G/TBT/N/ISR/1014  
 
31 July 2018  
(18-4809) 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): 
Hermetically sealed and rigid metal packing for food products; (HS: 7310 , 7612). 
(ICS:  55.120, 67.250, 77.150.10).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: SI 136 part 1 - 
Hermetically sealed and rigid metal packing for food products: Packaging (7 pages in 
Hebrew and 84 pages in English); SI 136 par t 2 - Hermetically sealed and rigid metal 
packing for food products: Coating and varnishes (4 pages in Hebrew and 164 pages in 
English); SI 136 part 3 - Hermetically sealed and rigid metal packing for food products: 
End and seaming dimensions (5 pages in H ebrew and 54 pages in English).    
6. Description of content: Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI  136 part 1, dealing with 
metal packaging for food products, to be replaced with SI 136 parts 1, 2 and 3. Each  draft 
standard's part  adopts  a different  European Standard or document with a few changes that 
appear in the standard's Hebrew section, as follows:  
 SI 136 part 1 dealing with packaging allows for two routes of compliance. It adopts 
both the European Standard EN 10202: March 2001 + AC 1: October 2003 and a 
combination of 4 other European Standards - EN 601: April 2004, EN 602: 
April 2004, EN 14287: Jun e 2004 and EN 14392: November 2007, and allows for 
compliance with either route;  
 SI 136 part 2  dealing with coating and varnishes adopts in full the Swiss document 
'Annex 6 of the Ordinance of the FDHA on articles and materials of 23 November 
2005 (RS 817. 023.21) - 4th edition: 1.12.2012';  
 SI 136 part 3 dealing with end and seaming dimensions allows for two routes of 
compliance. It adopts in full both the document of SEFEL, the European 
Manufactures of light metal packaging, Recommendation SEFEL no. 1 for 
"Non-Easy Open" steel ends, 1999 and the American Can Manufacturers Institute 
CMI document 'Voluntary Can and End Dimension Reference Manual, Revised 
06/2004, and allows for compliance with either.  G/TBT/N/ISR/10 14 
 
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  These new revised standards are significantly different fro m the old standard.  
Both the old standard and these new revised standards will apply for a period of 6 months 
from publication in Israel Official Gazette. During this time all  4 standards will apply 
together.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the natu re of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
 Israel Mandatory Standard SI  136 part 1 (December 1985);  
 European Standard EN 10202: March 2001 + AC 1: October 2003;  
 European Standard EN 601: April 2004;  
 European Standard EN 602: April 2004;  
 European Standard EN 14287: June 2004;  
 European Standard EN 14392: November 2007  
 Swiss document: Annex 6 of the Ordinance of the FDHA on articles and materials 
of 23 November 2005 (RS 817.023.21) - 4th edition: 1 .12.2012;  
 European Manufactures of light metal packaging, Recommendation SEFEL no. 1 for 
"Non-Easy Open" steel ends, 1999;  
 American Can Manufacturers Institute CMI document 'Voluntary Can and End 
Dimension Reference Manual, Revised 06/2004.  
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force: Both the old standard and the new revised standards 
will apply for a period of 6 months from publication in Israel Official Gazette. During this 
time all 4 standards will apply together.  
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/2018/TBT/ISR/18_4087_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/ISR/18_4087_01_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/ISR/18_4087_02_x.pdf