. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/ISR/211 
20 June 2008 
 (08-2943) 
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 (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:         
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
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 Labour 
Tel: + (972) 3 5652700 Fax: + (972) 3 5652710 Email: 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):   Portable appliances 
consuming liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) (ICS: 27.060.20, 27.040.20). 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:    
SI 968 part 1  – Portable appliances consuming liquefied petroleum gas (LPG): Appliances 
consuming LPG in the gas phase under direct pr essure (7 pages in Hebrew and 66 pages in 
English). 
SI 968 part 2  – Portable appliances consuming liquefied petroleum gas (LPG): Flueless 
radiant heaters ("parasol patio heaters") for out door or amply ventilated area use (7 pages in 
Hebrew and 40 pages in English). SI 968 part 3
 – Portable appliances consuming liquefi ed petroleum gas (LPG): Independent 
hotplates, including those incorporating a grill for outdoor use (7 pages in Hebrew and 30 
pages in English). 
SI 968 part 4  – Portable appliances consuming liquefied petroleum gas (LPG): Barbecues 
for outdoor use (8 pages in Hebrew and 27 pages in English). 
6. Description of content:    
Revision of mandatory standard SI 968 adopting international standards, with few changes, 
mainly administrative,  which are detailed in the Hebrew se ction, and to be divided into 4 
parts, as follows: 
SI 968 part 1  – Portable appliances consuming liquefied petroleum gas (LPG): 
Appliances consuming LPG in th e gas phase under direct pressure  (7 pages in Hebrew 
and 66 pages in English). G/TBT/N/ISR/211 
Page 2  
 
  This part of the standard adopts the Eur opean Standard EN 521 from February 2006. 
SI 968 part 2
 – Portable appliances consuming liquefied petroleum gas (LPG): Flueless 
radiant heaters ("parasol patio heaters") fo r outdoor or amply ventilated area use  (7 
pages in Hebrew and 40 pages in English). This part of the standard adopts the Eur opean Standard EN 14543 from May 2005 and A1 
from 2007. 
SI 968 part 3
 – Portable appliances consuming liquefied petroleum gas (LPG): 
Independent hotplates, including those incorporating a grill for outdoor use   
(7 pages in Hebrew and 30 pages in English). 
This part of the standard adopts the Eur opean Standard EN 484 from September 1997. 
SI 968 part 4  – Portable appliances consuming liquefied petroleum gas (LPG): 
Barbecues for outdoor use (8 pages in Hebrew and 27 pages in English). 
This part of the standard adopts the Eur opean Standard EN 498 from September 1997. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human life and lowering of trade barriers. 
8. Relevant documents:   Notice will be published in the Official Gazette, Section of 
Government Notices, when approved. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days from date of notification 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body: