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19 April 2021  
(21-3302) 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 
mixed vegetables; (HS: 071090); (ICS: 67.080.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified  document:  SI 1131 - Frozen 
mixed vegetables (5 page(s), in Hebrew)  
6. Description of content:  The existing Mandatory Standard, SI 1131, dealing with frozen 
mixed vegetables,  shall be declared voluntary. This declaration aims to remove 
unnecessary obstacl es to trade and lower trade 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 1131  (June 1981);  
• 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/1198  
 
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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_2831_00_x.pdf  
 