. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/ISR/607 
16 July 2012  
 (12-3851) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  ISRAEL  
If applicable, name of local governme nt 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 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):  Playpens for domestic use 
(ICS: 97.140, 97.190; HS: 9403). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Children's cots and 
folding cots for domestic use: Safety requi rements (10 pages in He brew and 14 pages in 
English).     
6. Description of content:  Revision of the Mandatory Standa rd SI 682 part 1. This draft 
standard revision adopts the European Standard EN 716-1: March 1996 and includes the 
following changes:  
- Amends the normative references (paragraph 2); - Adds a new paragraph, 4.2.4,  dealing with the amount of released formaldehyde. This 
 paragraph adds new test methods for the amount of released or extracted 
 formaldehyde and requires co mpliance with Israel Mandatory Standard SI 37 parts 1 
 and 2; - Changes paragraph 4.3.1.5 dealing with castors and wheels and refers to the 
 requirements of paragraph 5.12 of SI 682 part 1; 
- Changes paragraph 4.3.3 dealing with he ad entrapment on the outside of the cot; 
- Adds new marking require ments to paragraph 5 dealing with packaging. 
The major difference between the old version a nd this new revised draft standard is the 
change in the safety requirements appearing in paragraph 4.2 and dealing with materials. This 
change focuses on the nature of the materials employed, rather than on the materials themselves that are permitted.  G/TBT/N/ISR/607 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human health and safety , and lowering of trade barriers.  
8. Relevant documents:    
- Mandatory Standard SI 682 part 1 + Corrigendum 1(July 2002) and Amendment 1 
 (August 2002).   - European Standard EN 716-1: March 1996. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined 
Generally 60 days after publication in Israel's 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/cmsta mat/rsrc/tkina/SI682Part1.pdf