. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/ISR/237 
17 September 2008 
 (08-4302) 
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 Labour Tel: + (972) 3 565 2700 Fax: + (972) 3 565 2710 Email: 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):   Piping systems  
(ICS: 23.040.01, 91.140.60; HS: 3917). 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:    
SI 21003 part 1 - Multilayer piping systems fo r hot and cold water installations inside 
buildings: General (7 pages in Hebrew and 15 pages in English). 
SI 21003 part 2 – Multilayer piping systems for hot and cold water installations inside 
buildings: Pipes (8 pages in Hebrew and 24 pages in English). SI 21003 part 3 - Multilayer piping systems fo r hot and cold water installations inside 
buildings: Fittings (7 pages in He brew and 15 pages in English). 
SI 21003 part 5 – Multilayer piping systems for hot and cold water installations inside 
buildings: Fitness for purpose of the system (5 pages in Hebrew and 15 pages in English). 
6. Description of content:    
Revision of the Mandatory Standards SI 2241 part s 1, 2 and SI 2242 part 1, to be replaced 
by the following standards: SI 21003 part 1 - Multilayer piping systems for hot and cold water installations inside buildings: General. This part of the standard  adopts the International Standard ISO/FDIS 
21003-1:2008. 
SI 21003 part 2 - Multilayer piping systems for hot and cold water installations inside 
buildings: Pipes. This part of the standard  adopts the International Standard ISO/FDIS 
21003-2:2008. SI 21003 part 3 - Multilayer piping systems for hot and cold water installations inside G/TBT/N/ISR/237 
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  buildings: Fittings. This part of the standard  adopts the International Standard ISO/FDIS 
21003-3:2008. SI 21003 part 5 – Multilayer piping systems for hot and cold water installations inside buildings: Fitness for purpose of the system. This part of the standard adopts the International Standard ISO/FSID 21003-5:2008. 
The Hebrew parts of the above mentioned sta ndards include a change of scope so that  
multilayer M-pipes (pipes comprised of polymeric  stress-designed layers and one or more 
metallic stress-designed layers) should include at least one layer of aluminium as their 
stress-designed layer. The use of multilayer P-pipes (pipes comprised of more than one 
polymeric stress-designed layer) is forbidden. The Hebrew parts also include a change in 
the pressure strength resistance tests in pip es, accessories and the system as a whole. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human health 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:   
http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2008/tbt/isr/08_2935_00_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2008/tbt/isr/08_2935_01_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2008/tbt/isr/08_2935_02_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2008/tbt/isr/08_2935_03_x.pdf