G/TBT/N/ISR/706  
 
29 July 2013  
(13-4042)  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 telephon e 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 
Tel.:  + (972) 3 7347502 Fax:  + (972) 3 7347626 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):  Lamp 
control gear (HS:  8504.10 and 8538.90; ICS:  29.140.99).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Lamp control 
gear: Particular requirements for a.c. and/or d.c. supplied electronic control gear for 
fluorescent lamps (6 pages in Hebrew and 45 pages in English).     
6. Description of content:  Revision of the Mandatory Standards SI 61347 Part 2.3, 2.4, 
2.5 and 2.6 to be replaced with SI 61347 Part 2.3. This draft standard revision adopts the 
International Standard IEC 61347-2-3 - Edition 2.0: 2011-05.  The major national changes included in this revision appear in the standard's Hebrew section as follows: 
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 Changes the normative references appearing in paragraph 2; 
- Adds to paragraph 4 dealing with the general requirements, specific requirements 
for the power supply voltage; 
- Adds to paragraph 7 dealing with marking, also the requirement to comply with 
Israel's Consumer Protection Order (Labelling of goods) and all its amendments; 
- Adds a new paragraph 201 dealing with electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and 
requiring compliance with Israel Mandatory Standard SI 61347 part 1, if 
applicable. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human safety and lowering of trade barriers.  G/TBT/N/ISR/706 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:    
- Israel Mandatory Standard SI 61347 part 2.3 (August 2010); 
- Israel Mandatory Standard SI 61347 part 2.4 (December 2002); 
- Israel Mandatory Standard SI 61347 part 2.5 (December 2002); 
- Israel Mandatory Standard SI 61347 part 2.6 (December 2002); 
-  International Standard IEC 61347-2-3 - Edition 2.0: 2011-05; 
- Israel's Consumer Protection Order (Labelling of goods)1983-5743.   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined Generally 60 days after publication in Israel 
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/cmstamat/rsrc/tkina/SI61347Part2-3NEW.pdf