G/TBT/N/ISR/1183  
29 January 2021  
(21-0821) 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) 52 2312696  
E-mail: Yael.Friedgut@economy.gov.il  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [X], 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):  Frozen 
vegetables and fruits; (HS: 0710, 0811, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008); 
(ICS:  67.080.01)  
5. Title, number o f pages and language(s) of the notified document:  SI 877 Part 1 - 
Frozen vegetables and fruits: General (50 page(s), in English; 17 page(s), in Hebrew)  
6. Description of content:  Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 877 part 1, dealing with 
the frozen ve getables and fruits. This draft standard revision adopts the Codex 
Alimentarius Standard CXS 320 2015 (Revised in 2017) except its Annexes, with a few 
changes and national deviations that appear in the standard's Hebrew section. The major 
changes introduce d in this draft are as follows:  
• Changes the methods of analysis and sampling and allows to comply with the 
requirements of ISO, EN, ASTM, or FCC standards or regulations. In case of a 
dispute the recommended methods of Codex Alimentarius Standard 
CXS 234-1999 shall apply (Section 11);  
• Replaces the  microbiological criteria detailed in section 7.2 of the adopted Codex 
standard and apply instead the microbiological test methods described in Israel 
Mandatory Standard SI 885 part 1.1;  
• Adds a new national re quirement to mark ingredients names and content (%) in 
mixtures of fruits and vegetables of up to 3 components (Section 9.4);  
• Adds a new sampling method (Section 11).  
The entry into force and the transition period of this revision depend on the entry into 
force of a previous revision, that is still in progress  (notified in G/TBT/N/ISR/823).   During 
the transition period, should one choose to comply with the requirements of this new 
revision, he must also comply with the new labeling requirements.  G/TBT/N/ISR/1183  
 
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  7. Object ive and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Israel Mandatory Standard SI 877 (July 1995);  
• Draft standard revision SI 877 (notified in G/TBT/N/ISR/823);  
• Codex Alimentarius Standard CXS 320 2015 (Revised in 2017).  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  The entry into force and the transition period of 
this revision depend on the entry into force of a previous revision, that is still in progress 
(notified in G/TBT/N/ISR/823). During the transition period, should one choose to comply 
with the requirements of this new revision, he must also comply with the new labeling 
requirements.  
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   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/ISR/21_0760_00_x.pdf