G/TBT/N/ISR/1050  
 
24 April 2019  
(19-2765) 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):  Cow's milk 
for drinking; (HS: 0401); (ICS: 67.100.01)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  SI 284 - Cow's 
milk for drinking (14 page(s), in Hebrew)  
6. Description of content:  Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 284 dealing with Cow's 
milk for drinking. The major differences between the old version and this new revised 
draft standard are as follows:  
• Removes the following requirements: Homogenization and homogenization 
effectiveness (paragraph 205), Cleanliness (paragraph 206), Acidity 
(paragraph  207), Fatless dry content (paragraph 210), Sealing of the product 
package (paragraph 211), Resistance of the product to falling 
impact  (paragraph  212),  Count of coliform bacteria (paragraph 308.2) and 
Preservability (paragraph 213);  
• Adds new requirements as follows: Protein content, pH value, Enterobacteriaceae 
and Lactose content;  
• All sections and sub -sections of the new revision will be mandatory.  
Both the ol d standard and the new revised standard will apply from date of entry into 
force of the new standard for a period of 24 months. During this time cow's milk for 
drinking could be tested according to the old or new standard.  
7. Objective and rationale, incl uding the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/ISR/1050  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• Israel Mandatory Standard SI  284 (September 1981), Amendment 1 (June 1987), 
Amendment 2 (June 1989), Amendment 3 (July 1992) and draft Amendment 4  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  All sections and sub -sections of the new revision 
will be mandatory.  
Both the old standard and the new revised standard will apply from date of entry into 
force of the new standard for a period of 24 months. During this time cow's milk for 
drinking could be tested according to the old or new standard.  
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:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/ISR/19_2404_00_x.pdf