G/TBT/N/ISR/1012  
 
24 July 2018  
(18-4650) 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): Lamp 
control gear for fluorescent lamps; (HS: 850410, 850431, 853890). ( ICS: 29.140.99).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: SI 61347 part 
2.3 - Lamp control gear: Particular requirements for a.c. and/or d.c. supplied electronic 
control gear for fluorescent lamps (53 page(s), in English; 7 page (s), in Hebrew)    
6. Description of content: Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI  61347 part  2.3, dealing 
with lamp control gear for fluorescent lamps. This draft standard revision adopts the 
International Standard IEC 61347 -2-3 - Edition 2.0: 20115 -05 and Amendment 1: 2016 -
07, with a few changes that appear in the standard's Hebrew section.   The major changes 
between the old version and this new revised draft standard are as follow:  
• Changes the normative references appearing in paragraph 2;  
• Adds to paragraph 4 dealing with the general requirements, specific requirements 
for the power supply voltage;  
• Adds to paragraph 7 dealing with marking, also the requirement to comply with 
Israel Mandatory Standard SI 61347 part 1;  
• Adds a new paragraph 201 dealing  with electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and 
requiring compliance with Israel Mandatory Standard SI 61347 part 1, if 
applicable.  
Both the old standard and this new revised standard will apply from publication in Israel 
Official Gazette until 1 July 2019, during this time product may be tested according to the 
old or the new revised standard.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/ISR/1012  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• Israel Mandatory Standard SI  61347 part 2.3 (February 2015);  
• International Standard IEC 61347 -2-3 - Edition 2.0: 20115 -05 and Amendment 1: 
2016-07. 
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force: Generally 60 days after publication in Isr ael 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:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/ISR/18_3951_00_x.pdf