. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/ISR/502 
3 May 2011  
 (11-2290) 
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:  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):  Electric doors and gates 
(ICS: 91.060.50 and 13.120; HS: 7308 and 8501) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Safety - Particular 
requirements for drives for gate s, doors and windows and particul ar requirements to prevent 
driven parts movement hazards (8 pages in Hebrew, and 66 pages in English and French)  
6. Description of content:  This draft revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 900 part 21.3 
adopts the International St andard IEC 60335-2-103 - Second edition: 2006-06 and its first 
amendment edition 2.0: 2010-09-24.  
The major differences between th e old version and this new revised draft standard are as 
follow:  
- Changes in the normative references appearing in paragraph 2. 
- Adds to the standard's scope electrical barriers which move on a hinge. 
- Adds new definitions for automatic moving system (paragraph 3.109), horizontally 
moving door for pedestrians (paragraph 3.100) and two-way moving system 
(paragraph 3.111). 
- Clarifies the marking requirements for pe destrian doors with horizontal movement 
(paragraph 7.12) and two-way m oving system (paragraph 7.12.1). 
- Clarifies the requirements for the use of temporary switches (p aragraphs 19.11.20, 
20.109 and 22.107). 
- Clarifies the requirements fo r prevention of hazardous mo vements of driven parts 
(20.105, and 20.107 to 20.107.2.3). G/TBT/N/ISR/502 
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  - Adds new requirements for the use of pressure sensitive pallets (paragraph 
20.107.1.4. figure 102). 
- Updates the requirements for batteries that  accompany automatic doors (Annex AA, 
paragraph 22.204.2). 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human safety a nd lowering of trade barriers  
8. Relevant documents:   
- Mandatory Standard SI 900 part 21.03 (September 2006). 
- International Standard IEC 60335-2-103 - Second ed.: 2006-06 + A1 ed. 2.0: 2010-
09-24.   
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 addresses, if available of the other body:    
http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmstama t/rsrc/tkina/SI900Part21-03.pdf