroxide value 
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  • ISO 21149, Cosmetics — Microbiology — Enumeration and detection of aerobic 
mesophilic bacteria  
• ISO 22716, Cosmetics — Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) — Guidelines on 
Good Manufacturing Practices  
• ISO 24153, Random sampling and randomisatio n procedures  
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/2019/TBT/RWA/19_2444_00_e.pdf  
 