WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/ISR/517 
25 July 2011  
 (11-3731) 
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 : 
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):  Microbiology of food and 
animal feed stu ffs (ICS: 07.100.30) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   
 SI 885 part 4.1:  Microbiology of food and an imal feeding stuffs: Preparation of test 
samples, initial suspension and decimal d ilutions for microbiological examination - 
General rules for the preparation of the initial suspension and decimal dilutions (7 pages in Hebrew and 5 pages in English). 
 SI 885 part 4.2:  Microbiology of food and an imal feeding stuffs: Preparation of test 
samples, initial suspension and decimal d ilutions for microbiological examination - 
Specific rules for the preparation of meat and meat products (8 pages in Hebrew and 
15 pages in English). 
 SI 885 part 4.3:  Microbiology of food and an imal feeding stuffs: Preparation of test 
samples, initial suspension and decimal d ilutions for microbiological examination - 
Specific rules for the preparation of fish and fishery products (9 pages in Hebrew and 
11 pages in English). 
 SI 885 part 4.4:  Microbiology of food and an imal feeding stuffs: Preparation of test 
samples, initial suspension and decimal d ilutions for microbiological examination - 
Specific rules for the preparation of produc ts other than milk and milk products, meat 
and meat products, and fish and fishery pr oducts (8 pages in Hebrew and 14 pages in 
English). G/TBT/N/ISR/517 
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   SI 885 part 4.5: Microbiology of food and an imal feeding stuffs: Preparation of test 
samples, initial suspension and decimal d ilutions for microbiological examination - 
Specific rules for the preparation of milk and milk products (7 pages in Hebrew and 
13 pages in English).     
6. Description of content:  Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 885 part 2 to be replaced 
with SI 885 parts 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4 and part 4.5.  These draft standard revisions adopt the 
following International Standards:  
 SI 885 part 4.1 adopts the Internationa l Standard ISO 6887-1 - First edition: 
1999-02-15. 
 SI 885 part 4.2 adopts the Internationa l Standard ISO 6887-2 - First edition: 
2003-07-15.  
 SI 885 part 4.3 adopts the Internationa l Standard ISO 6887-3 - First edition: 
2003-08-01. 
 SI 885 part 4.4 adopts the Internationa l Standard ISO 6887-4 - First edition: 
2003-08-01 and its Technical Co rrigendum 1: 2004-10-01. 
 SI 885 part 4.5 adopts the Internationa l Standard ISO 6887-5 - First edition: 
2010-08-15. 
These new revised standards ar e significantly different from th e old standard and introduce 
new technical changes to the test methods. 
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 885 part 2 (M arch 1979) + Amendment 1 (February 1986) 
and Amendment 2 (November 1999).   
 International Standard ISO 6887- 1 - First edition: 1999-02-15. 
 International Standard ISO 6887-2 - First edition: 2003-07-15.  
 International Standard ISO 6887- 3 - First edition: 2003-08-01. 
 International Standard ISO 6887-4 - First edition: 2003-08-01 + Technical 
Corrigendum 1: 2004-10-01. 
 International Standard ISO 6887- 5 - First edition: 2010-08-15. 
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  G/TBT/N/ISR/517 
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  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 885 part 4.1:  http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmstamat/rsrc/tkina/SI885Part4-1.pdf  
 SI 885 part 4.2:  http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmstamat/rsrc/tkina/SI885Part4-2.pdf  
 SI 885 part 4.3:  http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmstamat/rsrc/tkina/SI885Part4-3.pdf  
 SI 885 part 4.4:  http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmstamat/rsrc/tkina/SI885Part4-4.pdf  
 SI 885 part 4.5:  http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmstamat/rsrc/tkina/SI885Part4-5.pdf