G/TBT/N/ISR/995  
 
18 December 2017  
(17-7038) 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): Playpens 
for domestic use (HS: 9403). (ICS: 97.190).  
5. Title, number o f pages and language(s) of the notified document: SI 12227 - 
Playpens for domestic use: Safety requirements and test methods (48 page(s), in English; 
8 page(s), in Hebrew)    
6. Description of content: Revision of the Mandatory Standards SI  681 parts 1 and  2 to be 
replaced with SI 12227 part 1, dealing with the s afety requirements and test methods for 
playpens for domestic use. This draft standard revision unites the two standards into one and 
adopts the European Standard EN 12227: August 2010, with a few national deviations that 
appear in the standard's Hebrew section as follow:  
 Changes the standard's normative references  to fit Israel laws and technical 
regulations ( paragraph 2) ; 
 Requires testing the wheels lock mechanism ( paragraph 8.2) ; 
 Provides an official unified translation of the instructions and warnings (paragraphs 
9.4.1, 9.4.2 and 9.4.3);  
 Requires testing for formaldehyde according to different Israel standards (new 
paragraph 11);  
 Requires testing the playpen's mattress according to Israel Man datory Standard SI 
5418 (new paragraph 12);  
 Requires testing the playpen's toys according to Israel Mandatory Standard SI 562 
(new paragraph 13).  
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  Both the old standards and this new revised standard will apply from date of entry into force 
as will be publ ished in Israel Official Gazette for a period of 12 months. During this time 
product may be tested according to the old or the new revised standards.  
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  681 part 1 (February 2010) + Amendment 1 (June 
2015);  
 Israel Mandatory Standard SI 681 part 2 (February 2010);  
 European Standard EN 12227: August 2010.  
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force: Both the old standards and this new revised 
standard will apply from date of entry into force as will be published in Israel Official 
Gazette for a period of 12 months. During this time product may be tes ted according to 
the old or the new revised standards.  
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:   
http://www.economy.gov.il/standartization/WTO_TBT/ISR_Text/SI12227Part1_Jun16.pdf