G/TBT/N/ISR/1194  
6 April 2021  
(21-2816) 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 
fruits and vegetables; (HS: 2001); (ICS: 67.080.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the noti fied document:  SI 58 part 3 - 
Pickled or soured canned vegetables: Pickled fruits and vegetables (6 page(s), in English; 
16 page(s), in Hebrew)  
6. Description of content:  Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 58 to be replaced with 
SI 58 part 3, dealing w ith pickled fruits and vegetables. The old standard's scope covered 
all types of pickled or acidified canned vegetables. In this revision, the scope will be 
divided into different kinds of vegetables; each will be covered a different standard's part. 
This proposed part adopts the Codex Alimentarius Standard CXS 260 - 2007 and will apply 
to all types of fruits and vegetables except  pickled cucumbers, kimchi, table olives, 
sauerkraut, chutneys and relishes. The adopted standard includes a few changes that 
appear in the standard's Hebrew section as follows:    
• The standard's scope does not apply to products intended for further 
processing;  
• Adds to the standard's scope a requirement that hermetically sealed products 
shall also comply with the requirements of Israel Mandatory Standard SI 143;  
• In sub -section 3.1.2.1 replaces the reference to a codex standard with reference 
to proposed Israel Mandatory Standard SI 441 part 3;  
• Replaces sub -section 3.1.2.2(a) dealing with basic ingredients and requi res 
compliance with Israel's  Public Health Regulations (The sanitary quality of 
drinking water and drinking water facilities) 5773 -2013 or WHO latest document 
of Guidelines for drinking -water quality.  Additional additives should comply with 
the relevant Ma ndatory Standard; for example, olive oil should comply with SI 
191, salt with SI 411, oil with SI 216, and vinegar with SI 1160;  G/TBT/N/ISR/1194  
 
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  • Replaces items (1) -(9) in sub -section 3.1.2.2(b) dealing with optional 
ingredients;  
• Replaces sub -section 3.1.3(h) dealing with other permitted ingredients and 
requires that sugars and syrups should comply  Israel Mandatory Standard SI 
356 and honey with SI 353;  
• Changes sub -section 3.2.1.1;  
• Adds a remark to section 3.3 dealing with classification of defective;  
• Replaces section 3.4 d ealing with the lot acceptance;  
• Replaces section 4 dealing with food 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 instea d the Ministry of 
Health's guidelines for heavy metals and tin MRLs from 01 -05-2016 and its 
updates;  
• Replaces section 6 dealing with hygiene and apply instead Israel's Public Health 
Regulations (Food) 5775 -2015;  
• Changes a few requirements included in secti on 7.1 dealing with the fill of 
container;  
• Replaces all labelling requirements appearing in section 8 and  instead  apply the 
requirements of  Israel Mandatory Standard SI 1145, with a few exceptions;  
• Deletes a few requirements of section 9 dealing with metho ds of analysis and 
sampling and allows compliance with  Israel Mandatory Standard SI 143.  
Both the old standard and the new revised standard will apply for at least two years from 
the entry into force of this revision. During this period products may be tes ted according 
to the old or the new revised standards.  
All sections of the proposed standard will be mandatory after entry into force of this 
revision.  
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 
proposed amendments 2 and 3;  
• Codex Alimentarius Standard CXS  260 - 2007.  
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. Both the old standard and the new revised 
standard will apply for at least two ye ars from the entry into force of this revision. During 
this period products may be tested according to the old or the new revised standards.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/ISR/1194  
 
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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:   
WTO-TBT Enquiry Point  
Yael.Friedgut@economy.gov.il   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/ISR/21_2453_00_x.pdf