G/TBT/N/ISR/998  
 
29 January 2018  
(18-0662) Page: 1/3 
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 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 Economy and Industry  
Tel: + (972) 3 7347501  
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): Safety of 
household and similar electrical appliances (HS: Chapters 84 -85) (ICS: 13.120, 97.030).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: SI 900 part 1 - 
Safety of household and similar electrical appliances: General requirements (364 page(s), 
in English; 19 page(s), in Hebrew)   
6. Description of content: Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI  900 part 1, dealing with 
the g eneral safety requirements of household and similar electrical appliances. This draft 
standard revision adopts both the International Standard IEC 60335 -1 - Edition  5.1: 2013 -02 
and the American standard, approved by the US insurance companies'  recognized 
laboratories, UL60335 -1 - Edition 5.0:   31 October 2011 and allows for  compliance with 
either. Each adoption includes  a few changes that appear in the standard's He brew section 
as follows:  
1. Chapter A - Compliance with the European Standard:  
 Adds to the standard's scope a general statement that this standard applies also 
to all electric appliances that do not fall under the scope of any other specific 
standard;  
 Changes  the standard's normative references to applying to  local laws and 
technical regulations (paragraph 2);  
 Adds a new paragraph 4.201 which requires that this standard' part is to be 
used in conjunction with the appropriate sub -part 2 of SI 900;  
 Adds a new pa ragraph 4.202 which requires that an electric appliance that 
does not falls under the scope of any other specific Israel Standard, but fall 
under the scope of any part of IEC 60335, should comply with it as well as 
complying with this standard;  G/TBT/N/ISR/998  
 
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   Adds a new paragraph 4.203 which requires that the electric appliance should 
comply with the requirements of Israel's Energy Source Regulations for 
maximum power consumption when in stand by mode;  
 Adds to paragraph 5 dealing with the general conditions for the tests a 
requirement to test one -phase appliances in 230 volts and three -phase 
appliances in 400 volts at 50 Hertz;  
 Adds to paragraph 6   dealing with classification, a prohibition to use 
appliances type 0 and type 01;  
 Adds to paragraph 7 dealing with marking and instructions, a new sub -
paragraph 7.1 which requires that the product's marking will also comply with 
the requirements of Israel's Consumer Protection Order (Labelling of Goods);  
 Requires  that the instructions, warnings, safety instructions, maintenance an d 
other manufacturer documents be translated accurately to Hebrew and be 
provided together with the product (paragraph 7.13);  
 Adds to paragraph 25 dealing with the supply connection and external flexible 
cord, a requirement that the supply socket be compli ant with the Israel 
Mandatory Standard SI 32 part 1.1 or with SI 60309 parts 1 or 2, according to 
its purpose;  
 Adds to paragraph 32 dealing with radiation, toxicity and similar hazards, a 
requirement the for products that come in contact with food or bever ages, and 
that are not connected to the water supply, the general migration, metal 
migration and organoleptic  characteristics comply with the requirements of the 
European Regulation EC 1935/2004 of 27 October 2004 and its updates 
including the requirement for a written importer's declaration of compliance. 
In addition, products that come into contact with water and that are connected 
to the water supply, should comply with Israel Standard SI 5452;  
 Adds a new paragraph 201 dealing with rated values. This par agraph requires 
that the voltage and frequency  in products type I and type II  should fit the 
national electricity network - One-phase appliances should have 230V  and 
multi-phase appliances should have 400V, within the rated voltage. In 
addition, the 50H fr equency should be within the rated values;  
 Adds a new paragraph 202.1 dealing with electromagnetic disturbance 
emissions and requires compliance with the applicable part of Israel Standard 
SI 961; 
 Adds a new paragraph 203.1 and 203.2  dealing with the noise  levels and 
requires  that appliances marked with acoustic noise level should not exceed 
the manufacturer's declared level. This declaration will be tested and 
confirmed according to the International Standards series IEC 60704.  
2. Chapter A - Compliance with the American Standard:  
 Changes  paragraph 22 dealing with construction, removes the US national 
addenda to paragraph 22.3 and applies Israel national requirements appearing 
in Israel Mandatory Standard SI 32 for plugs and sockets;  
 Changes paragraph 26 deali ng with terminals for external conductors, 
removes the US national addenda to paragraph  26.6 and applies instead the 
requirements of the Israel Electricity Law;  
 Deletes  Annexes DVB and DVC.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent proble ms where 
applicable: Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
 International Standard IEC 60335 -1 - Edition 5.1: 2013 -02; 
 American standard UL60335 -1 - Edition 5.0: 31 October 2011.  G/TBT/N/ISR/998  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force: Generally 60 days after publication in Israel's Official 
Gazette, section of Government Notice.  
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, tel ephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
http://www.economy.gov.il/standartization/WTO_TBT/ISR_Text/SI900Part1_Apr17.pdf