G/TBT/N/ISR/660  
 
1 March 2013  
(13-1136)  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 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):  Low-
voltage switchgear and control gear assemblies (HS: 8537.10 and 8537.20; 
ICS: 29.130.20) 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the noti fied document:  SI 61439 Part 5: 
Low-voltage switchgear and control gear assemblies: Assembles for power distribution in 
public networks (6 pages, in Hebrew and 26 pages, in English)     
6. Description of content:  R e v i s i o n  o f  t h e  M a n d a t o r y  S t a n d a r d  S I  1 4 1 9  p a r t  5  t o  b e  
replaced with SI 61439 Part 5. This draft revision adopts the International Standard IEC 61439-5 - Edition 1.0: 2010-11, with change s in the standard's normative references 
(paragraph 2).  
Both the old standard and the revised standard will apply from date of publication in 
Israel's Official Gazette until the date stated in the European Directive 2006/95/EC - Low voltage (LVD) regarding the replacement of Eu ropean standard EN 60439-1: 1999 with EN 
60439-1: 2009 (at the moment the date is N o v e m b e r  1 ,  2 0 1 4 ) .  D u r i n g  t h i s  t i m e  
equipment should be tested either according to the old or to the revised standard. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human safety and lowering of trade barriers.  
8. Relevant documents:   ƒ 
- Israel Mandatory Standard SI 1419 part 5 (April 2006); 
- International Standard IEC 6 1439-5 - Edition 1.0: 2010-11; 
- European Directive 2006/95/EC - Low voltage (LVD). G/TBT/N/ISR/660 
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined Both the old standard and the revised standards will apply from date of publication 
in Israel's Official Gazette, Section of 
Government Notices, until November 1, 2014 (this date is subject to change in accordance 
with replacement of the European standard 
EN 60439-1: 1999 with EN 60439-1: 2009) 
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:    
SI 61439 Part 5: http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmstam at/rsrc/tkina/SI61439Part5.pdf