G/TBT/N/ISR/672  
 
23 April 2013  
(13-2122)  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:  mailto:Yael.Friedgut@moital.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):  Aviation 
turbine fuel (HS:  2710.19; ICS: 75.160.20). 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:  Aviation Turbine 
Fuel (6 pages in Hebrew and 38 pages, in English).     G/TBT/N/ISR/672 
 
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6. Description of content:  Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 5563. This draft 
standard revision adopts the British Defence Standard 91-91 - Issue 7: 18 February 2011.  
The major differences between the old version and this new revised draft standard are as 
follows:  
- Adds paragraph 4.2 dealing with materials and requires that only additives 
approved by the British Ministry of Defence's (MoD) Aviation Fuels Committee shall 
be permitted. Details of approved additives are given in Annex A;  
- Changes the following quality assurance requirements in paragraph 5; 
- Replaces paragraph 5.2 and requires that the refinery  issue a certificate of quality 
(Annex J) to certify that the batch of fuel complies with all of the requirements of this standard; 
- Replaces paragraph 5.3 and requires that in order to certify compliance with the 
quantitative limits (Table 1) a representative sample shall be drawn using 
appropriate procedures such as those outlined in IP 475 and ASTM D4057; 
-• Adds a requirement to paragraph 5.4 that extends traceability; 
-• Changes the fuel's test method in paragraph 5.6.1. This test method checks for 
compliance with the European Standard EN 14214 or the American Standard ASTM D6751, and applies either the IP585 or the IP590 method; 
 
- Changes the test requirements in Table 1 as follows:  - Adds to paragraph 2.6 dealing with the refining components at point of 
 manufacture, a requirement to test non hydro processed and synthetic 
 components; 
 - Adds a requirement to Note 17 that where a Static Dissipator Additive (SDA) 
 is added at point of manufacture the micro separometer (MSEP) limit of 70 
 shall apply;  
 - Adds to Annex A dealing with the list of qualified additives a new 
 paragraph A.4.3.3 stating that the suitable method for the determination of 
 Stadis 450 at the point of manufacture is IP 568 or ASTM D7524. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health and lowering of trade barriers.  
8. Relevant documents:    
- Israel Mandatory Standard SI 5563 (November 2010); 
- British Defence Standard 91-91 - Issue 7: 18 February 2011. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined Generally 60 days after publication in Israel 
Official Gazette, Section of Government Notices. 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from date of 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/SI5563NEW.pdf