G/TBT/N/ISR/1153  
27 July 2020  
(20-5169) 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) 3 7347501  
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):  Food in 
general; (ICS: 67.040)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Protection of 
Public Health Regulations (Food) (Maximum levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in 
foods) 5780 -2020 (2 page(s), in Hebrew)  
6. Description of content:  New draft regulations announced by Israel's Ministry of Health 
called "Protection of Public Health R egulations (Food) (Maximum levels of polycyclic 
aromatic hydrocarbons in foods) 5780 -2020", that will replace relevant guidelines. These 
regulations set the maximum allowed levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) 
compounds in different food categ ories. The regulations determine that anybody dealing 
with food shall not  manufacture, import, or sell food that was smoked in burning unless:  
• During the smoking process, there was no use of processed woods, including 
sawdust or wood chips treated with chemicals;  
• During the smoking process, there was no use of the following fuels: Diesel, old 
tires, and/or petroleum products.  
The Regulation's Annex (Regulation 2) provides the allowed levels of polycyclic aromatic 
hydrocarbons (PAHs) in foods in µg/Kg.  
The Public Health Protection Act (Food) stipulates that any directive and procedure 
instruction of The National Food Service, setting out safety and quality requirements for 
food, published on the website on the eve of the commencement of this Act shall cont inue 
to apply and be regarded as "Food Regulations" until regulations are enacted to replace 
them.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/ISR/1153  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA);  
• Protection of Public Health Law (Food) 5775 -2015.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
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:   
Israel's WTO -TBT Enquiry Point  
Yael.Friedgut@economy.gov.il   
 
 
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