G/TBT/N/ISR/1207  
22 June 2021  
(21-5071) 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):  Edible 
sweet fat -based spreads other than peanut butter; (ICS: 67.180.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language( s) of the notified document:  SI 760 part 2 - 
Sweet fat -based spreads: Spreads other than peanut butter (10 page(s), in Hebrew)  
6. Description of content:  Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 760, dealing with edible 
sweet spreads, to be replaced by the f ollowing standards:  
• SI 760 part 1 dealing with peanut butter (as notified in 
G/TBT/N/ISR/1073/Rev.1)  
• SI 760 part 2 dealing with edible spreads (other than peanut butter).  
These standards are significantly different from the old standard and include the following 
major changes:  
• Adds a new category of products "flavored spreads";  
• Changes section 4 dealing with ingredients and content;  
• Adds new microbiological requirements.  
All sections of this new draft standard will be mandatory after the entry into force  of this 
revision, except the following:  
• Section 4.1 - General requirements;  
• Section 4.3 - Content requirements;  
• Section 8.2 - Oil separation test.  
Both the old standard (SI 760) and the new revised standard (SI 760 part 2) will apply 
for a period of at le ast two years from the entry into force of the new standard. During G/TBT/N/ISR/1207  
 
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  this time, products may be tested and labe lled according to the old or the newly revised 
standards.   
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Israel Mandatory Standard SI  760 (January 1998) + amendment 1 
(February  2009);  
• G/TBT/N/ISR/1073 and its 2 addenda and revision.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Both the old standard (SI 760) and the new revised 
standard (SI 760 part 2) will apply for a period of at least two years from the entry into 
force of the new standard. During this time, products may be tested and labe lled 
according to the old or the newly revised standards.  
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:   
WTO-TBT Enquiry Point  
Yael.Friedgut@economy.gov.il   
 
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