G/TBT/N/BDI/784,
G/TBT/N/KEN/2074,
G/TBT/N/RWA/1442,
G/TBT/N/TZA/1621,
G/TBT/N/UGA/2398

9 June 2026

(26-4240)

Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade

Original: English

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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

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], Other:

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Products covered (HS codes or national tariff lines. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Cheese (ICS code(s): 67.100.30)

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Details of notified document(s) (title, number of pages and languages, means of access): DEAS 1360: 2026, Paneer cheese — Specification; (47 page(s), in English)

Link to notified document(s) and/or contact details for agency or authority which can provide copies upon request:

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2026/TBT/RWA/26_03031_00_e.pdf

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

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Description of content: This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for paneer cheese intended for direct human consumption or further processing

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment; Quality requirements; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade; Cost saving and productivity enhancement

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Relevant documents:

1. AOAC 926.08, Loss on drying (moisture) in cheese. Method I

2. AOAC 942.17, Arsenic in food. Molybdenum blue method

3. AOAC 962.14, Beta-lactam Antibiotics in milk. Bacillus subtilis qualitative field disk assay

4. AOAC 999.10, Determination of Lead, Cadmium, Copper, Iron, and Zinc in foods, Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry after dry ashing

5. CXC 1, Code of practice — General Principles for food hygiene

6. CXC 57, Code of hygienic practice for milk and milk products

7. CXS 192 General standard for food additives

8. EAS 35, Fortified edible salt — Specification

9. EAS 38, Labelling of pre-packaged foods — General requirements

10. ISO 707, Milk and milk products — Guidance on sampling

11. ISO 1735, Cheese and processed cheese products — Determination of fat content — Gravimetric method (Reference method)

12. ISO 4832, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the enumeration of coliforms — Colony-count technique

13. ISO 5534, Cheese and processed cheese — Determination of the total solids content (Reference method)

14. ISO 5538, Milk and milk products — Sampling inspection by attributes

15. ISO 5546, Caseins and caseinates — Determination of pH (Reference method)

16. ISO 5738, Milk and milk products — Determination of copper content — Photometric method (Reference method)

17. ISO 5943, Cheese and processed cheese products — Determination of chloride content — Potentiometric titration method

18. ISO 6579-1, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the detection, enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella — Part 1: Detection of Salmonella spp

19. ISO 6732, Milk and milk products — Determination of iron content — Spectrometric method (Reference method)

20. ISO 6733, Milk and milk products — Determination of lead content — Graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometric method

21. ISO 8197, Milk and milk products — Sampling inspection by variables

22. ISO 11290-2, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the detection and enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes and of Listeria spp. — Part 2: Enumeration method

23. ISO 14501, Milk and milk powder — Determination of aflatoxin M1 content — Clean-up by immunoaffinity chromatography and determination by high-performance liquid chromatography

24. ISO 16649-2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the enumeration of -glucuronidase-positive Escherichia coli — Part 2: Colony-count technique at 44 °C using 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl -D-glucuronide

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: 6 months from adoption

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Provision of comments

Final date for comments: 8 August 2026

[X] 60 days from notification

Contact details of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification:

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