G/TBT/N/ISR/983  
 
15 December 2017  
(17-6963) Page: 1/3 
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): Gully tops 
and manhole tops  
HS: 732599 . ICS: 93.080.30.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  
- SI 489 Part 2.1 - Gully tops and manhole tops for vehicular and pedestrian areas: 
Definitions, classification, general principles of design, performance requirements and 
test methods (6 pa ges in Hebrew and 45 pages in English);  
- SI 489 Part 2.2 - Gully tops and manhole tops for vehicular and pedestrian areas: 
Gully tops and manhole tops made of cast iron (6 pages in Hebrew and 32 pages in 
English);  
- SI 489 Part 2.3 - Gully tops and manh ole tops for vehicular and pedestrian areas: 
Gully tops and manhole tops made of steel or aluminium a lloys (6 pages in Hebrew 
and 36  pages in English);  
- SI 489 Part 2.4 - Gully tops and manhole tops for vehicular and pedestrian areas: 
Gully tops and manh ole tops made of steel reinforced concrete (6 pages in Hebrew 
and 32 pages in English);  
- SI 489 Part 2.5 - Gully tops and manhole tops for vehicular and pedestrian areas: 
Gully tops and manhole tops made of composite materials (7 pages in Hebrew and 37 
pages in English);  
- SI 489 Part 2.6 - Gully tops and manhole tops for vehicular and pedestrian areas: 
Gully tops and manhole tops made of polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE) or 
unplasticized poly (vinyl chloride) (PVC -U) (6 pages in Hebrew and 40 pages in 
English).   G/TBT/N/ISR/983  
 
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  6. Description of content: Revision of the Mandatory Standards SI  489 and SI 489 part 1, 
dealing with gully tops and manhole tops, to be replaced with SI 489 parts 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 
2.5 and 2.6. This draft standards revisions adopt the following  European Standards:  
 SI 489 Part 2.1 adopts the European Standard EN 124 -1: June 2015;  
 SI 489 Part 2.2 adopts the European Standard EN 124 -2: June 2015;  
 SI 489 Part 2.3 adopts the European Standard EN 124 -3: June 2015;  
 SI 489 Part 2.4 adopts the E uropean Standard EN 124 -4: June 2015;  
 SI 489 Part 2.5 adopts the European Standard EN 124 -5: June 2015;  
 SI 489 Part 2.6  adopts the European Standard EN 124 -6: June 2015.  
The standards' Hebrew sections includes the following national deviations from the ad opted 
European standards:  
 This revision does not apply to slabs that are included under the scope of SI 489 
part 1;  
 Changes the standrads' normative references (paragraph 2) to match Israel laws 
and technical regulation;  
 Removes subsection (a) from paragra ph 9 dealing with marking.  
Both the old standard SI 489, SI 489 part 1 (only the part that deals with slabs)  and these 
new revised standards will apply from publication in Israel Official Gazette for a period of 
18 months. During this time product may be t ested 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  
8. Relevant documents:   
 Israel Mandatory Standard SI  489 (September 2003) and Amendment 1 
(May 2011);  
 Israel Mandatory Standard SI  489 part 1 (June 1990) and Amendment 1 
(October  1994) - Except the part dealing with slabs;  
 European Standard EN 124 -1: June 2015;  
 European Standard EN 124 -2: June 2015;  
 European Standard EN 124 -3: June 2015;  
 European Standard EN 124 -4: June 2015;  
 European Standard EN 124 -5: June 2015;  
 European Standard EN 124 -6: June 2015.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Both the old standard SI 489, SI 489 part 1 (only 
the part that deals with slabs) and these new revised standards will apply from publication 
in Israel Official Gazette for a period of 18 months. During this time product may be tested 
according to the old or the new revised standard.  
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/ISR /983 
 
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  11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [  ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
SI 489 Part 2.1:  
http://www.economy.gov.il/standartization/WTO_TBT/ISR_Text/SI489Part2 -1_Nov16.pdf  
SI 489 Part 2.2:  
http://www.economy.gov.il/standartization/WTO_TBT/ISR_Text/SI489Part2 -2_Nov16.pdf  
SI 489 Part 2.3:  
http://www.economy.gov.il/standartization/WTO_TBT/ISR_Text/SI489Part2 -3_Nov16.pdf  
SI 489 Part 2.4:  
http://www.economy.gov.il/standartization/WTO_ TBT/ISR_Text/SI489Part2 -4_Nov16.pdf  
SI 489 Part 2.5:  
http://www.economy.gov.il/standartization/WTO_TBT/ISR_Text/SI489Part2 -5_Nov16.pdf  
SI 489 Part 2.6:  
http://www.economy.gov.il/standartization/WTO_TBT/ISR_Text/SI489Part2 -6_Nov16.pdf