G/TBT/N/ISR/707  
 
16 September 2013  
(13-4855)  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:    
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: Solar water 
heating systems (HS:  8419.11 and 8419.19; ICS:  27.160). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   
 SI 579 part 1.1: Solar water heating systems: Solar collectors - General 
requirements (8 pages in Hebrew and 18 pages in English). 
 SI 579 part 1.2: Solar water heating systems: Solar collectors - Test methods  
(6 pages in Hebrew and 14 pages in English).     
6. Description of content:  Revision of the mandatory standard SI 579 part 1 and the 
voluntary standards SI 579 Parts 3, 10.1 and 10.2, to be replaced with SI 579 parts 1.1 
and 1.2. This draft revision adopts the European Standards EN 12975-1: 2006 + A1: 
October 2010 and EN 12975-2: March 2006.  
The new standards are significantly different from the old standards as this revision 
includes both a division of the old standard and an adoption of 2 different European 
Standards.  
The major difference between the old version and this new revised draft standard is that it 
adds to the standard's scope new types of solar collectors and deletes tracking 
concentrating solar collectors. 
In addition, the standards' Hebrew sections include deviations from the adopted 
European standards. The major difference is the special labelling requirements appearing 
in SI 579 part 1.1 paragraph 7.2. 
Both SI 579 part 1 and the new revised standards will apply from date of publication in 
Israel's Official Gazette for a period of 36 months. During this time products may be tested 
either according to the old or to the revised standard. G/TBT/N/ISR/707 
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of Human health or Safety 
8. Relevant documents:    
 Israel Mandatory Standard SI 579 part 1 (January 1998) and its 3 amendments: 
December 2000, September 2006 and September 2012; 
 Israel Standard SI 579 part 3 (March 1996) and its amendment of August 1998; 
 Israel Standard SI 579 part 10.1 (May 2012); 
 Israel Standard SI 579 part 10.2 (May 2012); 
 European Standards EN 12975-1: 2006 + A1: October 2010; 
 European Standards EN 12975-2: March 2006.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined. Both SI 579 part 1 and the new revised standards will apply from date of publication 
in Israel's Official Gazette for a period of 36 
months. During this time products may be tested either according to the old or to the 
revised standard. 
10. Final date for comments: 60 days and more as of distribution date 
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/SI579Part1-1.pdf  
http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmstamat/rsrc/tkina/SI579Part1-2.pdf