G/TBT/N/ISR/1254  
31 May 2022  
(22-4101) 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) 74 750 2236  
E-mail: Yael.Friedgut@economy.gov.il  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Foam 
concentrates fire extinguishers (HS code(s): 842410); (ICS code(s): 13.220.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  SI 71568 part 
4 - Fire extinguishing media: Foam concentrates – Specification for low expansion foam 
concentrates for surface application to water -miscible liquids; (102 page(s), in English), 
(10 page(s), in Hebrew)  
6. Description of content:  Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 71568 part 4, dealing 
with foam concentrates fire extinguishers. This draft standard revision adopts both the 
European Standard EN 1568 -4: February 2018 and the American Standard ANSI/UL 162 
– Eighth Edition: February 23, 2018 (only the requirements applying to low expansion 
foam concentrates for surface application to water -miscible liquids).  
The standard's Hebrew section includes a few national deviations as follows:  
1. In the European route of compliance (Chapter A):  
o Adds to the standard's introduction a reference to the Mandatory 
Standards SI 2302 parts 1 -2, dealing with the classification, labeling, 
marking, packaging and transportation of dangerous substances and 
mixtures;  
o Changes in the normative references (Section 2);  
o Changes the requirements of Section 12 dealing with occupational health 
and ecotoxicological requirements;  
o Changes the container marking requirements as detailed in Section 14.  
2. In the American route of compli ance (Chapter B):  G/TBT/N/ISR/1254  
 
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  o Changes the standard's scope to apply to low expansion foam 
concentrates for surface application to water -miscible liquids ;  
o Adds a new Section 1 -a with new normative references;  
o Adds a new Section 27 dealing with ecotoxicological require ments.  
The major differences between the old version and this new revised draft standard are as 
follow:  
• Adds to both routes of compliance new requirements that limit the maximum 
concentration of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA -related 
compounds and of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA -related 
compounds, in foam concentrates;  
• Adds to the American route of compliance (Chapter B) updated specifications for 
commercial hapten.  
Both the old standard and this new revised standard will apply from entry into force of 
this revision for one year. During this time, products may be tested according to the old 
or the new revised standard.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Israel Mandatory Standard SI 71568 part 4 (January 2022);  
• European Standard EN 1568 -4: February 2018;  
• American Standard ANSI/UL 162 – Eighth Edition: February 23, 2018.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
Both the old standard and this new revised standard will apply from entry into force of 
this revision for one year. During this time, pro ducts may be tested according to the old 
or the new revised standard.  
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/2022/TBT/ISR/22_3741_00_x.pdf