G/TBT/N/ISR/978  
 
22 November 2017  
(17-6371) 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 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): Electrodes 
for arc welding (HS: 831110). (ICS: 25.160.20)  
5. Title, num ber of pages and language(s) of the notified document: SI 1338 - 
Covered electrodes and low -alloy steel electrodes for arc welding (160 page(s), in English; 
9 page(s), in Hebrew)    
6. Description of content: Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI  1338, dea ling with 
covered electrodes and low -alloy steel electrodes for arc welding. This draft standard 
revision adopts 4 different International Standards with a few changes that appear in the 
standard's Hebrew section. This new draft standard revision allows to  choose between 2 
different routes of compliance:  
 Compliance with one of 3 different International Standards: ISO 2560 - Third 
edition: 2009 -10-15, ISO 3580 - Third edition: 2010 -03-15 or  ISO 18275 - Second 
edition: 2011 -05-01 with a few changes that appear in the standard's Hebrew 
section;  
 Compliance with the American Welding Association Standard AWS A5.5/A5.5M: 
2014 with a few changes that appear in the standard's Hebrew section.  
It is not allowed to combine between the different routes and one should stick to the 
chosen route in order to achieve compliance with this standard.  
This new draft revision is significantly different than the old standard.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/ISR/978  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
 Mandatory Standard SI 1338 (Dec. 1986) + Amendment 1 (Nov. 1994) and 
Amendment 2 (Nov. 1997);  
 International Standard ISO 2560 - Third edition: 2009 -10-15; 
 International Standard ISO 3580 - Third edition: 2010-03-15; 
 International Standard ISO 18275 - Second edition: 2011 -05-01; 
 American Welding Association Standard AWS A5.5/A5.5M: 2014;  
 G/TBT/N/ISR/416 and its addendum.   
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force: Generally 60 days after publication in Israel Official 
Gazette, Section of Government Notices  
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
http://www.economy.gov.il/standartization/WTO_TBT/ISR_Text/SI1338_Jul16.pdf