. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/ISR/217 
18 August 2008 
 (08-3884) 
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:   Israel WTO-TBT Enquiry Point  
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) 3 565 2700 
Fax: +(972) 3 565 2710 
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):   Lamp controlgear  
(ICS: 29.120.40;  HS: 85.35, 85.36)  
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:    
SI 61347 part 1  - Lamp controlgear:  Particular and safety requirements (4 pages in Hebrew and 
60 pages in English). 
SI 61347 part 2.1  – Lamp controlgear:  Particular requirements for starting devices (other than 
glow starters) (5 pages in Hebrew and 27 pages in English). SI 61347 part 2.2
 - Lamp controlgear:  Particular requir ements for supplied electronic step-down 
lamp controlgear converters for filament lamps D.C. or A.C. (6 pages in Hebrew and 37 pages in 
English). 
SI 61347 part 2.7 – Lamp controlgear:  Particular requirements for lighting D.C supplied 
electronic ballasts for emergency (4 Pages in Hebrew and 23 Pages in English).  
6. Description of content: 
The requirements of the existing standards, SI 61347 parts 1, 2.1, 2.2 and 2.7 will be declared mandatory.  
SI 61347 part 1
 - Lamp controlgear: Partic ular and safety  requirements  (4 pages in Hebrew 
and 60 pages in English).This part of the standard adopts the European Standard, published by the International Electrotechnical Commission, IEC 61347-1 First edition: 2000-10, with few 
administrative changes,  which are detailed in the Hebrew section. G/TBT/N/ISR/217 
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  SI 61347 part 2.1  – Lamp controlgear: Particular req uirements for starting devices (other 
than glow starters)  (5 pages in Hebrew and 27 pages in English).This part of the standard 
adopts the European Standard, published by th e International Electrotechnical Commission, IEC 
61347-2-1 First edition: 2000-10, with few administrative changes,  which are detailed in the 
Hebrew section. 
SI 61347 part 2.2  - Lamp controlgear: Particular requirements for supplied electronic 
step-down lamp controlgear converters  for filament lamps D.C. or A.C.  (6 pages in Hebrew 
and 37 pages in English).This standard adopts the European Standard, published by the International Electrotechnical Commission, IEC 61347 First edition: 2000-10, with few administrative changes,  which are detailed in the Hebrew section. 
SI 61347 part 2.7
 – Lamp controlgear: Particular re quirements for lighting D.C. supplied 
electronic ballasts for emergency  (4 Pages in Hebrew and 23 Pages in English).This standard 
adopts the European Standard, published by the International Electrotechnical Commission, IEC 61347-2-7 First edition: 2000-10, with few administrative changes,  which are detailed in the 
Hebrew section.
        
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human health 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:  
http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2008/tbt/isr/08_2422_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2008/tbt/isr/08_2422_00_01.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2008/tbt/isr/08_2422_00_02.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2008/tbt/isr/08_2422_00_03.pdf