G/TBT/N/ISR/1013  
 
24 July 2018  
(18-4652) 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): Chemicals 
used for treatment of water intended for human consumption; (H S: 280610). (ICS: 
71.100.80).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: SI 5438 part 1 - 
Chemicals used for treatment of water intended for human consumption: Hydrochloric acid 
(29 page(s), in English; 8 page(s), in Hebrew)    
6. Description of content: Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 5438 part 1 dealing with 
hydrochloric acid for treatment of water intended for human consumption. This draft 
standard revision adopts the European Standard EN 939: May 2016, with the following 
changes that appear in the standard's Hebrew section:  
• Changes the normative references in paragraph 2;  
• Changes paragraph 4.2 dealing composition of commercial product;  
• Deletes the column "Type 2" dealing with chemical parameters from Table 5 of 
paragraph 4.4; 
• Adds to paragraph 5.1 dealing with sampling the following sub -paragraphs: 5.1.1 - 
sampling from tanks and tankers; 5.1.1.1 - sampling from shuffled tanks and 5.1.1.2 
- sampling from non -shuffled tanks;  
• Allows for additional acceptable test methods in paragraph 5.2 dealing with 
analysis;   
• Adds to paragraph 6.1, dealing with transportation in tankers, a requirement to 
comply also with Israel Standard 819 part 1;  
• Changes the requirements of paragraph 6.4 dealing with marking;  
• Changes Annex A (normative) d ealing with general information on hydrochloric 
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  • Changes Annex B dealing with the general rules relating to safety, to B.1 
(normative annex) - Rules for safe handling and use and B.2 (informative annex) - 
Emergency procedure, including a change in ann ex B.2.2 dealing with spillage;  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Israel Mandatory Standard SI  5438 part 1  (May 2013);  
• European Standard EN 939: May 2016.  
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force: Generally 60 days after publication in Israel Official 
Gazette, Section of Government Notices  
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://m embers.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/ISR/18_3952_00_x.pdf