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RwandaProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Construction materials – Rwanda

Official title

DRS 627: 2026, Calcium silicate masonry units — Specification

Rwanda notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 23 February 2026. The comment period closed on 24 April 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Mineral materials and products

Notifying member
Rwanda
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 23 February 2026. Check WTO ePing or Rwanda for its current status.
Objectives
  • 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
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/RWA/1350
ICS classification
  • 91.100.15 Mineral materials and products

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 24 April 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
6 months from adoption

How to comment

The comment period closed on 24 April 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/RWA/1350; it can take them up with Rwanda.

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What the notification says

This Draft Rwanda Standard specifies the characteristics and performance requirements of calcium silicate masonry units for which the main intended uses are inner walls, outer walls, cellars, foundations and external chimney masonry. It defines the performance related to strength, density and dimensional accuracy, measured according to the corresponding test methods contained in separate Standards. It provides for the assessment and verification of constancy of performance (AVCP) of the product to this Standard. The marking requirement for products covered by this document is also included. This Standard applies to all calcium silicate masonry units, including those of an overall nonrectangular parallelepiped shape, specially shaped and accessory units. This Standard does not specify standard sizes for calcium silicate masonry units, nor standard work dimensions and angles of specially shaped and accessory units. It does not cover units with more than 60 % volume of voids, nor products made from shale as a major raw material. It does not cover storey height panels. It does not apply to units intended for use as a damp-proof course, nor units with an incorporated thermal insulation material bonded to the faces of the unit susceptible to be exposed to fire, nor chimney flue units.

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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