G/TBT/N/ISR/1125  
20 April 2020  
(20-3124) 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):  Flat glass 
panels for buildings; (HS: 7006, 7007); (ICS: 01.040.81)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  • SI 938 part 3.1 
– Flat glass panels for use in buildings: Laminated glass and laminated safety glass - 
Definitions and description of component parts (5 pages in Hebrew and 11 pages in 
English); • SI 938 part 3.2 – Flat glass panel s for use in buildings: Laminated glass and 
laminated safety glass - Laminated safety glass (8 pages in Hebrew and 10 pages in 
English); • SI 938 part 3.3 – Flat glass panels for use in buildings: Laminated glass and 
laminated safety glass - Laminated glas s (6 pages in Hebrew and 9 pages in English); • SI 
938 part 3.4 – Flat glass panels for use in buildings: Laminated glass and laminated safety 
glass - Test methods for durability (6 pages in Hebrew and 16 pages in English); • SI 938 
part 3.5 – Flat glass p anels for use in buildings: Laminated glass and laminated safety 
glass - Dimensions and edge finishing (5 pages in Hebrew and 13 pages in English); • SI 
938 part 3.6 – Flat glass panels for use in buildings - Appearance (5 pages in Hebrew and 
11 pages in E nglish); • SI 938 part 3.7 – Flat glass panels for use in buildings - Thermally 
toughened safety glass (8 pages in Hebrew and 37 pages in English).  
6. Description of content:  Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 938 part 3 to be replaced 
with SI 938 part s 3.1 through 3.7. These draft standard revisions adopt the following 
International Standards and therefore are significantly differ from the old standard:  
• SI 938 part 3.1 adopts the International Standard ISO 12543 -1 – Second 
edition:  2011-08-15; 
• SI 938 part 3.2 adopts the International Standard ISO 12543 -2 – Second 
edition:  2011-08-15; 
• SI 938 part 3.3 adopts the International Standard ISO 12543 -3 – Second 
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  • SI 938 part 3.4 adopts the International Standard I SO 12543 -4 – Second 
edition:  2011-08-15; 
• SI 938 part 3.5 adopts the International Standard ISO 12543 -5 – Second 
edition:  2011-08-15; 
• SI 938 part 3.6 adopts the International Standard ISO 12543 -6 – Second 
edition:  2011-08-15 and its Technical Corrigendum 1:  2012-05-15; 
• SI 938 part 3.7 adopts the European Standard EN 12150 -1: September 2000;  
All sections of these new revised standards will be compulsory, except the requirements 
for curved thermally  toughened soda lime silicate safety glass detailed in SI 938 part 3.7, 
which will be voluntary.   
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating 
trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Israel Mandatory Standard SI 938 part 3 (December 1998) and Amendment 1 
(February 2006);  
• International Standard ISO 12543 -1 – Second edition:  2011-08-15; 
• International Standard ISO 12543 -2 – Second edition:  2011-08-15; 
• International Standard ISO 12543 -3 – Second edition:  2011-08-15; 
• International Standard ISO 12543 -4 – Second edition:  2011-08-15; 
• International Standard ISO 12543 -5 – Second edition:  2011-08-15; 
• International Standard ISO 12543 -6 – Second edition:  2011-08-15 and its Technical 
Corrigendum 1:  2012-05-15; 
• European Standard EN 12150 -1: June 2000.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  6 months 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 [ ] 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_2800_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/ISR/20_2800_01_e.pdf  
https://members.wt o.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/ISR/20_2800_02_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/ISR/20_2800_03_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/ISR/20_2800_04_e.pdf