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9 December 2020  
(20-8869) 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):  Cosmetics. 
Toiletries (ICS 71.100.70)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DEAS 31: 2020 
Laundry soap — Specification (15 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, 
sampling and test methods for two grades of laundry soaps. This s tandard covers two 
grades of laundry soap pure and built laundry soap in the form of cakes, tablets or bars, 
produced from vegetable or animal oils or fats or a blend of all or part to these materials. 
It does not cover any soap in which synthetic detergen ts have been added to enhance its 
performance.  
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; Protection of the environ ment; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
ISO 456, Surface -active agents — Determination of free caustic alkali  
ISO 457, Analysis of soap — Determination of chloride content  
ISO 672, Analysis of soap — Determination of moisture and volatile matter content  
ISO 673, Analysis of soap — Determination of ethanol insoluble matter  
ISO 684, Analysis of soap — Determination of total free alkali  
ISO 685, Analysis of soap — Determination of total alkali content and total fatty matter 
content  
ISO 862, Surface active agents — Vocabulary  
ISO 1067, Analysis of soap — Determination of unsaponifiable, unsaponified, and G/TBT/N/RWA/419  
 
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  unsaponified saponifiable matter  
ISO 6839, Anionic surface active agents — Determination of solubility in water  
9. Proposed date of a doption:  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_7540_00_e.pdf  
 