WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.408
14 August 1998
(98-3193)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  ISRAEL
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  SII Enquiry Point
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Industry and Trade of the State of Israel
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:  SII
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [X], 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):  Honey
HS : 04.09 ICS 67.100
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:
Honey (1998), 15 pages, Hebrew
Revision of SI 373 (1979 - Amended 1973, 1981, 1987Official Under Notice of the Minister of Industry and Trade # 2645, 70/12/24
6. Description of content:
This Standard applies to the natural product produced by the honey bee ( Apis
Mellifera ) from flower nectar or from secretions of  other parts of plants and stored by bees
in honeycombs.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
Safety and Health
8. Relevant documents:  Notice will be published in the Official Gazette, Section of
Government Notices, when adopted.
9. Proposed date of adoption: November 1998
Proposed date of entry into force: January 1999
10. Final date for comments:  October 1998
11. Texts available (in Hebrew) from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:  library@sii.org.il