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31 March 2020  
(20-2589) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  ISRAEL   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Israel WTO -TBT Enquiry Point  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Israel WTO -TBT Enqu iry Point  
Ministry of Economy and Industry  
Tel: + (972) 3 7347501  
E-mail: Yael.Friedgut@economy.gov.il  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 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):  Release 
of lead and cadmium from vitreous and porcelain enamelled metalware; (HS: 6911, 
6912); (ICS: 25.220.50, 67 .250, 97.040.60)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  SI 1003 part 
2.2 - Release of lead and cadmium from ware in contact with food: Vitreous and porcelain 
enamelled metalware - Permissible limits (June 2013) and Amendment 1  (March 2019) 
(7 page(s), in English; 9 page(s), in Hebrew)  
6. Description of content:  The requirements of the existing Israel Standard, SI  1003 
part 2.2, dealing with the permissible limits of lead and cadmium from vitreous and 
porcelain enamelled metalw are, and of Amendment 1 (March 2019), shall be declared 
mandatory. This declaration is in -line with the mandatory standardization objective to 
protect human health.  
This standard adopts the International Standard  ISO 4531 -2 - First edition: 1998 -10-1 
with a few changes that appear in the standard's Hebrew section, including a new section 
5 detailing national marking requirements.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Israel Standard SI 1003 part 2.2 (June 2013);  
• International Standard  ISO 4531 -1 - First edition: 1998 -10-1. G/TBT/N/ISR/1110  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Generally, 60 days after publication in Israel Official 
Gazette, Section of Government Notices  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/ISR/20_2267_00_x.pdf  
 