. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/ISR/527 
11 August 2011  
 (11-4013) 
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):  Structural steel hollow 
sections (ICS: 77.140.75; HS: 7304, 7305 and 7306). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   
-  SI 1458 part 1.1:  Structural hollow sec tions: Cold formed sec tions - Requirements 
 for delivery conditions (6 pages in Hebrew and 38 pages in English). -  SI 1458 part 1.2:  Structural steel tubes:  Cold formed sections - Requirements for 
 tolerances, dimensions and sectional proper ties (5 pages in Hebrew and 40 pages in 
 English). -  SI 1458 part 2.1:  Structural steel tube s: Hot finished tubes - Requirements for 
 delivery conditions (6 pages in Hebrew and 42 pages in English). 
-  SI 1458 part 2.2:  Structural steel tube s: Hot finished tubes - Requirements for 
 tolerances, dimensions and sectional proper ties (5 pages in Hebrew and 40 pages in 
 English). G/TBT/N/ISR/527 
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  6. Description of content:   
Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 1458 to be  replaced with SI 1458 parts 1.1, 1.2, 2.1 
and 2.2. These draft standard revision s adopt the following European Standards:  
-  SI 1458 part 1.1 adopts the European Standard EN 10219-1: April 2006. 
-  SI 1458 part 1.2 adopts the European Standard EN 10219-2: April 2006. -  SI 1458 part 2.1 adopts the European Standard EN 10210-1: April 2006. 
-  SI 1458 part 2.2 adopts the European  Standard EN 10210-2: April 2006 and AC: 
 February 2007. 
The major difference between the old version a nd these 4 new revised draft standards is the 
division of the old standard into 4 different  parts and the adoption of European Standards 
accordingly. The Hebrew section also amends the impact test. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human health a nd lowering of trade barriers.  
8. Relevant documents:    
-  Mandatory Standard SI 1458 (March 199 4) + Amendment 1 (September 1999).   
-  European Standard EN 10219-1: April 2006. 
-  European Standard EN 10219-2: April 2006. -  European Standard EN 10210-1: April 2006. -  European Standard EN 10210-2: April 2006 + AC: February 2007 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined 
Generally 60 days after publication in Israel's 
Official Gazette, Se ction 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 addres ses, if available of the other body:    
SI 1458 part 1.1:  http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmstam at/rsrc/tkina/SI1458Part1-1.pdf  
SI 1458 part 1.2:  http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmstam at/rsrc/tkina/SI1458Part1-2.pdf  
SI 1458 part 2.1:  http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmstam at/rsrc/tkina/SI1458Part2-1.pdf  
SI 1458 part 2.2:  http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmstam at/rsrc/tkina/SI1458Part2-2.pdf