 WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/ISR/57 
13 July 2004 
 (04-3007) 
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 government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:         
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
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 and Trade  Tel:  +972-3-7101562 
Fax:  +972 3-5603140  e-ma il:  bernadette@moit.gov.il 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [ X ], 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):   Babies’ nursing teats and 
soothers – ICS: 97.190;  83.140.99 -  HS:  3926.90;  4014.90 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Amendment to 
SI 1157 – Babies’ dummies and nipples (Hebrew) 
6. Description of content:   The revision of the mandatory standard concerns content 
requirements and determination of release of  Nitrosamines from elastomer and rubber teats 
and soothers, and it aligns requirements to those of the European standard EN 12868. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Public health 
8. Relevant documents:   Notice will be published in the Official Gazette, Section of 
Government Notices, when approved. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days from notification   
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:        
 