G/TBT/N/ISR/1195  
19 April 2021  
(21-3274) 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):  
Sauerkraurt (Pickled or soured cabbage); (HS: 2001); (ICS: 67.080.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) o f the notified document:  SI 58 - Pickled 
or soured canned vegetables: Sauerkraurt (6 page(s), in Hebrew)  
6. Description of content:  Fourth amendment to the Mandatory Standard SI 58, dealing 
with canned pickled vegetables. This draft amendment changes the following:  
• Changes the standard's name from "Canned vegetables: Pickled, or acidified in 
vinegar or in food acids" to "Pickled or soured canned vegetables: Sauerkraurt" 
both in Hebrew and in English;  
• Changes the standard's scope to apply to soured/pickled cabbage intended for 
direct consumption, including for catering purposes or for repacking as required, 
but not intended for re -processing;  
• Deletes all sections and sub -sections dealing with fruits and vegetables other 
than cabbage: Sections 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.4.3, 1.5.1, 1.5.4, 2.1.3, 2.3.2, Annex A, 
and Annex E;  
• Changes section 2.1 dealing with "Starting materials" and apply all 
requirements to cabbage;  
• Changes section 2.2.2 dealing with "Food additives", deletes the restrictions and 
allows add ing food coloring only with a special permit from the Ministry of 
Health;  
• Changes section 2.3.1.dealing with "Marking" and require that the product's 
name shall be Sauerkraurt;  
• Changes section 2.3.4 to apply only to cabbage;  G/TBT/N/ISR/1195  
 
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  • Replaces section 2.4.2   and req uires that the solution in which the cabbage is 
placed will not be mucous. Nevertheless, the salt solution is allowed to be 
cloudy;  
• Changes Annex D.  
All other types of canned fruits and vegetables shall be covered by the scope of the future 
Mandatory Stand ard SI 58 part 3, as notified in G/TBT/N/ISR/1194.   
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Israel Mandatory Standard SI 58 (April 2002) Amendment 1 (May 2011) and 
Amendments 2 and 3 (in process);  
• G/TBT/N/ISR/1194.  
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  
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_2804_00_x.p df