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2 August 2022  
(22-5766) 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) 74 750 2236  
E-mail: Yael.Friedgut@economy.gov.il  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
Dishwashing powders (HS code(s): 3402); (ICS code(s): 71.100.40)  
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:  Standards 
Decree (Fourth Amendment) 5782 -2022; (6 page(s), in Hebrew)  
6. Description of content:  Following the new import regime notified in G/TBT/N/ISR/1216 
and G/TBT/N/ISR/1219 on 26 August 2021, a draft Fourth Annex to t he Standards Decree 
was published by Israel's Minister of Economy and Industry.  
This Fourth Annex allows the import of dishwashing powders, subject to the Israel 
Mandatory Standard SI 1417 and that complies with the European Regulation EC 
1272/2008, to be imported into Israel based on an importer's declaration of conformity, 
with the following pre -conditions:  
• Biodegradability of minimum 80% according to EC 648/2004;  
• Borax content of up to 0.5 g/kg product, in accordance with the International 
Standard ISO 6835.  
The importer should attach the following documentation to the DoC in his import 
application:  
• Updated product Safety Sheet;  
• Manufacturer's documents or Conformity Certificate to EC 1272/2008 proving that 
the marking, marking resistance an d packaging are compatible with the Safety 
Sheet;  
• Certificate for compliance with EN ISO 8317 for child -resistant packaging, when 
required according to EC 1272/2008;  G/TBT/N/ISR/1272  
 
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  • Marking of the chemical composition according to EC 648/2004.  
7. Objective and rationale,  including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety; 
Protection of the environment; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Israel Mandatory Standard SI 1417 "Dishwashing powders for dishwashing 
machine: Environmental quality assurance requirements and labeling 
requirements" (October 2006);  
• Israel's Standards Law, 5713 -1954 and all its amendments;  
• Standards Decree 5782 -2022.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  7 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/ISR/22_509 2_00_x.pdf  
 