WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/ISR/3
24 September 1998
(98-3696)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  ISRAEL
If applicable, name of local government involved:  SII Inquiry Point
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Industry and Trade of the State of Israel
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited
with the WTO.  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):
HS 15.15   ICS 67.200
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:   Edible Vegetable Oils.  1998.
Amendment No. 1 to SI 216 – 1994 14 pp. Hebrew
Official under notice of the Minister of Industry and Trade #4260, 94/11/13
5. Description of content:  This standard deals with vegetable oils, purified or non-purified,
suitable for use in foods with no additional treatment, excluding olive oil.
6. Objective and rationale: Human health.  This standard is being amended in order to
comply with the requirements regarding open dating of food products specified in SI 1145:
Labelling of Pre-packed Food.  These requirements are identical to those specified in theEU Directive 79/112/ EEC of 18 December 1978.
7. An international standard, guidelin e or recommendation does not exist [    ].
If an international standard, guideline or  recommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:   See # 6
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Notice will be
published in the Official Gazette, Section of Government Notices, when adopted.
9. Proposed date of adoption: December 1998
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  December 1998
11. Final date for comments:  End November 1998
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:
12. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telefax number and
E-mail address (if available) of other body:  library@sii.org.il