WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/ISR/10
17 January 2003
(03-0238)
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: +972-3-7101587 –
Fax: +972-3-7101585 – 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):   Toys – ICS: 97.200.50 –
HS: Chapter 95
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Revision of SI 562
part 1 - Safety of Toys: Mechanical and physical properties (English/Hebrew)
6. Description of content:   This amendment  of the existing mandatory standard (which his
similar to the European standard EN 71 part 1) restricts materials to come in contact with
the skin by spreading or spraying to materials which are registered and approved under the
Cosmetics Act (1973) of the Ministry of Health.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer safety and health
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:           