WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.98.136
18March 1998
ORGANIZATION
(98-1094)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: ISRAEL
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofIndustry andTrade oftheState ofIsrael
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification shallbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [X],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable):
Edible starch (HS56.01, ICS85.060)
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document:
-Edible Starch, 1983, asPreviously Revised 1989
-Revision oftheIsraeli Standard SI331,6pp,HE,Official under Notice ofMinister
ofIndustry andTrade #3015, 19January 1984
-Proposal foraNewNotice ontheOfficial Status oftheRevised Standard
6. Description ofcontent:
(1)Natural starch, intended forhuman consumption, made outofcorn, potato or
wheat, 6pp,HE;
(2)Proposal foranewNotice ontheofficial status oftherevised standard.
7. Objective andrationale, including thenature ofurgent problems where applicable:
Safety andHealth
8. Relevant documents: Notice willbepublished intheOfficial Gazette, Section of
Government Notices, when adopted
9. Proposed dateofadoption: April 1998
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 1998
10. Final dateforcomments: April 1998
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, e-mail andtelefax number
ofother body: