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ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/ISR/525 
11 August 2011  
 (11-4011) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  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: 71.100.80; HS: 2829.1011). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Chemicals used for 
treatment of water intended for human consump tion: Sodium chlorite (9 pages in Hebrew, 
and 38 pages in English and French). 
6. Description of content:  Revision of the Mandatory Standa rd SI 5438 part 8. This draft 
standard revision adopts the Eu ropean Standard EN 938: Janua ry 2009. The major differences 
between the old version and this  new revised draft standard are detailed in page 3 of the 
European Standard (Foreword). In addition, here  are the major changes that appear  in the 
standard's Hebrew section:  
-  Deletes from table 6 of paragraph 4.4 th e requirements for type 2 sodium chlorite, 
leaving only one type. 
-  Adds new sampling methods to paragra ph 5.1.3 dealing with sampling from tanks 
and tankers. 
-  Adds references to other international an alysis methods in addition to the European 
method described in paragraph 5.2, as well as amending its formulas. 
-  Adds to paragraph 6 dealing with label ling-transportation-stor age a requirement to 
comply also with Israel Mandatory Standards SI 2032 parts 1 and 2. 
-  Changes paragraph 6.4 dealing with mark ing by adding a requirement to mark in 
Hebrew and by adding a requirement to mark  the concentration of sodium chlorite. G/TBT/N/ISR/525 
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  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 5438 part 8 (August 2005) 
- International Standard Europ ean Standard EN 938: January 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 addres ses, if available of the other body:    
http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmsta mat/rsrc/tkina/SI5438Part8.pdf