G/TBT/N/ISR/664  
 
4 March 2013  
(13-1146)  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 telephon e 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):  Electrical 
circuit-breakers (HS: 8536.20, 8536.30, 8536.90 and 8538.90; ICS: 32.120.50). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Residual current 
operated circuit-breakers with integral over current protection for household and similar 
uses (RCBOs):General rules (9 pages, in Hebrew and 153 pages, in English).     
6. Description of content:  Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 61009part 1. This draft 
standard revision adopts the International Standard IEC 61009-1 Edition 3.1: 2012-04, 
with the following changes appearing in the standard's Hebrew section:  
- Updates paragraph 2 and the bibliography with the relevant normative references; - Adds to paragraph 4.1.2 dealing with RCBO functionally dependent on line voltage, 
the fact that combined overcurrent circuit-breakers, the operation of which is reliant 
upon their operational power supply, are prohibited in Israel; 
- Adds to paragraph 4.4 the prohibition of using combined overcurrent circuit-
breakers with adjustable residual current in Israel; 
- Adds to paragraph 4.6,the prohibition of using in Israel combined A.C. overcurrent 
circuit-breakers; 
- Deletes the remarks from paragraph 5.3.1 dealing with preferred values of rated 
voltage ( Un); 
- Adds to paragraph 6, dealing with marking and other product information, the 
requirement to mark combined overcurrent circuit-breakers with the country of 
origin and name and full address of importer. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human safety and lowering of trade barriers.  G/TBT/N/ISR/664 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   ƒ 
- Israel Mandatory Standard SI61009 part 1 (December2009); - International Standard IEC 61009-1 Edition 3.1: 2012-04. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined Generally 60 days after publication in the 
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/cmstamat/rsrc/tkina/SI61009Part1.pdf