. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/ISR/595 
30 May 2012  
 (12-2842) 
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 Labour 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):  Flat cement sheets 
reinforced with asbestos and cellulo se fibres (HS: 6811; ICS: 91.100.40). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Fibre reinforced cement 
sheets: Flat cement sheets reinforced with asbestos and cellulose fibres (4 pages in Hebrew).    
6. Description of content:  The existing Mandatory Standard, SI 110 part 3, dealing with flat 
cement sheets reinforced with asbestos fibres, will be declared voluntary as part of the 
cancelation of this standard.  
On March 2011, the Knesset (Isr ael Parliament) approved the Prevention of Asbestos Hazards 
and Harmful Dust Law, initiated by the Ministry of Environmental Protection. The law prohibits new uses of asbestos and requires the gradual phase out of friable asbestos in public 
buildings, industrial facilities and Israel Defe nce Forces (IDF) vehicles and equipment, in 
order to prevent the health ha zards associated with  exposure to this carcinogen. Following 
passage of this law, it became le gally necessary to cancel SI110, Part 3 in order to prevent 
approved flat cement sheets reinforced with as bestos and cellulose fibres from entering Israel. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human health and protection of the environment.  G/TBT/N/ISR/595 
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  8. Relevant documents:    
- Mandatory Standard SI 110 part 3 (Sep tember 1985) + Amendment 1 (October 1989) 
 and Amendment 2 (November 1993). 
- Prevention of Hazards from Asbestos and Harmful Dust Law, 2011 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined 
Generally 60 days after publication in the 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:    
- SI 110 part 3- http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmsta mat/rsrc/tkina/SI110Part3.pdf  
- Prevention of Hazards from Asbestos and Harmful Dust Law, 2011 -  
"http://old.sviva.gov.il/bin/en.jsp?enPage=e _BlankPage&enDisplay= view&enDispWhat=Obj
ect&enDispWho=Articals ^l6971&enZone=asbes_law "