G/TBT/N/ISR/1052  
11 July 2019  
(19-4601) 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):  Shavers, 
hair clippers and similar electrical appliances ; (HS: 8214, 8510); (ICS: 13.120, 97.170)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of  the notified document:  SI 900 part 2.8 
- Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety: Particular requirements for shavers, 
hair clippers and similar appliances (59 page(s), in English; 7 page(s), in Hebrew)  
6. Description of content:  The requirements of the existing standard, SI 900 part  2.8, 
dealing with shavers, hair clippers and similar electrical appliances, shall be declared 
mandatory. This declaration is inline with the mandatory standardization objective to 
protect human safety . 
This standard adopts both the International Standard IEC 60335 -2-8 Edition 6.0: 2012 -
12 and Amendment 1: 2015 -11 and the American Standard UL 60335 -2-8 - Edition 5: 
28 October  2004 and all its amendments till 26 September 2012, and allows compliance 
with either. The standard's Hebrew section includes the following changes:  
1. National deviations from the International Standard (IEC):  
• Amends the references to the International Standard IEC 60335 -1 and applies 
instead Israel's mandatory Standard SI 900 part 1;  
• Adds a new paragraph 201 dealing with rated values and applies Israel's 
mandatory Standard SI 900 part 1, where applicable;  
• Adds a new paragraph 202 dealing with EMC and applies Israel's mandatory 
Standard SI 900 part 1, where applicable;  
• Adds a new parag raph 203 dealing with the noise level and applies instead 
Israel's mandatory Standard SI 900 part 1, where applicable.  
2. National deviations from the American Standard (UL):  G/TBT/N/ISR/1052  
 
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  • Deletes the American national deviations 1DV1. D1; 1DV2. D2; 1DV4. D2; 
1DV5. D2  and 1.101DV D2;  
• Replaces the American national deviation 3.101DV D2 with a local deviation;  
• Adds a new paragraph 201 dealing with rated values and applies Israel's 
mandatory Standard SI 900 part 1, where applicable;  
• Adds a new paragraph 202 dealing with EMC an d applies Israel's mandatory 
Standard SI 900 part 1, where applicable;  
• Adds a new paragraph 203 dealing with the noise level and applies instead 
Israel's mandatory Standard SI 900 part 1, where applicable.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Israel Standard SI 900 part 2.8  (December 2017);  
• International  Standard IEC 60335 -2-8 Edition 6.0: 2012 -12 and Amendment 1: 
2015-11; 
• American  Standard UL 6 0335-2-8 - Edition 5: 28 October 2004 and all its 
amendments till 26 September 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  
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_3870_00_x.pdf