G/TBT/N/ISR/1139  
14 May 2020 
(20-3597) 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 Enqu iry 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):  Mattresses 
for cots, cribs and perambulators and bumpers for children's cots; (HS: 3924, 3926, 6302, 
6304, 9403, 9 404); (ICS: 97.140, 97.160, 97.190)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   
• SI 1548 part 1 - Children's furniture: Mattresses for cots and cribs - Safety 
requirements and test methods (6 pages in Hebrew and 27 pages in English );  
• SI 1548 part 2 - Children's furniture: Mattresses for perambulators and bumpers for 
children's cots, perambulators and similar domestic articles (8 pages in Hebrew  
and 15  pages in English ) 
6. Description of content:  Revision of the partially Mandatory Standard SI 1548, dealing 
with mattresses for cots and cribs to be replaced with SI 1548 parts 1 and 2. These draft 
standard revisions adopt the following European Standards:  
• SI 1548 part 1 deals with the safety require ments and test methods for mattresses 
for cots and cribs, and adopts the European Standard EN 16890:  May 2017, with a 
few changes and national deviations that appear in the standard's Hebrew sections 
as follows:  
• Changes the normative references (paragraph  2); 
• Replaces the requirements of paragraph 7 dealing with ignition resistance;  
• Adds two new marking requirements to paragraph 9.1;  
• Deletes sub -section d). from paragraph 9.2 dealing with purchase 
information;  
• Adds a few  new instructions for use  to paragra ph 9.3;  G/TBT/N/ISR/1139  
 
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  • Adds a new paragraph 9.4 dealing with the presence of phthalates.  
• SI 1548 part  2 deals with mattresses for perambulators and bumpers for children's 
cots, and adopts the European Standard EN 1877 -10: 2011 + A1:2012, with a few 
changes and national d eviations that appear in the standard's Hebrew sections as 
follows:  
• Changes the normative references (paragraph 2);  
• Adds a new compliance requirement to paragraph 4.3 dealing with 
mattress construction;  
• Adds new requirements to paragraph 4.4 dealing with covering materials;  
• Adds new marking requirements to paragraph 7;  
• Adds new packaging requirements to paragraph 8;  
• Adds a new paragraph 9 dealing with ignition resistance.  
All requirements of the revised standards shall be declared mandatory.  
Both the old standard and this new revised standard will apply from entry into force of the 
revision for a period of 90 days. During this time, products may be tested according to the 
old or the new revised standards.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the natu re of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Israel Mandatory Standard SI 1548 (February 2018);  
• European Standard EN 16890:  May 2017;  
• European Standard EN 1877 -10: 2011 + A1:2012.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Generally, 60 days after publication in Israel Official 
Gazette, Section of Government Notices. Both the old standard and this new revised 
standard will apply from entry into force of the revision for a period of 90 days. During this 
time, products may be tested according to the old or the new revised standards.  
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/2020/TBT/ISR/20_3191_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/ISR/20_3191_01_x.pdf