. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/ISR/645 
17 December 2012  
 (12-6902) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  ISRAEL  
If applicable, name of local governme nt 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 Industry, Trade and Labor Tel.:  +(972) 3 7347502 Fax:  +(972) 3 7347626 E-mail:  mailto:Yael.Friedgut@moital.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):  Electric transformers and 
reactors (HS: 8504.31, 8504.32, 8504. 50, 8531.80 and 9405; ICS: 29.180). 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:  Safety of transformers, 
reactors, power supply units a nd similar products for supply vo ltages up to 1100 V: Particular 
requirements and tests for safety  isolating transformers and po wer supply units incorporating 
safety isolating transformers (7 pa ges, in Hebrew and 28 pages, in English and French).         
6. Description of content:  Revision of the Mandatory Standard  SI 61558 part 2.6. This draft 
standard revision adopts the Internationa l Standard IEC 61558-2-6 - Edition 2.0:2009-02.  
The major differences between th e old version and this new revised draft standard are as 
follows:  
- Adds to the standard's scope electrical, thermal and mechanical safety aspects; 
- Removes the preferred values from para graphs 6.101 and 6.102 dealing with rated 
output voltage; 
- Removes some of the requirements incl uded in the old version of paragraph 8.101 
dealing with marking a nd other information; 
- Removes some of the requirements include d in the old version of paragraph 10.101 
dealing with change of input voltage settings; 
- Changes paragraph 19.1.1 dealing with construction-insulation and adds separate 
insulation requirements fo r Class I transformers. 
- Changes paragraphs 19.1.2 through 19.1.6 de aling with construction and provides  
insulation requirements and inner connectio ns according to the different types of 
transformers; G/TBT/N/ISR/645 
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  - Removes the requirement for plugs and socket-outlets on the output side to comply 
with the international standards IEC 88 4-2-4 and IEC 906-3 from paragraph 20.3 
dealing with components. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human safety a nd lowering of trade barriers.  
8. Relevant documents:   ƒ 
- Mandatory Standard SI 61558 part 2.6 (April 2003); 
- International Standard IEC 61558-2-6 - Edition 2.0:2009-02. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined 
Generally 60 days after publication in the Official Gazette, Section of Government Notices. 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from date of notification 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresse s, if available of the other body:  
http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmstama t/rsrc/tkina/SI61558Part2-6.pdf