Distribution date: 02 June 2016 | Final date for Comment: 01 August 2016

<p style="margin-top:6pt;"><span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:9pt;"><span>Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI&nbsp;562 part 2, dealing with the f</span></span></span>lammability<span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:9pt;">&nbsp;s</span></span><span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;">afety aspects of toys</span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;">. </span></span><span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:9pt;">This draft standard revision adopts the European Standard EN 71-2: July 2011 and A1: March 2014. The major changes included in this revision are due to the implementation of the first amendment to the adopted European Standard. In addition the standard's Hebrew section includes the following changes:</span></span></p><ul><li><span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:9pt;">Updates the normative references detailed in paragraph 2</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:9pt;">Adds to paragraph 4.3 a new </span></span>requirement that costumes shall be permanently marked also with a&nbsp;<span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:9pt;">Hebrew warning</span></span></li></ul><p><span lang="EN-GB">Both the old standard and this new revised standard will apply </span>for a period of 1&nbsp;year <span lang="EN-GB">from publication in Israel Official Gazette. During this time product may be tested according to the old or the new revised standard.</span></p>

Products Covered: Toys (HS: 3213, 3305, 3407, 3604.90, 3926, Chapters 61 and 62, and 9501-9503; ICS: 13.220.40 and 97.200.50)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 01 June 2016 | Final date for Comment: 31 July 2016

<p style="margin-top:6pt;"><span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:9pt;"><span>Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 1296 part 4, dealing with c</span></span></span>entral heating boilers&nbsp;(Type C, B₂, B₃and B₅ boilers of nominal heat input not exceeding 70 kW)<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;">. This draft standard revision adopts the European Standard EN 15502-2-1: October 2012, with a few changes that appear in the standard's Hebrew section as follow:</span></span></p><ul><li><span lang="EN-GB">Limits the standard's scope to boilers of nominal heat input not exceeding 70 kW</span></li><li><span lang="EN-GB">Adds references to&nbsp;Mandatory standards and regulations applies in Israel</span></li><li><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;">Adds requirement for marking and instructions in Hebrew</span></span></li></ul>

Products Covered: Domestic gas burning water heaters

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 01 June 2016 | Final date for Comment: 31 July 2016

<p style="margin-top:6pt;"><span style="font-size:x-small;font-face:Verdana;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:9pt;"><span>Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 1296 part 4, dealing with c</span></span></span>entral heating boilers&nbsp;(Type C, B₂, B₃and B₅ boilers of nominal heat input not exceeding 70 kW)<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;">. This draft standard revision adopts the European Standard EN 15502-2-1: October 2012, with a few changes that appear in the standard's Hebrew section as follow:</span></span></p><ul><li><span lang="EN-GB">Limits the standard's scope to boilers of nominal heat input not exceeding 70 kW</span></li><li><span lang="EN-GB">Adds references to&nbsp;Mandatory standards and regulations applies in Israel</span></li><li><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;">Adds requirement for marking and instructions in Hebrew</span></span></li></ul>

Products Covered: Domestic gas burning water heaters

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 24 May 2016 | Final date for Comment: 23 July 2016

The notified document establishes the requirements governing the marketing registration of bio-inputs and related substances used in agriculture. It applies to the registration of bio-inputs and related substances that are formulated, produced, imported, marketed and distributed for agricultural use.Botanical pesticides, microbiological pesticides and biosolids are excluded from the scope of this Standard.

Products Covered: ICS number 65.080

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 24 May 2016 | Final date for Comment: 23 July 2016

The notified document establishes the requirements governing the marketing registration of bio-inputs and related substances used in agriculture. It applies to the registration of bio-inputs and related substances that are formulated, produced, imported, marketed and distributed for agricultural use.Botanical pesticides, microbiological pesticides and biosolids are excluded from the scope of this Standard.

Products Covered: ICS number 65.080

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 23 May 2016 | Final date for Comment: 22 July 2016

Scope; Definitions; Pharmacopoeias and officially approved reference texts; Classification of phytotherapeutic products; Colombian Vade-mecum of Medicinal Plants; Good manufacturing practices; Quality control; General provisions governing the sanitary registration system; Sanitary registration for medicinal plant-based pharmaceutical preparations; Sanitary registration for traditional phytotherapeutic products; Containers, labelling and packaging for phytotherapeutic products; Phytotherapeutic product brand names; Language of wording on labels, tags, packaging and inserts; Sanitary control and surveillance system; Notification and period of validity. ; ;

Products Covered: Phytotherapeutic products (30.04.90.29) ;

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 23 May 2016 | Final date for Comment: 22 July 2016

Scope; Definitions; Pharmacopoeias and officially approved reference texts; Classification of phytotherapeutic products; Colombian Vade-mecum of Medicinal Plants; Good manufacturing practices; Quality control; General provisions governing the sanitary registration system; Sanitary registration for medicinal plant-based pharmaceutical preparations; Sanitary registration for traditional phytotherapeutic products; Containers, labelling and packaging for phytotherapeutic products; Phytotherapeutic product brand names; Language of wording on labels, tags, packaging and inserts; Sanitary control and surveillance system; Notification and period of validity. ; ;

Products Covered: Phytotherapeutic products (30.04.90.29) ;

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 19 May 2016

Products Covered: Human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera and other blood fractions and modified immunological products, whether or not obtained by means of biotechnological processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excl. yeasts) and similar products (HS code(s): 3002); Medicaments consisting of two or more constituents mixed together for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, not in measured doses or put up for retail sale (excl. goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) (HS code(s): 3003); Essential oils, whether or not terpeneless, incl. concretes and absolutes; resinoids; extracted oleoresins; concentrates of essential oils in fats, fixed oils, waxes or the like, obtained by enfleurage or maceration; terpenic by-products of the deterpenation of essential oils; aqueous distillates and aqueous solutions of essential oils (HS code(s): 3301)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 19 May 2016

Products Covered: Human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera and other blood fractions and modified immunological products, whether or not obtained by means of biotechnological processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excl. yeasts) and similar products (HS code(s): 3002); Medicaments consisting of two or more constituents mixed together for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, not in measured doses or put up for retail sale (excl. goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) (HS code(s): 3003); Essential oils, whether or not terpeneless, incl. concretes and absolutes; resinoids; extracted oleoresins; concentrates of essential oils in fats, fixed oils, waxes or the like, obtained by enfleurage or maceration; terpenic by-products of the deterpenation of essential oils; aqueous distillates and aqueous solutions of essential oils (HS code(s): 3301)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 13 May 2016

The proposal notified in G/SPS/N/EU/156 (22 February 2016) is now adopted as Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/691 of 4 May 2016 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of food additives in edible caseinates (Text with EEA relevance) [OJ L 120, 5 May 2016, pp. 4-6]. This Regulation applies from 25 May 2016. http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/EEC/16_1918_00_e.pdf http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/EEC/16_1918_00_f.pdf http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/SPS/EEC/16_1918_00_s.pdf

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Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification