. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/ISR/549 
17 January 2012  
 (12-0261) 
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):  Drinking water treatment 
systems for domestic use (ICS: 13.060. 20 and 97.040.50; HS: 8421.21, 8419.81 and 
8419.89). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Drinking water 
treatment systems for domestic use - Filtration and purification: Systems except reverse osmosis systems (6 pages in Hebrew).     
6. Description of content:  First amendment to the Mandatory Standard SI 1505 part 1. This 
amendment changes the following:  
- Changes the standard's scope appearing in paragraph 1.1 that this standard does not 
 apply to mechanical water filters that separate particles smaller than 80 micrometer 
 with a few exceptions; 
- Removes from the standard's scope, para graph 1.1, systems used in industrial 
 procedures; - Adds a new paragraph 1.2.a with a new definition for drinking water treatment 
 systems for domestic use; - Changes the requirements of the system performance instructions  and declarations 
 leaflet appears in paragraph 2.1.3.18; 
- Changes table 4 by correcting an error regarding the silicate content and adds a new 
 requirement for lowering scale sediment ation through reducing the quantity of 
 calcium and magnesium ions; G/TBT/N/ISR/549 
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  - Corrects an error that appeared in paragraph 3.3.4.2; 
- Adds a new paragraph 3.7.a requiring that  all chemicals used for water treatment 
 comply with the requirements of the relevant  part of Israel Mandatory Standard series 
 SI 5438; - Adds to paragraph 3.8.1.3 a new test method for lowering scale sedimentation by 
 reducing the quantity of calcium and magnesium ions. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human health.  
8. Relevant documents:    
- Mandatory Standard SI 150 5 part 1 (September 2009). 
- American Standard NSF/ANSI 12. 
- American Standard NSF/ANSI 53. - American Standard NSF/ANSI 55. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined 
Generally 60 days after publication in the 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 addresse s, if available of the other body:  
http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmstama t/rsrc/tkina/SI1505Part1Amd1.pdf