G/TBT/N/ISR/992  
 
15 December 2017  
(17-7002) 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 [  ], 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): Roof 
waterproofing PVC sheets  
HS: 3920, 3921, 391990. ICS: 01.040.91, 91.10 0.50. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: SI 1430 part 1 - 
Roof waterproofing sheets: PVC sheets (42 page(s), in English; 8 page(s), in Hebrew)   
6. Description of content: Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI  1430 part 1,  dealing with 
roof waterproofing PVC sheets. This draft standard revision adopts both the European 
Standard 13956: December 2012 and the American  Standard ASTM D4434/D4434M - 15, 
and allows compliance with either. This draft revision is significantly  different from the old 
version and includes few changes that appear in the standard's Hebrew section as follow:  
 Chapter A - European Standard compliance route:  
 Removes from the scope of the adopted European Standard all non -PVC 
rubber and plastic sheets;  
 Chang es the normative references;  
 Removes from  paragraph 5.2 dealing with general characteristics the 
requirement for manufacturer declaration and apply instead the requirements 
detailed in Table 1;  
 Add to paragraph 5.2.5 dealing with fire performance an altern ative 
compliance method through classification according to Israel Standard SI 755 
and compliance  with Israel Standard SI 921.  
 Chapter B - American Standard compliance route:  
 Adds to the referenced documents detailed in paragraph 2 also Israel 
Standard SI 921; 
 Adds a new paragraph 5.4 dealing with physical requirements a requirement 
for fire resistance classification according to Israel Standard SI 921;  
 Adds to paragraph 8.10 a new low temperature bend test.  G/TBT/N/ISR/992  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
 Israel Mandatory Standard SI  1430 part 1  (November 1995);  
 European Standard 13956: December 2012;  
 American  Standard ASTM D4434/D4434M - 15. 
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  
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:   
http://www.economy.gov.il/standartization/WTO_TBT/ISR_Text/SI1430Part1_Jul16.pdf