WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/ISR/1
17 May 2002
(02-2763)
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:   Ministry of  Industry and Trade
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):   Medical Syringes and
Needles  ICS: 11.040.20  HS: 9012
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Syringes and needles:
Revision of  SI 1268 parts 1 to 7
6. Description of content:   Alignment with international standards:
Part 1: ISO 595 part 1 – 1986;Part 2: ISO 595 part 2 – 1987;Part 3: ISO 7886 part 1 –
1993;Part 4: ISO 7886 part 2 – 1996; Part 5:  ISO 8537 – 1991; Part 6: ISO 6009 – 1992;Part
7 : ISO 7864  - 1993
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Protection of human health
8. Relevant documents:   Notice will be published in the Official Gazette, Section of
Government Notices, when adopted
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:           