G/TBT/N/ISR/1132  
28 April 2020  
(20-3314) 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 Enqu iry 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):  Mineral 
wool for thermal insulation; (HS: 680610, 701939); (ICS: 91.100.60)  
5. Title, number of pages and languag e(s) of the notified document:  SI 751 part 1 - 
Mineral wool for thermal insulation: Formed products for thermal insulation of buildings (8 
pages in Hebrew and 51 pages in English); SI 751 part 2 - Mineral wool for thermal 
insulation: Formed products for th ermal insulation of industrial buildings (7 pages in 
Hebrew and 34 pages in English).  
6. Description of content:  Revision of the partially Mandatory Standard SI 751, dealing 
with mineral wool for thermal insulation, To be replaced with SI 751 parts 1 and 2. These 
draft standard revisions adopt the following standards:  
• SI 751 part 1 adopts both the European Standard EN 13162:2012+A1: February 
2015 and the American Standard ASTM C726 – 12, with a few changes and 
national deviations  that appear in the standard's Hebrew section and allows for 
compliance with either;  
• SI 751 part 2 adopts both the European Standard EN 14303: December 2015, with a 
few changes and national deviations  that appear in the standard's Hebrew section.  
 The following sections of th e new revised standard's parts will be declared mandatory:  
• In the European route of compliance of SI 751 part 1:  
o Section 1 - Scope;  
o Section 2 - Normative references;  
o Section 4.2.6 - Reaction to fire of the product as placed on the market;  
o Section 8 - Marking and labelling, except for the requirement of the new 
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  • In the American route of compliance of SI 751 part 1:  
o Section 1 - Scope;  
o Section 2 - Normative references;  
o Section 12.6 - Surface burning characteristics of building ma terials;  
o Section 14 - Packing and marking, except for the requirement of the new 
national marking requirement.  
• In SI 751 part 2:  
o Section 1 - Scope;  
o Section 2 - Normative references;  
o Section 4.2.4 - Reaction to fire of the product as placed on the market;  
o Section  5.3.3 - Reaction to fire;  
o Section 8 - Marking and labelling, except for the requirement of the new 
national marking requirement.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human heal th or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Israel Mandatory Standard SI 751 (December 1993);  
• EN 13162:2012+A1: February 2015;  
• American Standard ASTM C726 – 12; 
• European Standard EN 14303: December 2015.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  6 months 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:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/ISR/20_2963_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/ISR/20_2963_01_x.pdf