WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.415
18 August 1998
(98-3242)
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 beindicated 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):
Ceramic ware HS : 69.11 and 69.12    ICS 81
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:
Metal Release from Ceramic Ware and Marking (1998);  (7 pages, Hebrew)
Revision of SI 1003 - 1986 (amended 1990)
Official Under Notice of the Minister of Industry and Trade # 3329, 86/05/06
6. Description of content:
Ceramic ware:  tableware, cookware or baking ware, ornamental ceramic ware
Requirements for marking and for maximal allowed contents of lead and cadmium
released from the product to its contents.  Test methods for checking release counts of those
metals.
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: October 1998
Proposed date of entry into force: December 1998
10. Final date for comments:  September 1998
11. Texts (in Hebrew) available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and
telefax number of the other body:  library@sii.org.il