. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/ISR/461 
25 October 2010 
 (10-5522) 
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 governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  
Name and address (including telephone  and fax numbers, e-mail 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 5652700 
Fax:  + (972) 3 5652710 
E-mail:  mailto: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):  Gas heaters 
(ICS:  97.100.20;  HS:  7321.81). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Natural gas - and 
LPG-fired domestic heating a ppliances (50 pages in Hebr ew, 700 pages in English). 
6. Description of content:  Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 995 to be replaced by SI 
995 parts 1 through 6.  Each new part of this  draft standard revision adopts a different 
European Standard with changes that appear in each part's Hebrew section, as detailed below:  
– SI 995 part 1 - Natural gas - and LPG-fired domestic heating appl iances:  LPG-fired 
flueless portable space heaters (9 pages in Hebrew, 56 pages in English) adopts the 
European Standard EN 449:  2002 including A1:  November 2007. 
– SI 995 part 2 - Natural gas - and LPG-fired domestic heating appliances:  Decorative 
solid fuel-effect gas appliances (9 pages in  Hebrew, 120 pages in English) adopts the 
European Standard EN 509:  November 1999 including A1:  June 2003 and A2:  
December 2004. 
– SI 995 part 3 - Natural gas - and LPG-f ired domestic heating appliances:  
Independent convection heaters (8 pages in Hebrew, 128 pages in English) adopts the 
European Standard EN 613:  December 2000 including A1:  April 2003. G/TBT/N/ISR/461 
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   – SI 995 part 4 - Natural gas - and LPG-fire d domestic heating appliances:  Forced 
convection air heat ers, without a fan to assist transportation of  combustion air and/or 
combustion products, with a heat input not exceeding 70kW (8 pages in Hebrew, 100 
pages in English) adopts the European  Standard EN 778:  January 1998 including 
A1:  September 2001. 
– SI 995 part 5 - Natural gas - and LPG-f ired domestic heating appliances:  
Independent convection heaters incorporati ng a fan to assist transportation of 
combustion air and/or combustion products, with a heat input not exceeding 20kW (8 pages in Hebrew, 140 pages in English) adopts the European Standard EN 1266:  
October 2002 including A1:  August 2005. 
– SI 995 part 6 - Natural gas - and LPG-fire d domestic heating appliances:  Forced 
convection air heat ers for space heating, with fan assisted burners, with a heat input 
not exceeding 70kW (8 pages in Hebrew, 156 pages in English) adopts the European 
Standard EN 1319:  August 1998 including A1:  April 2003. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human safety a nd lowering of trade barriers  
8. Relevant documents:  
– Mandatory Standard SI 995 (February 1980) + Amendment 1 (Feb. 1980), 
Amendment 2 (Jun. 1983), Amendment 3 (Nov. 1988), Amendment 4 (May 2000) 
and Amendment 5 (Jul. 2001); 
– European Standard EN 449:  2002 including A1:  November 2007; 
– European Standard EN 509:  November 1999 including A1:  June 2003 and 
A2:  December 2004; 
– European Standard EN 613:  December 2000 including A1:  April 2003; 
– European Standard EN 778:  Januar y 1998 including A1:  September 2001; 
– European Standard EN 1266:  Octo ber 2002 including A1:  August 2005; 
– European Standard EN 1319:  August 1998 including A1:  April 2003. 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined 
Both the old standard and the 6 new revised 
parts will apply for a period of 3 years 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 website addresse s, if available of the other body: 
SI 995 part 1 – http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmsta mat/rsrc/tkina/SI995Part1.pdf  
SI 995 part 2 – http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmsta mat/rsrc/tkina/SI995Part2.pdf  
SI 995 part 3 – http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmsta mat/rsrc/tkina/SI995Part3.pdf  
SI 995 part 4 – http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmsta mat/rsrc/tkina/SI995Part4.pdf  
SI 995 part 5 – http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmsta mat/rsrc/tkina/SI995Part5.pdf  
SI 995 part 6 – http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmsta mat/rsrc/tkina/SI995Part6.pdf