G/TBT/N/ISR/996  
 
18 December 2017  
(17-7041) 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): Release of 
nickel from articles intended to come into contact with human  skin (HS: 7113, 7508, 
9004). (ICS: 11.040.70, 77.040.99, 39.060).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: - SI 1811 - 
Reference test method for release of nickel from all post assemblies which are inserted into 
pierced parts o f the human body and articles intended to come into direct and prolonged 
contact with the skin (7 pages in Hebrew and 44 pages in English); - SI 16128 - 
Ophthalmic optics - Reference method for the testing of spectacle frames and sunglasses 
for nickel rele ase (5 page(s), in Hebrew; 36 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content: Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI  5562, dealing with the 
nickel release in contact with human skin. This standard will be replaced with 2 different 
standards as follows:  
1.  SI 1811 (January 2017) - Reference test method for release of nickel from all post 
assemblies which are inserted into pierced parts of the human body and articles intended 
to come into direct and prolonged contact with the skin:  
This draft standard revision adopts both the European Standard EN 1811: 2011 + A1: July 
2015 and the American Standard ASTM F2923 - 14 and allows compliance with either. It 
includes  the following  national deviations that appear in the standard's Hebrew section:  
 Chapter A - Compliance with the European Standard:  
o Changes the normative references to fit Israel technical regulations;  
o Adds to paragraph 3 dealing with the terms and definitions a new definition 
3.9 for long term contact with the skin.  
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   Chapter B - Compliance with the  American Standard:  
o Changes the standard's scope to apply only to nickel release;  
o Changes paragraph 2 dealing with the referenced documents to fit Israel 
technical regulations;  
2.  SI 16128 (June 2017) - Ophthalmic optics - Reference method for the testing  of spectacle 
frames and sunglasses for nickel release: This draft standard revision adopts the European 
Standard EN 16128: November 2015 with the following  national deviation that appear in the 
standard's Hebrew section:  
 Adds to paragraph 3 dealing with t he terms and definitions a new definition 3.9 for 
long term contact with the skin.  
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  5562 (August 2005);  
 American Standard ASTM F2923 - 14; 
 European Standard EN 1811: 2011 + A1: July 2015;  
 European Standard EN 16128: November 2015.  
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:   
SI 1811 (January 2017), available in Hebrew only:  
http://www.economy.gov.il/standartization/WTO_TBT/ISR_Text/S I1811_Jan17.pdf  
 
SI 16128 (June 2017), available in Hebrew only:  
http://www.economy.gov.il/standartization/WTO_TBT/ISR_Text/SI16128_Jun17.pdf