G/TBT/N/ISR/1105  
16 January 2020  
(20-0470) 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):  
Mattresses; (HS: 9403, 9404); (ICS: 97.140)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  SI 5418 - 
Resistance to ignition of mattresses, mattress pads, divans and bed bases (4 page(s), in 
Hebrew)  
6. Description of content:  First amendment to the Mandatory Standard SI 5418 dealing 
with the resistance to ignition of mattresses, mattress pads, divans and bed bases. This 
amendment changes the following:  
• Deletes the national deviation added to paragraph 4.2 dealing with the durability 
of treatment;  
• Adds a new paragraph 4.3 dealing with durability to treatment of mattresses 
categoris ed as low hazard and very low hazard. This paragraph requires that 
mattresses categorised as "low hazard (for domestic use)" and  "very low hazard 
(for domestic use)",  that contain outer and/or inner removable covers (such as 
buttons or zippers) and that we re treated chemically to reduce  their ignitability 
(i.e. labelled with the words "Includes fire retardants"), shall be  subject to the 
water soaking and drying procedure  as detailed in paragraph 4.2.  
The requirements of the new paragraph 4.3 will be mandato ry after the entry into force 
of this amendment.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• Israel Mandatory Standard SI 5418 (July 2016);  
• British Standard BS 7177: 2008 + A1: 2011;  
• American Code of Federal Regulations 16 (CFR) Chapter II (1 -1-12 Editi on) 
Parts 1632 (Subpart A) and 1633 (Subpart A) - 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. In addition, the requirements of the new 
paragraph 4.3 will be mandatory after the entry into force of this amendment.  
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_0494_00_x.pdf