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6 August 2019  
(19-5123) 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):  Furniture 
(ICS 97.140)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DRS 425: 2019 
Furniture — Storage units — Function al sizes, stability, strength and durability for storage 
units (18 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Rwanda Standard specifies the basic functional sizes 
for office storage units. This standard includes requirements for stability, strength and 
durability. Requirements for materials, design, construction or quality are  
not covered by this stand ard. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• ISO 7170, Furniture — Storage units — Test methods for the determination of 
strength and durability  
• ISO 7171, Furniture — Storage units — Test methods for the determination of 
stability  
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/276  
 
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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/2019/TBT/RWA/19_4372_00_e.pdf  
 