G/TBT/N/ISR/1031  
 
27 November 2018  
(18-7450) 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): Ladders; 
(HS: 392690, 442190, 732690, 761699); (ICS: 97.145)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: SI 1847 part 1 
- Ladders: Terms, types, functional sizes (5 pages in Hebrew and 26 pages in Hebrew); 
SI 1847 part 6.1 - Ladders: Telescopic ladders (5 pages in Hebrew and 22 pages in 
Hebrew ).   
6. Description of content: Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI  1847 part 1, dealing with 
ladders, to be replaced with SI 1847 part 1 and SI 1847 part 6.1. This draft standard 
revision adopts the following European Standards accordingly with a few c hanges that 
appear in each standard's Hebrew section:  
• SI 1847 part 1 adopts European Standard EN 131 -1: November 2015;  
• SI 1847 part 6.1 adopts European Standard EN 131 -6: March 2015.  
The major differences between the old standard and these new revised draft standards 
are due to the changes introduced and implemented in the adopted standards and 
includes the following:  
• Introduces in figures stabilizers and wider base width requirements for leaning 
ladders;  
• Adds to paragraph 3 of SI 1847 part 1  new terms for stabilizers: 3.48, 3.49 and 
3.50;  
• Adds requirements for minimum base width for leaning ladders as specified in 
paragraph  4.2.1, Table 2 and Table 6 of SI 1847 part 1.  
This revision is being conducted under the expedite mechanism of the 13 Amendment to 
the Standards Law.  G/TBT/N/ISR/1031  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health or safety; Lowering of trade barriers  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Israel Mandatory Standard SI  1847 part 1 (November 2015);  
• European Standard EN 131 -1: November 2015;  
• European Standard EN 131 -6: March 2015;  
• 13th Amendment to the Standards Law.  
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force: 180 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 [  ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/ISR/18_6102_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/ISR/18_6102_01_x.pdf