G/TBT/N/ISR/744  
 
28 February 2014  
(14-1225)  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 telephon e 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 
Tel.:  + (972) 3 7347502 Fax:  + (972) 3 7347626 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):  Food 
packaging that includes an object 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:  Public Health 
Regulations (Food) (Food Packaging that includes an object) (Amendment) 5774-2013 
(2 pages, in Hebrew).     
6. Description of content:  Amendment to Israel's Ministry of Health regulations titled 
"Public Health Regulations (Food) (Food Packaging that includes an object) (Amendment) 
5774-2013". The original regulations from 1995 set the conditions for including a non-food object or a toy in a food package and define the labelling instructions for this package. These instructions require that if the food package includes a toy, it should be marked with 
a warning "Not for the use of children under 3 years old" 
This new amendment is in line with the provisions of the European Toy Safety Directive 
2009/48/EC which sets out the conditions for toy safety in general, including reference to 
the labelling of toys that contain small parts and are not designed for children under 36 
months old, and in particular the requirements and conditions for food packaging that contains a toy. The above mentioned Directive was published in June 2009 and its 
provisions entered into force in 2011.  
In addition it is important to note that the same labelling requirements for toys are 
imposed by paragraph 7.2 of Israel Mandatory Standard SI 562 Part 1 dealing with toy safety. 
The major changes introduced in this amendment are as follows:  
- Changes regulation 2 to include a reference to the impact of the object that is in the 
 package; 
- In addition it sets a clear separation between the labelling requirements for an 
 object and for a toy, as defined in the original regulations. The packaging must have G/TBT/N/ISR/744 
 
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   a warning about the non-food items it contains and the need for adult supervision or 
 to keep out of the reach of  children under the age of three; Adds paragraph 2a  that excludes from these regulations measuring spoons inserted into certain food 
 packages.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Lowering of trade barriers, Protec tion of Human health or Safety. 
8. Relevant documents:    
- Public Health Regulations (Food) (Food Packaging that includes an object) 
 (Amendment) 5774-2013; - Public Health Regulations (Food) (Food Packaging that includes an object) - 1995; - European Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC; 
- Israel Mandatory Standard SI 562 Part 1. 
   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined The amendment should enter into force 90 
days after publication in Israel Official 
Gazette, section of Government Notice but with respect to packaged food manufactured 
or imported before the entry into force than 
these regulations will enter into force 1 year after their publication. 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresse s, if available of the other body:    
http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmstamat/rsrc/tkina/FoodPackagesWithItems.pdf