ISRAEL: REVISION OF OFFICIAL ISRAELI STANDARD SI 1104 "VINYL CHLORIDE MONOMER IN PVC PACKAGES AND PACKAGED PRODUCTS"; PROPOSAL FOR THE OFFICIAL STATUS OF THE REVISED STANDARD. The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif.97.417. 1. Member to Agreement notifying: ISRAEL. If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2). 2. Agency responsible: Ministry of Industry and Trade of the State of Israel. Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification can be indicated if different from above. 3. Notified under Article 2.9.2, 5.6.2. 4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): PVC for packages HS 39.23; ICS 55.040. 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Revision of Official Israeli Standard SI 1104 "Vinyl Chloride Monomer in PVC Packages and Packaged Products", (2 pages in Hebrew). Proposal for the Official Status of the Revised Standard (1 page in Hebrew). 6. Description of content: Revision of SI 1104 issued by the Standards Institution of Israel -- Allowed content of vinyl chloride monomer in PVC packages for foodstuffs, cosmetics and drugs, test methods. References to the following European Directives: 80/76/EEC, 81/432/EEC, 93/8/EEC. SI 1104 has been Official under previous Notice of the Minister of Industry and Trade published in the Official Gazette, Section of Government Notices, #3757, April 1990. The revised Standard is proposed to be official. 7. Objective and rationale: Safety. 8. Relevant documents: The notice will be published in the Official Gazette, Section of Government Notices, when adopted. 9. Proposed date of adoption: Not before 26 October 1997; Proposed date of entry into force: 1998. 10. Final date for comments: 26 October 1997. 11. Text available from: National enquiry point. (0255)

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