WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/ISR/29
23 December 2003
(03-6718)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
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):           
2. Agency responsible:           
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
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 Industry and Trade
Tel:  +972-3-7101562
Fax:  +972-3-5603140
e-mail:  bernadette@moit.gov.il
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [     ], 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):   Protective gloves -
ICS:  13.340.40 – HS: 4015; 3926.20
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Protective Gloves
against Chemicals and Micro-Organisms:  Te rminology and Performance Requirements -
SI 1284 Part 4 (Hebrew/English)
6. Description of content:   The standard is identical to the European standard EN 374-1.  It
becomes official instead of SI 749 because the gloves manufactured today do not meet the
obsolete requirements of SI 749.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer protection and safety
8. Relevant documents:   Notice will be published in the Official Gazette, Section of
Government Notices, when approved.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }To be determined
10. Final date for comments:   60 days from date of notification
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:           