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G/SPS/N/ISR/9/Rev.1 
19 July 2011  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Revision 
 
1. Notifying Member:  ISRAEL 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Veterinary Services 
and Animal Health (IVSAH) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  HS Codes:  0102, 0104, 0201, 0202, 0204, 0206, 0210, 05111000 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Import Policy Regarding Bovine Spongiform 
Encephalopathy (BSE)  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  2 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/ISR/11_2129_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Import guidelines regarding BSE.  The guidelines refer to the 
importation into Israel of live ruminants, br eeding material, ruminant meat and offal, 
importation of meals and other ruminant deri ved proteins, including the minimum cattle 
age for BSE testing.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety , [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)   
 OIE - Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 2010, Chapter 11.5  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None G/SPS/N/ISR/9/Rev.1 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  The modified 
BSE policy is available in English - Appr oximation with OIE guidelines regarding the 
importation of live animals and animal  products with relation to BSE. 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  1 March 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  Already published. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  1 March 2011 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Dr. Shlomo Garazi 
Chief Import & Export Veterinary Officer 
Veterinary Services and Animal Health 
P.O. BOX:  12 Beit Dagan 50250 - Israel Tel:  +(972) 3 968 649 Fax:  +(972) 3 960 5194 
E-mail:  shlomoga@moag.gov.il 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Dr. Shlomo Garazi 
Chief Import & Export Veterinary Officer Veterinary Services and Animal Health P.O. BOX:  12 Beit Dagan 50250 - Israel 
Tel:  +(972) 3 968 649 
Fax:  +(972) 3 960 5194 E-mail:  shlomoga@moag.gov.il