. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/ISR/629 
18 September 2012  
 (12-4978) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  ISRAEL  
If applicable, name of local governme nt 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 Industry, Trade and Labor Tel.:  +(972) 3 7347502 Fax:  +(972) 3 7347626 E-mail:  Yael.Friedgut@moital.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):  Domestic electric heaters 
(ICS: 13.120 and 97.040.20; HS: 8516). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Household and similar 
electrical appliances - Safety: Particular requi rements for room heaters (10 pages in Hebrew, 
and 30 pages in English). 
6. Description of content:  Revision of the Mandatory Standard  SI 900 part 2.30. This draft 
standard revision adopts the International Standard IEC 60335-2-30 - Edition 5.0: 2009-11, 
with the following changes appearing in the standard's Hebrew section:  
- Replaces and amends the standard 's scope including remarks 101-103; 
- Adds a general national remark changing an y reference to the International Standard 
IEC 60335-1 or a reference to Part 1, to Israel Mandatory Sta ndard SI 900 part 1; 
- Changes paragraph 2 dealing with the normative references; - Adds a new paragraph, 7.201, dealing with  the marking and instructions for room 
heaters installed in high-moistu re areas, such as bathrooms; 
- Adds a new paragraph, 7.202, dealing with energy labelling; 
- Adds a new paragraph, 7.203, dea ling with the heater's labelling; 
- Adds a new paragraph, .201, dealing with rated values and requir es compliance with 
the relevant paragraph in Israel Mandatory Standard SI 900 part 1, when applicable; 
- Adds a new paragraph, .202, dealing with  electromagnetic compatibility and requires 
compliance with the relevant paragraph in Israel Mandatory Standard SI 900 part 1, 
when applicable; G/TBT/N/ISR/629 
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  - Adds a new paragraph, .203, dealing with  noise level and requi res compliance with 
the relevant paragraph in Israel Mandatory Standard SI 900 part 1, when applicable. 
The major differences between th e old version and this new revised draft standard are as 
follows:  
- Adds to the paragraph 7.12 dealing with th e marking and instructions of room heater 
without built in thermal control or without  built in thermostat, a requirement to 
include a specific warning and operating instructions; 
- Adds to paragraph 7.12.1 dealing with th e marking of and instructions for room 
heaters intended to be installed in combination with ventilation systems in floors, a requirement to include a specific warni ng in the installation instructions and a 
requirement for mech anical strength; 
- Adds a new paragraph 15.2 dealing with mois ture resistance of room heaters intended 
to be installed in floors with ventilation openings.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human safety a nd lowering of trade barriers.  
8. Relevant documents:    
- Mandatory Standard SI 900 part 2.30 (May 2009).   
- International Standard IEC 60335-2-30 - Edition 5.0: 2009-11. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined 
1 January 2013 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from date of notification 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresse s, if available of the other body:  
http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmsta mat/rsrc/tkina/SI900Part2-30.pdf