PUBLIC REVIEW NOTICE
Rwanda Standards Board would like to inform the general public that the Draft African Standards (DARS), and DRS appearing on the list below are being circulated for public comments from24/11/ 2025. Any comments on these drafts should be sent to Rwanda Standards Board not later than 24/01/2026.
| S/N | REFERENCE NUMBER | STATUS | TITLE | |
| AGRICULTURE, CHEMISTRY AND ENVIRONMENT STANDARDS UNIT | ||||
| ARSO/TC 23 Live Animals | ||||
| DARS 1022: 2025 | New | Animal stock routes, check points and holding grounds — Requirements | ||
| DARS 1023: 2025 | New | Live grading for Rabbits, guinea pigs and other small mammals — Specification | ||
| DARS 1232: 2025 | New | Poultry Farming Equipment, Brooders — Specification | ||
| DARS 1235: 2025 | New | Poultry egg candler (fertility tester) — Specification | ||
| DARS 1239: 2025 | New | Trap nests for poultry — Specification | ||
| DARS 1240: 2025 | New | Pedigree Hatching Box for Poultry — Specification | ||
| DARS 1241: 2025 | New | Laying battery cages for chicken — Specification | ||
| DARS 1275: 2025 | New | Electric stunning tongs for pigs — Specification | ||
| DARS 1850: 2025 | New | Beef cattle feedlots — Design and construction | ||
| DARS 1851: 2025 | New | Animal husbandry guidelines for egg-laying flocks — Cage-free | ||
| DARS 1854: 2025 | New | Farm animals’ welfare and housing — Turkeys | ||
| DARS 1856: 2025 | New | Farm animals’ welfare — Dairy sheep | ||
| DARS 1859: 2025 | New | Farm goat welfare — Dairy, fibre and meat goats | ||
| DARS 1860: 2025 | New | Farm animal welfare — Dairy cattle | ||
| DARS 1862: 2025 | New | Farm animal welfare — Beef cattle | ||
| DARS 11220: 2025 | New | Day old chicks — Basic requirements | ||
| CHEMISTRY | ||||
| RSB/TC 15, Pharmaceutical Products | ||||
| DRS ISO 15197: 2013 | Adoption | In vitro diagnostic test systems — Requirements for blood-glucose monitoring systems for self-testing in managing diabetes mellitus | ||
| DRS ISO 11608-1: 2022 | Adoption | Needle-based injection systems for medical use — Requirements and test methods — Part 1: Needle-based injection systems | ||
| DRS ISO 11608-2: 2022 | Adoption | Needle-based injection systems for medical use — Requirements and test methods — Part 2: Double-ended pen needles | ||
| DRS ISO 11608-3: 2022 | Adoption | Needle-based injection systems for medical use — Requirements and test methods — Part 3: Containers and integrated fluid paths | ||
| DRS ISO 11608-4: 2022 | Adoption | Needle-based injection systems for medical use — Requirements and test methods — Part 4: Needle-based injection systems containing electronics | ||
| DRS ISO 11608-5: 2022 | Adoption | Needle-based injection systems for medical use — Requirements and test methods — Part 5: Automated functions | ||
| DRS ISO 11608-6: 2022 | Adoption | Needle-based injection systems for medical use — Requirements and test methods — Part 6: On-body delivery systems | ||
| DRS ISO 11608-7: 2022 | Adoption | Needle-based injection systems for medical use — Requirements and test methods — Part 7: Accessibility for persons with visual impairment | ||
| DRS ISO 7864: 2016 | Adoption | Sterile hypodermic needles for single use — Requirements and test methods | ||
| DRS ISO 11040-8: 20216 | Adoption | Prefilled syringes — Part 8: Requirements and test methods for finished prefilled syringes | ||
| DRS ISO 23908: 2011 | Adoption | Sharps injury protection — Requirements and test methods — Sharps protection features for single-use hypodermic needles, introducers for catheters and needles used for blood sampling | ||
| RSB/TC 64, Pesticides | ||||
| DRS 618-1: 2025 | New | Profenofos Pesticides — Specification — Part 1: Technical material | ||
| DRS 618-2: 2025 | New | Profenofos Pesticides — Specification — Part 2: Emulsifiable Concentrates (EC) | ||
| DRS 618-3: 2025 | New | Profenofos Pesticides — Specification — Part 3: Ultra Low Volume Liquids (ULV) | ||
| ENVIRONMENT | ||||
| RSB/TC 73 Greenhouse gas and climate change management and related activities | ||||
| DRS ISO 14066 :2023 | New (adoption) | Environmental information — Competence requirements for teams validating and verifying environmental information | ||
For further Information and full text(s) of the Draft Rwanda Standards, you may contact RSB on following the addresses: info@rsb.gov.rw
MURENZI Raymond
Director General
By Delegation
GATERA Emmanuel
Ag. National Standards Division Manager
“RSB services are delivered in consideration of gender equality to ensure inclusive sustainable socio-economic development”
