. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/ISR/436 
21 September 2010  
 (10-4777) 
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, 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 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):  Luminaires 
(ICS:  29.140.40; HS: 9405) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Luminaires:  General 
requirements and tests (451 pages) 
6. Description of content: 
Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 20 part 1.  This draft standa rd revision adopts the 
International Standard IEC 60598-1 – Edition 7.0:   2008-04 with the following changes that 
appear in the Hebrew section: 
 
• Changes paragraph 0.3 dealing with the genera l requirements so that luminaires to which 
 SI 20 part 1, but no other part applies, should be tested according to this standard as well 
 as according to any part of IEC 60598-2 that applies. 
 • Adds a requirement to para graph 0.5 dealing with the components of luminaires, to 
 comply also with the minimum efficiency index as required by Israel Ministry of 
 Infrastructure's regulation for ballasts of fluorescent lamps. 
 
• Adds to paragraph 1.2.21 dealing with class 0 luminaires, a ban on class 0 and 0I 
 luminaires as specified in the Israel Electricity Law.  • Adds a clarification to paragraph 2.3 regardi ng the third digit in the IP protection degree. G/TBT/N/ISR/436 
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• Changes paragraph 3.2 dealing with the mark ing requirements on luminaires to comply 
 also with the Israel Consumer Pr otection decree (M arking of Goods). 
 • Adds a clarification to pa ragraph 4 dealing with construction that a luminaire for 
 household use should include a plug complying with the relevant Israel Standard. 
 • Adds to paragraph 5.2 dealing with external  wiring requirements for type III luminaires 
 that operate on a very low voltage (such as LED luminaires).  
• Adds clarification to paragr aph 12.7 dealing with the thermal test in regard to fault 
 conditions in lamp control gear or electr onic devices incorporated in thermoplastic 
 luminaires. 
• Adds to paragraph 201 dealing with electr omagnetic compatibility a reference to the 
 Israel Standard dealing with the emission of electromagnetic disturbances, to comply 
 also with European Directives. 
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:  
Mandatory Standard SI 20 part 1 (December 2001) 
International Standard IEC 60598-1 - Edition 7.0: 2008-04 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    14 July 2010 
60 days after publication in Israel's Official Gazette, Section of Government Notices 
10. Final date for comments:  –  
11. Text available from: National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax numbers, 
e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body: