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ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/ISR/626 
18 September 2012  
 (12-4980) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  ISRAEL  
If applicable, name of local governme nt 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 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):  Domestic electrical 
cooking appliances (ICS: 13 .120 and 97.040.20; HS: 8516). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Household and similar 
electrical appliances - Safety: Particular requirements for stationa ry cooking ranges, hobs, 
ovens and similar appliances (12 pages in Hebrew, and 64 pages in English). 
6. Description of content:  Revision of the Mandatory Standard  SI 900 part 2.6. This draft 
standard revision adopts the Internationa l Standard IEC 60335-2-6 - Edition 5.2: 2008-03, 
with the following changes appearing in the standard's Hebrew section:  
- Replaces and amends the standard 's scope including remarks 101-103; 
- Adds a general national remark changing an y reference to the International Standard 
IEC 60335-1 or a reference to Part 1, to Israel Mandatory Sta ndard SI 900 part 1; 
- Changes paragraph 2 dealing with the normative references; - Adds 4 new paragraphs 7.201 through 7.204 dealing with the requi rements for energy 
consumption labelling; 
- Adds a new paragraph 10.201 dealing with energy consum ption test and requires 
compliance with the European Standard EN  50304. This paragraph also includes sub-
paragraph 10.201.1 through 10.201.3 detailing th e energetic efficien cy level of ovens 
of different volumes; 
- Adds a new paragraph, .201, dealing with rated values and requir es compliance with 
the relevant paragraph in Israel Mandatory Standard SI 900 part 1, when applicable; G/TBT/N/ISR/626 
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  - Adds a new paragraph, .202, dealing with  electromagnetic compatibility and requires 
compliance with the relevant paragraph in Israel Mandatory Standard SI 900 part 1, 
when applicable; 
- Adds a new paragraph, .203, dealing with  noise level and requires compliance with 
the relevant paragraph in Israel Mandatory Standard SI 900 part 1, when applicable. 
The major differences between th e old version and this new revised draft standard are as 
follows: 
- Adds to paragraph 3.1.9.101 new definiti ons and operation instructions for induction 
wok elements; 
- Adds to paragraph 3.108 dealing with in duction hobs also induction wok elements; 
- Adds a new paragraph, 7. 103 dealing with marking and instructions. It requires a 
stability warning label for cooking ranges  with a horizontally hinged oven door 
placed on floor; 
- Changes paragraph 20.101 dealing with stabili ty and mechanical hazards. It requires 
that cooking ranges with a horizontally hinge d oven door placed on floor will not tilt 
when placing a massive load on the oven doors; 
- Adds to paragraph 21.1 dealing with me chanical strength a new paragraph 21.101 
dealing with the mechanical strength of oven shelves and their supports; 
- Adds to 21.102 dealing with the mechan ical strength of hob surfaces also 
requirements for induction hobs and induction wok elements; 
- Adds a new paragraph 22.51 dealing with switching off the appliance in a remote 
operation mode; 
- Adds a new paragraph 22.122 detailing th e requirements for rest position of oven 
shelves; 
- Adds a new paragraph 32 dealing with the c ontrol of radiation, toxicity and similar 
hazards. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human safety a nd lowering of trade barriers.  
8. Relevant documents:    
- Mandatory Standard SI 900  part 2.6 (November 2007); 
- International Standard IEC 60335-2-6 - Edition 5.2: 2008-03. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined 
Generally 60 days after publication in Israel's 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/cmsta mat/rsrc/tkina/SI900Part2-6.pdf