G/TBT/N/ISR/1209  
22 June 2021  
(21-5089) 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):  Alcoholic 
beverages; (HS: 2208); (ICS: 67.160.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified docum ent: SI 1572 part 1 
- Alcoholic beverages having a minimum alcoholic strength of 15% by volume (21 
page(s), in Hebrew)  
6. Description of content:  Revision of the Mandatory Standards SI 1572 parts 1 and 2, 
dealing with alcoholic beverages, to be replaced w ith SI 1572 part 1.   
This revision significantly differs from the old standard version and is  based on the 
following:  
• European Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of  the European Parliament and of the 
Council of  17 April 2019 on the definition, description, presentation and labeling 
of spirit drinks, the use of the names of spirit drinks in the presentation and 
labeling of other foodstuffs, the protection of geographical indications for spirit 
drinks, the use of ethyl alcohol and distillates of a gricultural origin in alcoholic 
beverages, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 110/2008;  
• American Code of Federal Regulations CFR Title 27,  paragraph 5.22.  
All sections of this draft will be declared mandatory after the entry into force of this 
revision.  
Both the old standard and the new revised standard will apply for at least two years after 
the entry into force of the revision. During this time, products may be tested and labeled 
according to the old or the new revised standard.  
7. Objective and rationale,  including the nature of urgent problems where 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• Israel Mandatory Standard SI 1572 part 1 (March 1998) and Amendment 1 
(May 2011);  
• Israel Mandatory Standard SI 1572 part 2 (June 2001);  
• G/TBT/N/ISR/1100.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Both the old standard and the new revised standard 
will apply for at least two years after the entry into force of the revision. During this time 
products may be tested and labeled according to the old or the new revised standard.  
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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