WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/ISR/497 
20 April 2011  
 (11-2038) 
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  
Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor Tel.:  + (972) 3 7347502 
Fax:  + (972) 3 7347626 
E-mail:  Yael.Friedgut@moital.gov.il
 
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 :    
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 cables. Cords and 
insulated conductors (ICS: 29. 035.20 and 29.060.20; HS: 8544.20-60). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  
− SI 60227 part 1 : Polyvinyl chloride insulated ca bles of rated voltage up to and 
including 450/750 V: General requirements (13 pages in Hebrew and 41 pages in 
English and French). 
− SI 60227 part 2 : Polyvinyl chloride insulated ca bles of rated voltage up to and 
including 450/750 V: Test methods (6 page s in Hebrew and 25 pages in English and 
French). 
− SI 60227 part 3 : Polyvinyl chloride insulated ca bles of rated voltage up to and 
including 450/750 V: Non-sheathed cables for fixed wiring (6 pages in Hebrew and 33 pages in English and French). 
− SI 60227 part 4
: Polyvinyl chloride insulated ca bles of rated voltage up to and 
including 450/750 V: Sheathed cables for fixed wiring (6 pages in Hebrew and 15 
pages in English and French). 
− SI 60227 part 5 : Polyvinyl chloride insulated ca bles of rated voltage up to and 
including 450/750 V: Flexible cables (cor ds) (6 pages in Hebrew and 43 pages in 
English and French). 
− SI 60227 part 6 : Polyvinyl chloride insulated ca bles of rated voltage up to and 
including 450/750 V: Lift cables and cables for flexible connections (6 pages in 
Hebrew and 39 pages in English and French). 
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  − SI 60245 part 1
: Rubber insulated cables - Rated voltages up to and including 
450/750 V: General requirements (11 pages in  Hebrew and 49 pages in English and 
French). 
− SI 60245 part 2 : Rubber insulated cables - Rated voltages up to and including 
450/750 V: Test methods (6 pages in Hebrew  and 49 pages in English and French). 
− SI 60245 part 3 : Rubber insulated cables - Rated voltages up to and including 
450/750 V: Heat resistant silicone insulated cables (6 pages in Hebrew and 14 pages 
in English and French). 
− SI 60245 part 4 : Rubber insulated cables - Rated voltages up to and including 
450/750 V: Cords and flexible cables (6 pa ges in Hebrew and 39 pages in English 
and French). 
− SI 60245 part 5 : Rubber insulated cables - Rated voltages up to and including 
450/750 V: Lift cables (6 pages in Hebrew  and 22 pages in English and French). 
− SI 60245 part 6 : Rubber insulated cables - Rated voltages up to and including 
450/750 V: Arc welding electrode cables (6 pages in Hebrew and 21 pages in English 
and French). 
− SI 60245 part 7 : Rubber insulated cables - Rated voltages up to and including 
450/750 V: Heat resistant ethylene-vin yl acetate rubber insulated cables 
(6 pages in Hebrew and 24 pages in English and French). 
− SI 60245 part 8 : Rubber insulated cables - Rated voltages up to and including 
450/750 V: Cords for applications requiring high flexibility (6 pages in Hebrew and 
37 pages in English and French). 
6. Description of content:  Group revision of the Mandatory Standa rds SI 473 part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 
5.1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 to be replaced w ith SI 60227 parts 1 to 6 and with SI 60245 parts 
1 to 8. These drafts for standard revision adopt the following International Standards:  
− SI 60227 part 1 adopts IEC 60227-1 - Edition 3.0: 2007-10 
− SI 60227 part 2 adopts IEC 60227-2 - Edition 2.1: 2003-04 
− SI 60227 part 3 adopts IEC 60227-3 - Edition 2.1: 1997-11 
− SI 60227 part 4 adopts IEC 60227-4 - Edition 2.1: 1997-12 
− SI 60227 part 5 adopts IEC 60227-5 - Edition 2.2: 2003-07 
− SI 60227 part 6 adopts IEC 60227-6 - Third edition: 2001-06 
− SI 60245 part 1 adopts IEC 60245-1 - Edition 4.1: 2008-01 
− SI 60245 part 2 adopts IEC 60245-2 - Edition 2.2: 1998-04 
− SI 60245 part 3 adopts IEC 60245-3 - Second edition: 1994-07 + A1: 1997-06 
− SI 60245 part 4 adopts IEC 60245-4 - Edition 2.2: 2004-02 
− SI 60245 part 5 adopts IEC 60245-5 - Second edition: 1994-07 + A1: 2003-12 
− SI 60245 part 6adopts IEC 60245-6 - Sec ond edition: 1994-07 + A1: 1997-06;
A2: 2003-12 
− SI 60245 part 7 adopts IEC 60245-7 - First edition: 1994-07 + A1: 1997-05 
− SI 60245 part 8 adopts IEC 60245-8 - Edition 1.1: 2004-01 
The Hebrew section of each of the above ment ioned draft revisions includes a few changes 
and deviations from its adopted International Standard. 
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:   -    G/TBT/N/ISR/497 
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  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:    
SI 60245 part 1 :  
http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmstamat/rsrc/tkina/SI60245Part1.pdf  
SI 60245 part 2 :  
http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmstamat/rsrc/tkina/SI60245Part2.pdf  
SI 60245 part 3 :  
http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmstamat/rsrc/tkina/SI60245Part3.pdf  
SI 60245 part 4 :  
http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmstamat/rsrc/tkina/SI60245Part4.pdf  
SI 60245 part 5 :  
http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmstamat/rsrc/tkina/SI60245Part5.pdf  
SI 60245 part 6 :  
http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmstamat/rsrc/tkina/SI60245Part6.pdf  
SI 60245 part 7 :  
http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmstamat/rsrc/tkina/SI60245Part7.pdf  
SI 60245 part 8 :  
http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmstamat/rsrc/tkina/SI60245Part8.pdf