. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/ISR/406 
15 March 2010  
 (10-1375) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  ISRAEL
  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:   
Israel WTO-TBT Enquiry Point  
Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor Tel.:  + (972) 3 5652700 
Fax:  + (972) 3 5652710 
E-mail:  Yael.Friedgut@moital.gov.il 
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 :    
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 applicab le, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Fire detection systems 
(ICS: 13.220.20, 13.220.50; HS: 8531.10). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Fire detection 
systems: Heat detectors.         
6. Description of content:  Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 1220 part 4. This draft 
revision adopts the American Standard ANSI/ UL 521 - Seventh edition: 19 February 1999 
and its updates up to and including 20 July 2005, with the following changes that appear in 
the Hebrew section:  
• Changes in the normative references; 
• Changes the units of measurement for electri c voltage and frequency in paragraph 2 to 
be primarily according to the metric system to fit Israeli laws and standards; 
• Changes the measures of terminals and leads of the field wiring system connection in 
paragraph 10 and applies the requi rements of SI 62 part 2.1; 
• Deletes the requirements of paragraph 14 d ealing with electrical spacing and instead 
applies the requirements of SI 60950 part 1; 
• Changes paragraph 16 dealing with test voltage to fit Israeli law and voltage; 
• Adds to table 17.1, dealing with test samp les, a requirement for heat sensitive wire. G/TBT/N/ISR/406 
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• Amends paragraph 38 dealing with com ponents temperature test and replaces the 
reference to NFPA 70  with a refe rence to Israel Electricity Law; 
• Cancels the corrosion tests set out in paragraphs 22; 
• Cancels the ammonia stress cracking tests detailed in paragraphs 26.2; 
• Changes the overload tests in paragraph 31 to 60 Hz to fit Israeli conditions; 
• Deletes the requirements of paragraph 32 deali ng with rain tests and instead applies the 
requirements of SI 981.  
• Deletes the requirements of paragraph 34 dea ling with dielectric voltage-withstand test 
and instead applies the requirements of SI 60950 part 1; 
• Deletes the manufacturing and production tests as they appear in paragraphs 36 and 37; 
• Changes the marking as it appears in paragraph 40 to allow marking according to 
European Standards; 
Changes in the standards references for components listed in Appendix A.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the natu re of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human life and lowering of trade barriers.  
8. Relevant documents:    
• Mandatory Standard SI 62 part 2.1 (August 1997); 
• Mandatory Standard SI 1220 part 4 (November 1988); 
• Mandatory Standard SI 60950 part 1 (May 2009); 
• American Standard ANSI/UL 521 - Seventh edition: 19 February 1999. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined 
Generally 60 days after publication in the 
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 addresses, if available of the other body: