G/TBT/N/ISR/1189  
29 March 2021  
(21-2558) 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) 74 7502236  
E-mail: Yael.Friedgut@economy.gov.il  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [X], 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):  Frozen 
broccoli; (HS: 070410); (ICS: 67.080.01)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified documen t: SI 877 Part 6 - 
Frozen vegetables and fruits: Frozen broccoli (14 page(s), in English; 4 page(s), in 
Hebrew)  
6. Description of content:  Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 1036 to be replaced 
with SI  877 part 6, dealing with the frozen broccoli. This  draft standard revision adopts 
the Annex on broccoli of the Codex Alimentarius Standard CXS 320 -2015 (Revised in 
2017), with a few changes and national deviations that appear in the standard's Hebrew 
section. The major changes introduced in this draft are  as follows:  
• Changes the standard's scope and requires that frozen broccoli intended for 
further processing or for industrial purposes are subject to only specific 
parameters relating to product safety and to the requirement for no foreign 
bodies in products;  
• Changes the microbiological provisions and requires to comply with Israel 
Mandatory Standard SI 877 part 1;  
• Changes the test methods;  
• Changes the defect examination method;  
• Adds a new sampling method.  G/TBT/N/ISR/1189  
 
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  Only the following sections of this proposed standard shall be mandatory after entry into 
force:  
• Section 2.1 - Composition;  
• Sub-section 2.2.1 - General requirements;  
• Section 3 - Food additives;  
• Section 4 - Labelling.  
Both the old standard and this new revised standard will apply for at least two year s from 
entry into force. During this transition period, should one choose to comply with  this new 
revision's  requirements, he must also comply with the new labeling requirements.  
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 1036  (January 1980);  
• Codex Alimentarius Standard CXS 320 -2015 (Revised in 2017).  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Both the old standard and this new revised standard 
will apply for at least two years from entry into force. During this transition period, should 
one choose to comply with this new revision's requirements, he must also comply with 
the new labeling requirements.  
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:   
WTO-TBT Enquiry Point  
Yael.Friedgut@economy.gov.il   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/ISR/21_2282_00_x.pdf