G/TBT/N/ISR/1030  
 
27 November 2018  
(18-7442) 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): 
Ophthalmic optics - Spectacle lenses; (HS: 9004); (ICS: 11.040.70)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: SI 798 part 1: 
Ophthalmic optics - Uncut finished spectacle lenses: Specifications for single -vision and 
multifocal lenses (4 pages in Hebrew and 32 pages in English); SI 798 part 2: Ophthalmic  
optics - Uncut finished spectacle lenses: Specifications for power -variation lenses (4 pages 
in Hebrew and 13 pages in English);; SI 14889: Ophthalmic optics - Fandamental 
requirements for uncut finished lenses (4 page(s), in Hebrew; 12 page(s), in Englis h)   
6. Description of content: Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI  798 part 1, dealing with 
spectacle lenses for ophthalmic optics, to be replaced with SI 798 part 1, SI 798 part 2 and 
SI 14889. This draft standard revision adopts the following  Interna tional Standards:  
• SI 798 part 1 adopts the International Standard ISO 8980 -1 - Fourth edition: 
2017-07; 
• SI 798 part  2 adopts the International Standard ISO 8980 -2 - Third edition: 2017 -
07; 
• SI 14889 adopts the International Standard ISO 14889 - Third edition: 2013 -11. 
The major difference between the old standard and these new revised drafts are the 
changes made in the normative references.  
This revision is being conducted under the expedite mechanism of the 13 Amendment to 
the Standards Law.  
7. Obje ctive and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health or safety; Lowering of trade barriers  G/TBT/N/ISR/1030  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• Israel Mandatory Standard SI  798 part 1 (January 2007) and Amendment 1 
(September 2014);  
• International Standard ISO 8980 -1 - Fourth edition: 2017 -07; 
• International Standard ISO 8980 -2 - Third edition: 2017 -07; 
• International Standard ISO 14889 - Third edition: 2013 -11; 
• 13 Amendment to the Standards Law.  
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 [  ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/ISR/18_60 92_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/ISR/18_6092_01_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/ISR/18_6092_02_x.pdf