G/TBT/N/ISR/1107  
28 January 2020  
(20-0646) 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 [ X], 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):  
Uninterruptible power systems (UPS); (HS: 850440); (ICS: 29.200)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  SI 62040 part  1 
- Uninterruptible power systems (UPS): Safety requirements (207 page(s), in English; 
13 page(s), in Hebrew)  
6. Description of content:  Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 62040 part 1 dealing 
with Uninterruptible power systems (UPS).  
This draft standard revision adopts both the International Standard IEC 62040 -1 – 
Edition  2.0: 2017 -07 and the American Standard UL 1778 - Fifth edition:  13 June 2014 
with a few changes that appear in the standard's Hebrew section and allow for compliance 
with either.  
Both Routes of compliance introduced in this new draft revision include national deviations 
as follows:  
1. Changes included in the Internationa l route of compliance (Chapter A):  
• Changes the normative references (paragraph 2);  
• Adds a new paragraph 5.201 dealing with EMC requirements;  
• Adds to paragraph 6 a requirement that the information and marking shall 
also be in Hebrew;  
• Adds to paragraph 6.3.101 new requirements that the sockets and outlets 
shall comply with Israel Mandatory standard SI 32 and that all UPS 
connection systems shall comply with Israel Mandatory standard SI  60320 
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  2. Changes included in the American route of com pliance (Chapter B):  
• Adds a new general national remark relating to the normative references;  
• Changes the wording and the requirements of paragraph 1.7.1.102;  
• Changes the wording and the requirements of paragraph 1.7.13.101;  
• Deletes the requirements  of par agraph 2.6.3.3;  
• Changes the wording and the requirements of paragraph 2.6.101;  
• Adds new paragraphs EEE.1.1.201 and EEE.1.1.202 to Annex EEE.  
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 62040 part 1 (June 2018);  
• International Standard IEC 62040 -1 - Edition 2.0: 2017 -07; 
• American Standard UL 1778 - Fifth edition: 13 June  2014. 
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_0600_00_x.pdf