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2 August 2022  
(22-5767) 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):  Woman's 
hygienic care: Menstrual tampons (HS code(s): 481890; 56012); (ICS code(s): 
11.120.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(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 2 021, a draft Fourth Annex to the Standards Decree 
was published by Israel's Minister of Economy and Industry.  
This Fourth Annex allows the import of menstrual tampons, subject to the Israel 
Mandatory Standard SI 1313 and that complies with the Australian S tandard AS 2869, to 
be imported into Israel based on an importer's declaration of conformity and a compliance 
certificate.  
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 1313 "Woman's hygienic care: Menstrual tampons" 
(October 1988) and its amendments;  
• Israel's Standards Law, 5713 -1954 and all its amendments;  
• Standards Decree 5782 -2022.  G/TBT/N/ISR/1273  
 
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  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://member s.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/ISR/22_5093_00_x.pdf  
 