. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/ISR/628 
18 September 2012  
 (12-4977) 
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 
microwave ovens (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 microwave ovens, including 
combination microwave ovens (9 pages in He brew, and 61 pages in English and French). 
6. Description of content:  Revision of the Mandatory Standard  SI 900 part 2.25. This draft 
standard revision adopts the International Standard IEC 60335-2-25 - Edition 6.0: 2010-09, 
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 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; 
- 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; G/TBT/N/ISR/628 
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  The major differences between th e old version and this new revised draft standard are as 
follows:  
- Adds to the standard's scope (paragraph 1) a reference to disa bled people using the 
appliances; 
- Changes paragraph 18 dealing with enduran ce increases the mechanical strength test 
requirement from 10K to 50K and adds a new remark, 103, allows adding during the 
test a brick or 500 cc of water to prevent from overheating; 
- Changes paragraph 22 dealing with construc tion by increasing the requirement to at 
least 2 lock devices and adds 2 new sub-paragraphs 22.103.1 and 22.103.2; 
- Adds a new paragraph 22.117 dealing with electrical ci rcuits designed to prevent 
microwave leakage; 
- Adds to the normative Annex AA dealin g with combination microwave ovens a new 
paragraph, 29, dealing with gaps, impact gap and insulation strength; 
- Adds new requirements to the normative  Annex BB dealing with microwave ovens 
intended for use on board ships. 
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 2.25 (May 2009);  
- International Standard IEC 60335-2-25 - Edition 6.0: 2010-09. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined 
1 January 2013 
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/SI900Part2-25.pdf