. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/ISR/212 
11 July 2008 
 (08-3367) 
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 Labor 
Tel: + (972) 3 5652700 
Fax: + (972) 3 5652710 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):   Personal flotation 
devices (ICS:  13.340.70; HS:  6307.20). 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:    
SI 12402 part 1  - Personal flotation devices: Lifejackets for seagoing ships - Safety 
requirements (13 pages in Hebrew and 19 pages in English). 
SI 12402 part 7  - Personal flotation devices: Materials and components - Safety 
requirements and test methods (7 pages in Hebrew and 83 pages in English). SI 12402 part 8
 - Personal flotation devices: Accessories - Safety requirements and test 
methods (7 pages in Hebrew and 16 pages in English). 
SI 12402 part 9  - Personal flotation devices: Test met hods (7 pages in Hebrew and 74 pages 
in English). G/TBT/N/ISR/212 
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  6. Description of content:    
Revision of Mandatory Standard  SI 1905 to be replaced by: 
1. SI 12402 part 1
- Personal  flotation devices: Lifejackets for seagoing ships - 
Safety requirements (13 pages in Hebrew and 19 pages in English).This part of 
the standard adopts the International Standard ISO 12402-1 First Edition: 2005-09-
01, with few changes - mainly administrative -  which are detailed in the Hebrew 
section. 
2. SI 12402 part 7 - Personal  flotation devices: Materials and components - Safety 
requirements and test methods  (7 pages in Hebrew and 83 pages in English). 
This part of the standard adopts the International Standard ISO 12402-7 First 
Edition: 2006-11-15, with few changes – mostly administrative - which are 
detailed in the Hebrew section. 
3. SI 12402 part 8 - Personal  flotation devices: Accessories - Safety requirements 
and test methods  (7 pages in Hebrew and 16 pages in English). This part of the 
standard adopts the International Standard ISO 12402-8 First Edition: 2006-02-01, 
with few changes – mostly administrative -  which are detailed in the Hebrew 
section. 
4. SI 12402 part 9 - Personal flotation devices: Test methods  (7 pages in Hebrew and 
74 pages in English). This part of the sta ndard adopts the Intern ational Standard ISO 
12402-9 First Edition: 2006-09-01, with few changes – mostly administrative -  
which are detailed in the Hebrew section. 
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: