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19 April 2021  
(21-3303) 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 Enquiry Point  
Ministry of Economy and Industry  
Tel: + (972) 74 7502236  
E-mail: Yael.Friedgut@economy.gov.il  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 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):  Frozen 
spinach; (HS: 070970 ); (ICS: 67.080.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified documen t: SI 1310 - Frozen 
spinach (3 page(s), in Hebrew)  
6. Description of content:  The existing Mandatory Standard, SI 1310, dealing with frozen 
spinach,  shall be declared voluntary. This declaration aims to remove unnecessary 
obstacles to trade and lower trad e barriers.  
This product is sold as part of a mixture and all its requirements are covered by the future 
Mandatory Standard SI 877 part 1 (notified in G/TBT/N/ISR/1183).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Israel Mandatory Standard SI 1310  (November 1984);  
• G/TBT/N/ISR/1183.  
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  G/TBT/N/ISR/1199  
 
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  11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
WTO-TBT Enquiry Point  
Yael.Friedgut@economy.gov.il   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/ISR/21_2832_00_x.pdf  
 