G/TBT/N/ISR/1039  
 
11 April 2019  
(19-2377) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  ISRAEL   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Israel WTO -TBT Enquiry Point  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
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 Economy and Industry  
Tel:  + (972) 3 7347501  
E-mail:  Yael.Friedgut@economy.gov.il   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 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):  Portable 
fire extinguishers; (HS: 842410); (ICS: 13.220.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  SI 570 Part 1 - 
Portable fire extinguishers: Powder stored  pressure type - Extinguisher (20 page(s), in 
Hebrew)  
6. Description of content:  Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI  570 part 1, dealing with 
portable fire extinguishers. The major differences between the old version and this new 
revised draft standard are as follow:  
• Changes the values from N to Kg;  
• Changes the requirements for e xtinguishing material and the discharge gas 
(paragraph 2.2);  
• Deletes paragraph 1.6 dealing with compliance ; 
• Adds new requirements for the container and the container's joints 
(paragraphs  3.2.2 and 3.2.3);  
• Removes most of the requirements for the thread of the head and the thread of 
the container bushing (paragraph 3.7.5);  
• Adds a requirement for a non -return valve in the pressure gauge (paragraph  3.9); 
• Adds new requirements to t he vibration resistance test methods (paragraph  4.9); 
• Changes the pressure for testing the  strength of bushing thread 
(paragraph  4.12);  
• Deletes paragraph 3.14.5.1 dealing with threads;  G/TBT/N/ISR/1039  
 
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  • Amends paragraph 2.1 dealing with marking and changes the width of the white 
strip and the size of the letters on it.   
Both the old standard and this new revised standard will apply from  entry into force of 
the new revision  for a period of 12 months. During this time product may be tested 
according to the old or the new revis ed standard.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Israel Mandatory Standard SI  570 part 1 (July 1999).  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Both the old standard and this new revised standard 
will apply from entry into force of the new revision for a period of 12 months. During this 
time product may be tested according to the old or the new revised  standard.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/ISR/19_2116_00_x.pdf