. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/ISR/535 
7 November 2011  
 (11-5651) 
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):  Plastic piping systems for 
water supply (ICS: 23.040.20 and 91. 140.60; HS: 3917.23 and 3925.90). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   
- SI 71452 part 1: Plastic piping systems fo r water supply and for buried above-ground 
 drainage and sewerage under pressure - U nplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U): 
 General (5 pages in Hebrew and 11 pages in English). 
- SI 71452 part 2: Plastic piping systems fo r water supply and for buried above-ground 
 drainage and sewerage under pressure - U nplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U): 
 Pipes (6 pages in Hebrew and 23 pages in English). 
- SI 71452 part 3: Plastic piping systems fo r water supply and for buried above-ground 
 drainage and sewerage under pressure - U nplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U): 
 Fittings (5 pages in Hebrew and 37 pages in English). 
- SI 71452 part 5: Plastic piping systems fo r water supply and for buried above-ground 
 drainage and sewerage under pressure - U nplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U): 
 Fitness for purpose of the system (5 pa ges in Hebrew and 13 pages in English). G/TBT/N/ISR/535 
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  6. Description of content:  Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 532 to be replaced with SI 
71452 parts 1, 2, 3 and 5. These draft standard  revisions adopt the following International 
Standards:  
- SI 71452 part 1 adopts the International Standard ISO 1452-1 - First edition: 2009-
 12-01.  
- SI 71452 part 2 adopts the International Standard ISO 1452-2 - First edition: 2009-
 12-01.  
- SI 71452 part 3 adopts the International Standard ISO 1452-3 - First edition: 2009-
 12-01.  
- SI 71452 part 5 adopts the International Standard ISO 1452-5 - First edition: 2009-
 12-01. 
The major differences between the old version and these new revised draft standards are as 
follows:  
- Part 1 adds a new requirement for com pounds or formulations for components in 
 contact with drinking water to comply also with the requirements of SI 5452. 
- Part 2 replaces the reference to the Euro pean Standard EN 681.1 with SI 1124 part 2. 
- Changes marking requirements in paragraph 13.2 of parts 2 and 3. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human health a nd lowering of trade barriers.  
8. Relevant documents:    
- Mandatory Standard SI 532 (September  1995) + Amendment 1 (February 2004).   
- International Standard ISO 1452- 1 - First edition: 2009-12-01. 
- International Standard ISO 1452-2 - First edition: 2009-12-01.  - International Standard ISO 1452- 3 - First edition: 2009-12-01. 
- International Standard ISO 1452- 5 - First edition: 2009-12-01. 
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 addres ses, if available of the other body:    
- SI 71452 part 1:  http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmst amat/rsrc/tkina/SI71452Part1.pdf  
- SI 71452 part 2:  http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmst amat/rsrc/tkina/SI71452Part2.pdf  
- SI 71452 part 3:  http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmst amat/rsrc/tkina/SI71452Part3.pdf  
- SI 71452 part 5:  http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmst amat/rsrc/tkina/SI71452Part5.pdf