G/TBT/N/ISR/651  
 
29 January 2013  
(13-0517)  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):  Electric 
cables, cords and insulated conductors (HS: 8544.42, 8544.49 and 4421.90; 
ICS: 29.035.20 and 29.060.20). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Polyvinyl 
chloride insulated cables of rated voltages up to and including 450/750V: Flexible cables 
(cords) (8 pages in Hebrew, and 24 pages in English).     
6. Description of content:  Revision of the Mandatory Standard  SI 60227 part 5. This draft 
standard revision adopts the International Standard IEC 60227-5 - Edition 3.0: 2011-09.  
The major differences between the old version and this new revised draft standard are as 
follows:  
- Changes paragraph 1.2 dealing with the normative references; 
- Adds measurements for flat tri-cord cable in Table 7 of paragraph 5 dealing with 
 light polyvinyl chloride sheathed cord; 
- Changes the headings of Table 9 in paragraph 6 dealing with ordinary polyvinyl 
chloride sheathed cord, and adds new requirements for conductor's nominal transect area of 0.5mm2; 
- Adds measurements for flat tri-cord cable in Table 11 of paragraph 7 dealing with 
heat resistant PVC-sheathed  cord for a maximum conduc tor temperature of 900C; 
- Changes the headings of Table 9 of paragraph 8 dealing with heat resistant ordinary 
PVC-sheathed cord for a maximum conductor temperature of 900C, and adds new 
requirements for conductor's nominal transect area of 0.5mm2. In this table it also 
changes the rated insulation thickness for conductors with rated transect area of 1.5mm2 to from 0.7mm to 0.6mm and changes the rated insulation thickness for 
conductors with rated transect area of 2.5mm2 to from 0.8mm to 0.7mm.  G/TBT/N/ISR/651 
 
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  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 60227 part 5 (May 2011); - International Standard IEC 6 0227-5 - Edition 3.0: 2011-09. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined 90 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/cmstamat/rsrc/tkina/SI60227Part1.pdf