G/TBT/N/ISR/1108/Rev.1  
25 March 2020  
(20-2413) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member:  ISRAEL  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 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 [   ], 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):  Lead 
content in taps for use with drinking water; (HS: 8481); (ICS: 91.140.70)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Standards Order 
(Exemption for compliance with Mandatory Standards) (No. 2) (4 page(s), in Hebrew)  
6. Desc ription of content:  This draft additional exemption applies only to bathroom taps 
and to taps intended for washing hands. It postpones the end date of the exemption 
notified in G/TBT/N/ISR/1108 with an additional eight months, until 1 March 2021.  
This exem ption will allow the selling of remain inventory and therefore, will not apply on 
taps manufactured in Israel or imported into Israel after 1 July 2020.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Reducing trade barriers and 
facilitating trade   
8. Relevant documents:   
• G/TBT/N/ISR/1108 - Standards Order (Exemption for co mpliance with 
Mandatory Standards);  
• Israel Mandatory Standard SI 1317 - Single tap and combination tap (May 
2007) and Amendment 1 (April 2019);  
• European Standard EN 200: 2004 (Adopted by Israel Mandatory Standard SI 
1317);  G/TBT/N/ISR/1108/Rev.1  
 
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  • Israel Mandatory Standard SI 1347  - Mechanical mixing tap with a single handle 
(July 2006) and Amendment 1 (April 2019);   
• European Standard EN 817: 1997 (Adopted by Israel Mandatory Standard SI 
1347);  
• Israel Standard SI 5452 - Testing of products for use in contact with drinking 
water (October 2016);  
• AS/NZS 4020: 2005 (Adopted by Israel Standard SI 5452);  
• NSF/ANSI 61 - 2015 (Adopted by Israel Standard SI 5452 as an alternative 
route of compliance).  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 July 2020 ; This exemption will apply until 1 March 
2021.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone or fax 
numbers  and email and website address es, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/ISR/20_2142_00_x.pdf