Israel – Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 408 for Pepper (Piper nigrum L.)

Israel WTO-TBT Enquiry Point has issued notification regarding  revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 408, dealing with Pepper (Piper nigrum L.), to be replaced with SI 959 parts 1 and 2. These draft standard revisions adopts the International Standards ISO 959-1 - Second edition: 1998-05-15 and the International Standards ISO 959-2 - Second edition: 1998-05-15, accordingly and therefore are significantly different from the old standard.  The major differences between the old version and these new revised draft standards are as follow:

• Divides the standards to two parts dealing with white and black pepper separately;
• Adds references to Israel national laws, regulations and official documents;

Deletes paragraph 106 dealing with compliance.

Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Final date for comments: 60 days from notification

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