G/TBT/N/ISR/1146  
25 May 2020  
(20-3748) Page: 1/3 
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) 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):  Aluminium 
sulfate for treatment of water intended for human consumption; HS: 283322; 
ICS: 71.100.80  
5. Title, num ber of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  SI 5438 part 9 - 
Chemicals used for treatment of water intended for human consumption: Aluminium 
sulfate (50 page(s), in English; 12 page(s), in Hebrew)  
6. Description of content:  Revision of the Mand atory Standard SI 5438 part 9, dealing with 
aluminium sulfate for treatment of water intended for human consumption. This draft 
standard revision adopts both the European Standard EN 878: March 2016 and the 
American Standard ANSI/AWWA B403 -16, with a few c hanges and national deviations  that 
appear in the standard's Hebrew section as follow:  
1. Chapter A - National deviations to the European route of compliance:  
• Changes the standard's normative references (section 2);  
• Adds a note to Table 5 of section 4.3 dealing with a limit of impurities;  
• Deletes the column relating to Type 3 of Table 6 of section 4.4 dealing with 
chemical parameters;  
• Adds new sub -sections 5.1.2.2.1 and 5.1.2.2.2 detailing the sampling from 
tank and tankers;  
• Adds alternative test methods to section 5.2 dealing with analysis;  
• Adds a new requirement to comply with Israel Mandatory Standards SI 
2302 parts 1 and 2 to section 6 dealing with labelling , transportation and 
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  • Adds a new requirement to comply with Israel Standards SI 819 part  to 
section 6.1  dealing with means of delivery;  
• Deletes section 6.2 dealing with labelling  in accordance with the EU 
legislation;  
• Replace section 6.4 dealing with marking;  
• Amends Annex B.  
2. Chapter  B - National deviations to the American route of compliance:   
• Changes section 1.3 dealing application;  
• Changes the standard's normative references (section 2);  
• Deletes definition 10 (reclaimed water) and definition 13 (wastewater) of 
section 3 dealing with definition;  
• Changes section 4 dealing with requirements;  
• Changes the specific impurity limits appearing in sub -section 4.3.2;  
• Changes the  product specifications  appearing in sub -section 4.3.3;  
• Changes section  5.2 dealing with test procedures;  
• Changes the formula appearing in sub -section 5.5.9 dealing with 
calculations;  
• Adds new sub -section 5.12 dealing with nickel content;  
• Changes the marking requirements appearing in section 6.1 dealing with 
marking;  
• Adds a new requirement to comply with Israel Standards SI 819 part to 
section 6.1  dealing with packaging an d shipping;  
• Adds new sub -section 6.2.6.4 and requires that the product will include 
SDS (Safety Data Sheet).  
All requirement of the new revised standard will be declared mandatory, except the 
following:  
• The marking requirements for "iron -free" and "low -iron" and for "marking of 
Aluminum concentration marking requirement (by weight)" appearing in section 
6.4 of the European Standard route of compliance;  
• The requirement for "marking of Aluminum concentratio n marking requirement (by 
weight)" appearing in section 6.1 of the American route of compliance.  
7. Objective 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 5438 part  9 (April 2019);  
• European Standard EN 878: March 2016;  
• American Standard ANSI/AWWA B403 -16. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Generally, 60 days after publication in Israel Official 
Gazette, Section of Government Notices  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/ISR/1146  
 
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  11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/ISR/20_3348_00_x.pdf