G/TBT/N/ISR/1073/Rev.1  
 
1 December 2020  
(20-8637) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member:  ISRAEL  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 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):  Peanut 
Butter; (ICS: 67.180.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  SI 760 Part 1 - 
Sweet fat -based spreads: Peanut butter (12 page(s), in Hebrew)  
6. Description of content:  Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 760, dealing with edible 
sweet spreads, to be replaced with  SI 760 part 1 in all aspects ref erring to peanut butter. 
This draft standard adopts the American Code of Federal Regulations CFR Title 21, 
Volume  2, Chapter 1, Subchapter B, part 164 - Tree nut and peanut products, 
sec. 164.150 Peanut butter (4 -1-19 Edition), with a few changes that appe ar in the 
standard's Hebrew section.  
This standard significantly differs from the old standard and include the following 
significant changes:  
• Adds a new paragraph (f) dealing with contaminants;  
• Adds a new paragraph (g) dealing with requirements and mic robiological test 
methods.  
Sweet edible spreads, other than peanut butter, will be covered in the future SI 760 part  2 
and will be notified separately when the revision will be announced and open to comments.  
Both the old standard (SI 760) and the new revised standard (SI 760 part 1) will apply 
for a period of at least two years from the entry into force of the new standard. During 
this time, products may be tested according to the old or the newly revised standards.  
All sections of this new draft stand ard will be declared mandatory.  G/TBT/N/ISR/1073/Rev.1  
 
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  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  760 (January 1998) + amendment 1 
(February  2009);  
• CFR Title 21, Volume 2, Chapter 1, Subchapter B, part 164 - Tree nut and peanut 
products, sec. 164.150 Peanut butter (4 -1-19 Edition).  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Both the old standard and the new revised standard 
will apply for a period of at least 2 years from the entry into force of the new standard. 
During this time, products may be tested according to the old or the newly revised 
standards.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone or fax 
numbers  and email and website address es, if available , of other body:   
WTO-TBT Enquiry Point  
Yael.Friedgut@economy.gov.il   
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