. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/ISR/506 
9 May 2011  
 (11-2376) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  ISRAEL
  
If applicable, name of local governme nt 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 Industry, Trade and Labor Tel.:  + (972) 3 7347502 Fax:  + (972) 3 7347626 E-mail:  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):  Chemicals used for 
treatment of water intended for human consumption (ICS: 13.060.20 and 71.100.80; 
HS: 2836.50) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Chemicals used for 
treatment of water intended fo r human consumption: Calcium ca rbonate (8 pages in Hebrew, 
and 16 pages in English and French) 
6. Description of content:  This draft revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 5438 part 12 
adopts the European Standard EN 1018: July 2006 and its AC of November 2009, with the 
following changes that appear in the standard's Hebrew section:  
- Adds new references to the normative references appeari ng in paragraph 2. 
- Removes non-porous calcium carbonate, clas s 3 from table 1 of paragraph 4.2 
dealing with composition of commercial products. 
- Removes non-porous calcium carbonate gr ade 3 from table 2 of paragraph 4.3 
dealing with impurities. 
- Removes the column dealing wi th Type 1 from table 3 of paragraph 4.4 dealing with 
commercial parameters. 
- Adds new test methods to paragraphs 5. 
- Adds to paragraph 6 dealing with labe lling, transportation and storage, a new 
reference to Israel Mandatory Standard SI 2302 parts 1 and 2. 
- Changes the marking requireme nts for calcium carbonate described in paragraph 6.4. G/TBT/N/ISR/506 
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  The major differences between the old version and this revi sed one are the reference and 
requirement to comply also with the requirements of SI  2302 parts 1 and 2. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human health a nd lowering of trade barriers  
8. Relevant documents:     
- Mandatory Standard SI 543 8 part 12 (August 2005).   
- European Standard EN 1018: July 2006 + AC: November 2009.   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined 
Generally 60 days after publication in Israel's 
Official Gazette, Se ction 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 addresses, if available of the other body:    
http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmsta mat/rsrc/tkina/SI5438Part12.pdf