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29 February 2024  
(24-1915) 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:  ISRAEL  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Israel WTO-TBT Enquiry Point  
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:   
Israel WTO -TBT Enquiry Point  
Ministry of Economy and Industry  
Tel: + (972) 74 7502236  
E-mail: Yael.Friedgut@service.economy.gov.il  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Natural 
stone slabs for stairs surfacing (HS code( s): 68022; 68029; 681019); (ICS code(s): 
91.060.30; 91.100.15)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  SI 1554 part 1 
– Slabs for stairs surfacing: Slabs of terrazzo or of concrete covered with terrazzo; (24 
page(s), in Hebrew)  
6. Description of content:  The existing Mandatory Standard, SI 1554 part 2, dealing with 
natural stone slabs for stair surfacing, shall be declared voluntary. This declaration aims 
to remove unnecessary obstacles to trade and lower trade barriers.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
Israel Mandatory Standard SI 1554 part 2 (May 2009)  
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/ISR/1323  
 
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  11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
WTO-TBT Enquiry Point  
Yael.Friedgut@service.economy.gov.il  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/ISR/24_01763_00_x.pdf  
 