G/TBT/N/ISR/1175  
24 September 2020  
(20-6506) 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 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):  Pickled 
cucumbers; (HS: 200110); (ICS: 67.080.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified docum ent: SI 58 part 2 - 
Pickled or soured vegetables: pickled cucumbers (cucumbers pickles) (8 page(s), in 
English; 36 page(s), in Hebrew)  
6. Description of content:  Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 58 to be replaced with 
SI 58 part 2, dealing with cucum bers pickles. The old standard's scope covered all types 
of pickled or acidified canned vegetables. In this revision, the scope will divide into 
different kinds of vegetables; each will be covered by another standard's part. This  draft 
standard revision ad opts the Codex Alimentarius Standard CXS 115 - 1981, Adopted in 
1981, and amended in 2017 and will apply only to pickled cucumbers. The adopted 
standard includes a few changes that appear in the standard's Hebrew section as follows:    
• Adds to the standard's scope a requirement that hermetically sealed products 
shall also comply with the requirements of Israel Mandatory Standard SI 143;  
• Adds a new sub -section 1a with a list of national normative references;  
• Adds a new requirement to section 2.1 deal ing with the product definition;  
• Adds a new requirement and a national remark to sub -section 2.2.1 dealing with 
the fresh pack life;  
• Adds two new lines to sub -section 2.2.3 dealing with the sub -type;  
• Replaces section 3.1 dealing with ingredients permitted;  
• Changes a few requirements included in section 3.2 dealing with the quality 
criteria;  
• Adds a sentence to section 3.3 dealing with the classification of defectives;  G/TBT/N/ISR/1175  
 
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  • Adds a sentence to section 3.4 dealing with acceptance;  
• Replaces section 4 dealing with foo d additives and apply instead Israel's Public 
Health Regulations (Food) (Food Additives) 5761 -2001;  
• Replaces section 5.1 dealing with mycotoxins and apply Israel's Public Health 
Regulations (Food) (Mycotoxins in foods) 5756 -1996 instead;  
• Replaces section 5 .2 dealing with pesticide residues and apply Israel's Public 
Health Regulations (Food) (Pesticide residue) 5751 -1991 instead;  
• Replaces section 5.3 dealing with heavy metals and apply instead the Ministry of 
Health's guidelines for heavy metals and tin MRLs  from 01 -05-2016;  
• Replaces section 6 dealing with hygiene and apply instead Israel's Public Health 
Regulations (Food) 5775 -2015;  
• Changes a few requirements included in section 7.1 dealing with the fill of 
container;  
• Replaces all labelling requirements appe aring in section 8 and apply instead the 
requirements of  Israel Mandatory Standard SI 1145, with a few exceptions;  
• Replaces the requirements of section 9 dealing with methods of analysis and 
sampling and apply instead the requirements of  Israel Mandatory S tandard SI 
143; 
• Replaces the heading of Annex I;  
• Adds two new national informative annexes A and B.  
The major differences between the old version and this new revised draft standard are as 
follows:  
• Adds a new method for the allowances for Defects;  
• Adds a r eference to products without suitable liquid packing medium;  
• Adds a reference to non -pasteurized products.  
All sections of the new revised standard will be mandatory except for the following:  
• The reference to Israel Standard SI 6471 applying to Silan (Date Honey) 
appearing in section 1a;  
• The requirement that Silan (Date Honey) shall comply with Israel Standard SI 
6471,  appearing in section 3.1;  
• The requirement to label the size name according to Annex A, appearing in sub -
section 8.1.2(b);  
• Annex A - Classification according to size.  
Both the old standard and this new revised standard will apply, in all aspects relating to 
cucumbers, from the date of entry into force for a period of two years. During this time, 
products may be tested according to the old or the new revised standard.  
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 58 (April 2002), Amendment 1 (May 2011) and 
draft amendments 2 and 3;  
• Codex Alimentarius Standard CXS 115 - 1981, Adopted in 1981, and amended 
in 2017.  G/TBT/N/ISR/1175  
 
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  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, in all aspects relating to cucumbers, from the date of entry into force for a 
period of two years. During this time, products may be tested 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   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/ISR/20_5720_00_x.pdf