G/TBT/N/ISR/967  
 
27 September 2017  
(17-5138) 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) 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): Dry 
mixtures for preparing soup (HS: 210410). (ICS: 67.230).  
5. Title, num ber of pages and language(s) of the notified document: SI 387 - Dry 
mixtures for preparing soup (10 page(s), in Hebrew)    
6. Description of content: Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI  387, dealing with dry 
mixtures for preparing soup.  The major differences between the old version and this new 
revised draft standard are as follow:  
 Expands the allowed additives to include all  foodstuff defined in Israel Public Health 
Protection Law (Food) 2015 (paragraph 4.2.2);   
 Replaces the list of allowed food additives with a reference to Israel Public Health 
Regulations (Food)(Food Additives) 2001  (paragraph 4.2.3);  
 Adds to paragraph 4.2.4 dealing with the taste and smell ingredients, a reference 
to Israel  MOH document issued on 24 June 2015 by the National Fo od Service 
dealing with taste and smell ingredients;  
 Removes the requirement for a portion compliance  (paragraph 5);  
 Removes the requirements for the following marking: Kosher, number of units in 
packages larger than 150g and additional marking requirement s included in Israel 
mandatory standard SI 1145 (paragraph 6);  
 Removes from paragraph 7 dealing with contaminants the requirements and test 
methods for salt content and for  ash that does not dissolve in acid;  
 Adds a requirement and test method for water ac tivity, a w (paragraphs 4.4.1 
and 8.2); 
 Adds a new paragraph   dealing with contaminants (paragraph 7);  G/TBT/N/ISR/967  
 
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   Changes the microbiological requirements and their test methods (paragraph 4.5 
and table 1).  
This draft standard revision will enter into force 12 months after publication in Israel 
Official Gazette.  
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 387 (August 1982) + Amendment 1 
(January 1990).   
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force: 12 months 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:   
http://ww w.economy.gov.il/standartization/WTO_TBT/ISR_Text/SI387_May17.pdf