G/TBT/N/ISR/1024  
 
27 August 2018  
(18-5332) 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): 
Audio/video, information and communication technology equipment (HS: 842230 , 8437, 
8443, 847010, 8471, 8472, 8476, 850440, 850680, 8517, 8518, 8519, 8521, 8525, 8526, 
8527, 8528, 8531, 8536, 8543, 9008, 9016, 910610, 9207, 9503, 9504, 9505, 9506; ICS: 
33.160.01, 35.020)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified d ocument: SI 62368 part 1 - 
Audio/video, information and communication technology equipment - Safety requirements 
(330 page(s), in English; 10 page(s), in Hebrew)   
6. Description of content: Revision of the Mandatory Standards SI  60065 and SI 60950 
part 1 to be replaced with SI 62368 part 1, dealing with the s afety requirements  of 
audio/video, information and communication  technology equipment . This draft standard 
revision adopts the International Standard IEC 62368 -1 - Edition 2.0: 2014 -02. This draft 
revision is based on the principles of hazard based safety engineering and therefore is 
significantly differ from the current practice.  It also includes a  few changes that appear in 
the standard's Hebrew section as follows:  
 Changes in the normative references (paragraph 2);  
 Adds a new paragraph 201 dealing with the prevention of electromagnetic 
disorders;  
 Adds a new paragraph 202 dealing with the wattage consumption;  
 Amends annexes B, F and G.  
Both the old standards and this new revised standard will apply from  entry into force of 
this new revision until 20 June 2019. During this time product may be tested according to 
the old or the new revised standards.  G/TBT/N/ISR/1024  
 
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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  60065 (February 2012) and Amendment 1 
(February  2015);  
 Israel Mandatory Standard SI 60950 part 1 (November 2015);  
 International Standard IEC 62368 -1 - Edition 2.0: 2014 -02. 
9. Proposed  date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Both the old standards and this new revised 
standard will apply from entry into force of this new revision until 20 June 2019. During 
this time product may be tested according to the ol d or the new revised standards.  
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:   
http://www.economy.gov.il/standartization/WTO_TBT/ISR_Text/XX.pdf   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/ISR/18_4560_00_x.pdf