G/TBT/N/ISR/1236  
22 February 2022  
(22-1722) 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) 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 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Children's 
high chair; (HS: 9401); (ICS: 97.140, 97.190)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notifie d document:  SI 14988: 
Children's high chairs - Requirements and test methods (56 page(s), in English; 7 
page(s), in Hebrew)  
6. Description of content:  Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 14988 part 1 and the 
voluntary standard SI 14988 part 2, dealing w ith children's high chairs, to be replaced 
with SI 14988. This proposed standard revision adopts the European Standard EN 14988: 
July 2017, with a few national deviations that appear in the standard's Hebrew 
section.   The major differences between the old version and this new revised draft 
standard are as follow:  
• Combines the requirements of two parts into one standard;  
• Adds a requirement for phthalates test (national section 6.b);  
• Adds a requirement for formaldehyde test (national section 6.c);  
• Adopts the requirements of the newly adopted European Standard.  
All requirements of the new proposed standard shall be declared mandatory, except the 
additional words required in the national section 4.1.   
Both the old standards and this new revised standa rd will apply from the entry into force 
of this proposed revision for a period of 6 months. During this time product may be tested 
according to the old or the newly revised standards.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems whe re 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/ISR/1236  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• Israel Mandatory Standard SI 14988 part 1 (January 2019);  
• Israel Standard SI 14988 part 2  (January 2019);  
• European Standard EN 14988: July 2017.  
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.  
Both the old standards and this new revised standard will apply from the entry into 
force of this proposed revision for a period of 6 months. During this time product may 
be tested according to the old or the newly revised standards.  
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:   
WTO-TBT Enquiry Point  
Yael.Friedgut@economy.gov.il   
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