WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.412/Rev.1
24September 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-3925)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: ISRAEL
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofIndustry andTrade oftheState ofIsrael
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Canned fruits
HS20.08; ICS67.080.10
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Canned Fruits
1. Proposal foranewIsraeli Standard SI441,(10pp.,available inHebrew only).
Theproposed Standard, SI441, when adopted, willreplace thefollowing
Official Israeli Standards:
- SI197"Canned figs". Official under previous Notice oftheMinister of
Industry andTrade published intheOfficial Gazette, Section of
Government Notices, #2844, February 1982;
- SI297"Canned melons". Official under previous Notice #2575,
November 1979;
- SI300"Canned plums". Official under previous Notice #2983,
November 1983;
- SI335"Canned apricots". Official under previous Notice #2983,
November 1983;
- SI360"Canned guavas". Official under previous Notice #2575,
November 1979;
- SI441"Canned peaches". Official under previous Notice #2575,
November 1979;
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5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document (cont'd):
- SI514"Canned pears". Official under previous Notice #2575,
November 1979;
- SI531"Canned apples". Official under previous Notice #2665, October
1980;
2. Proposal foranotice ontheofficial status oftheproposed Standard, (1p.,
available inHebrew only).
6. Description ofcontent: Fruits canned inwater-based liquids andpreserved bymeans of
heattreatment only.
Theproposed Standard isintended tobeofficial.
7. Objective andrationale: Health
8. Relevant documents: TheNotice willbepublished intheOfficial Gazette, Section of
Government Notices, when adopted.
9. Proposed dateofadoption: Notbefore 14November 1997
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 1998
10. Final dateforcomments: 14November 1997
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
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