G/TBT/N/ISR/994  
 
18 December 2017  
(17-7037) 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): Insulation 
products for building (ICS: 91.100.60).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: SI 14304 - 
Thermal insulation products for building equipment and industrial installations - Factory 
made flexible elastomeric foam (FEF) products - Specification (46 page(s), in English; 
9 page(s), in Hebrew )   
6. Description of content: Revision of the partially Mandatory Standard SI  14304, dealing 
with insulation products for building. This draft standard revision adopts two International 
standards and allows compliance with either, as follows:  
 European Standard EN 14304: December 2015 for flexible elastomeric 
foam products  with an operating temperature in the range of -200 0C to +175 0C; 
 American Standard ASTM C534/C534M -14 for flexible elastomeric foam 
products  with an operating temperature in  the range of -183 0C to +175 0C. 
Only the following paragraphs will be mandatory after publication of this revision in Israel's 
Official Gazette:  
 Chapter A - Compliance with the European Standard:  
o Paragraph 4.2.4 "Reaction to fire of the product as placed  on the market" -
including national requirements to test classification according Israel 
standard SI 755 and to test its implementation  in buildings according to SI 
921 or in air condition systems according to SI 1001;  
o Paragraph 8 "Marking and labelling" - including national requirements to 
mark the name of the importer, his address and the manufacturing country 
according to Israel's Consumer Protection Order as well as the product 
thermal insulation in reaction to fire according to SI 755 . G/TBT/N/ISR/994  
 
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 Chapter B - Comp liance with the American Standard:  
o Paragraph  6.5 "Surface burning characteristics" - including national 
requirements to test classification according Israel standard SI 755 and to 
test its implementation  in buildings according to SI 921 or in air condition  
systems according to SI 1001;  
o Paragraph 14 "Packaging and marking" - including national requirements 
to mark the name of the importer, his address and the manufacturing 
country according to Israel's Consumer Protection Order as well as the 
product thermal  insulation in reaction to fire according to SI 755 . 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of 
human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
 Israel Mandatory Standard SI  14304 (November 2015);  
 European Standard EN 14304: December 2015;  
 American Standard ASTM C534/C534M -14. 
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/SI14304_May16.pdf