 WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/ISR/36 
30 January 2004 
 (04-0358) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English 
   
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated 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-ma il: 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):   Adhesive tapes for 
electrical insulation purposes – ICS: 29.035.20  -  HS: 5906.10;8546.10.90 
5. Title, number of pages and langu age(s) of the notified document:   Amendment to SI 840 
part 1 – Pressure-sensitive adhesive tape for electrical insulation: Polyvinyl chloride tape 
(Hebrew) 
6. Description of content:   The revision concerns requirements for the labelling of country of 
origin on imported products, alignment to intern ational requirements for colours of tape and 
temperature test conditions. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Consumer safety and protection 
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:        
 