G/TBT/N/ISR/1186  
29 March 2021  
(21-2538) 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 [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 
corn; (HS: 071040); (ICS: 67.080.01)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   
SI 877 Part 3.1 - Frozen vegetables and fruits: Frozen whole kernel corn (10 pages in 
Hebrew and 4 pages in English);  
SI 877 Part 3.2 - Frozen vegetables and fruits: Frozen corn -on-the-cob (14  pages in 
Hebrew and 4 pages in English).  
6. Description of co ntent:  Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 908 to be replaced with 
SI 877 part 3.1, dealing with the frozen whole kernel corn, and with SI 877 part 3.2, 
dealing with frozen corn -on-the-cob. This draft standard revision adopts the Annex on 
corn of the Cod ex Alimentarius Standard CXS 320 -2015 (Revised in 2017), with a few 
changes and national deviations that appear in the standard's Hebrew section. The major 
changes introduced in this draft are as follows:  
• Divide the standard's scope into two separate subparts:  Part 3.1 - dealing with 
frozen whole kernel corn and  Part 3.2 - dealing with frozen corn -on-the-cob; 
• Changes the microbiological provisions and requires to comply with Israel 
Mandatory Standard SI 877 part 1;  
• Changes the test methods;  
• Changes the defect examination method;  
• Adds a new sampling method.  
Both the old standard and this new revised standard will apply from the entry into force 
for a period of two years counted from the end of the calendar year of the publication in 
Israel's Off icial Gazette. During this transition period, should one choose to comply with G/TBT/N/ISR/1186  
 
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  the requirements of this new revision, he must also comply with the new labeling 
requirements.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applica ble: Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Israel Mandatory Standard SI 909   (December 1974);  
• Codex Alimentarius Standard CXS 320 -2015 (Revised in 2017).  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Both the old standard and this new revised standard 
will apply from the entry into force for a period of two years counted from the end of the 
calendar year of the publication in Israel's Official Gazette. During this transition period, 
should one choose t o 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_2260_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/ISR/21_2260_01_x.pd f