. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/ISR/644 
17 December 2012  
 (12-6901) 
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:  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 and combinations thereof: Particular re quirements and tests for 
transformers for shavers, power supply units fo r shavers and shaver supply units (7 pages in 
Hebrew and 30 pages in English and French).         
6. Description of content:  Revision of the Mandatory Standard  SI 61558 part 2.5. This draft 
standard revision adopts the Internationa l Standard IEC 61558-2-5 - Edition 2.0:2010-06.  
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;  
- Changes the standard's scope and determines that the no-load output voltage does not 
exceed 275V a.c and the rated supply voltage does not exceed 250V a.c.; 
- Adds to Note 3 of the standard's scope a few measures for attentions, such as: to 
protect the enclosure and the components inside  it against external influences such as 
fungus, vermin, termites , solar-radiation etc., to consid er the different conditions for 
transportation, storage, and operation, and to pay attention to additional requirements 
appearing in other standards and national rule s that may be applicable to transformers 
intended for use in special environments. G/TBT/N/ISR/644 
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  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:     
- Mandatory Standard SI 61558 part 2.5 (April 2003); 
- International Standard IEC 61558-2-5 - Edition 2.0:2010-06. 
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/SI61558Part2-5.pdf