G/TBT/N/ISR/1149  
26 May 2020  
(20-3804) 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):  Fluorescent 
lamps; HS: 853931, 853932; ICS: 29.140.30  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified d ocument:   
• SI 61195 - Double -capped fluorescent lamps - Safety specifications (8 pages in 
Hebrew and 26 pages in English)  
• SI 61199 - Single -capped fluorescent lamps - Safety specifications (8 pages in 
Hebrew and 45 pages in English)  
6. Description of content:  Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 520, together with 
the voluntary standards SI  520 part 2 and SI 61199, to be replaced with SI 61195 and 
SI 61199, dealing with fluorescent lamps. These draft standards revision adopts the 
follow ing International Standards, with a few changes that appear in the standard's 
Hebrew section, as follow:  
• SI 61195 adopts the International Standard IEC 61195 - Edition 2.2: 2014 -09; 
• SI 61199 adopts the International Standard IEC 61199 – Edition 3.2: 2014 -07. 
All sections of both draft standards will be declared mandatory after the entry into force of 
this revision, except for the chapter dealing with assessment, in each of these standards.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems  where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/ISR/1149  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• Israel Mandatory Standard SI  520 (April 1964), Amendment 1 (January 1980), 
Amendment 2 (October 1981), Amendment 3 (February 1985), Amendment 4 
(October 1987), Amendment 5 (February 2002), Amendment 6 (May 2002) and 
Amendment 7 (November 2007);  
• Israel Standard SI  520 part 2  (April 1964), Amendment 1 (January 2002), 
Amendment 2 (October 2006);  
• Israel Standard SI  61199 (June 2011);  
• International Standard IEC 61195 – Edition 2.2: 2014 -09; 
• International Standard IEC 61199 – Edition 3.2: 2014 -07. 
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  
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_3398_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto .org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/ISR/20_3398_01_x.pdf