WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/ISR/411 
4 May 2010  
 (10-2413) 
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 (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:    
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 5652700 Fax:  + (972) 3 5652710 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 applicab le, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Gas burning water 
heaters (ICS:  91.140.65;  HS:  7321.81, 8403 and 8419.11). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Domestic gas burning 
water heaters.  
6. Description of content:  Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 1296 to be replaced by the 
following standards:  
• SI 1296 part 1 "Domestic gas burning water heaters: Storage heaters".  This draft 
standard revision adopts both the European  Standard EN 89:  October 1999 and its 
amendments A1:  Oct. 1999, A2:  Aug. 2000, A3:  Oct. 2006 and A4:  Nov. 2006, as well as the American-Canadian Standard ANSI Z 21.10.2-2004/CSA 4.1-2004 and its amendments 1a-2006, 1b- 2006, 3-2004 and 3a-2 007, with a few changes that appear in 
the standard's Hebrew section. 
• SI 1296 part 2 "Domestic gas burning water heaters: Instantane ous heaters for the 
production of hot water, fitted with atmospheri c burners".  This draft standard revision 
adopts the European Standard EN 26:  January 1997 and its amendments A1:  Oct. 2000, A2:  Jun. 2004 and A3:  Oct. 2006, with a few changes that appear in the standard's Hebrew section. 
• SI 1296 part 3 "Domestic gas burning wate r heaters: Central heating boilers 
– Type B11 and B11BS boilers fitted with at mospheric burners of nominal heat input G/TBT/N/ISR/411 
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  not exceeding 70 kW".  This draft standard revision adopts the European 
Standard EN 297:  May 1994 and its amendm ents A2:  May 1996, A3:  Oct. 1996, 
A5:  Jun. 1998 and A6:  Mar. 2003, with a few changes that appear in the standard's Hebrew section. 
• SI 1296 part 4 "Domestic gas burning water heat ers:  Central heating boilers – Type C 
boilers of nominal heat input not exceeding 70 kW".  This draft standard revision adopts 
the European Standard EN 483:  October 1999 and its amendment A4:  Dec. 2007, with a few changes that appear in the standard's Hebrew section. 
• SI 1296 part 5 "Domestic gas burning water h eaters:  Central heating boilers – Specific 
requirements for the hot water operation of combination boilers of nominal heat input 
not exceeding 70 kW".  This draft standard revision adopts the European 
Standard EN 625:  September 1995, with a fe w changes that appear  in the standard's 
Hebrew section. 
• SI 1296 part 6 "Domestic gas burning water h eaters:  Central heating boilers – Specific 
requirements for condensing boilers of nomina l heat input not exceeding 70 kW".  This 
draft standard revision adopts the European Standard EN 677:  June 1998, with a few 
changes that appear in the standard's Hebrew section. 
Both the old standard as well as the six new revised parts shall apply for a period of 2 years 
after publication in Israel's Official Gazette.  During this time appliances may be tested according to the old or the new revised standards. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the natu re of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human life and lowering of trade barriers.  
8. Relevant documents:    
• Mandatory Standard SI 1296 (February 1991) + Amendment 1 (February 1998); 
• European Standard EN 89:  October 1999 + A1:  Oct. 1999, A2:  Aug. 2000, 
A3:  Oct. 2006 and A4:  Nov. 2006; 
• European Standard EN 26:  January 1997 + A1:  Oct. 2000, A2:  Jun. 2004 and 
A3:  Oct. 2006; 
• European Standard EN 297:  May 1994 + A2:  May 1996, A3:  Oct. 1996, 
A5:  Jun. 1998 and A6:  Mar. 2003; 
• European Standard EN 483:  October 1999 and its amendment A4:  Dec. 2007; 
• European Standard EN 625:  September 1995; 
• European Standard EN 677:  June 1998; 
• American-Canadian Standard ANSI Z 21.10.2-2004/CSA 4.1-2004 + 1a-2006, 1b-2006, 
3-2004 and 3a-2007. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined 
Both the old standard as well as the six new 
revised parts will apply for a period of 2 years 
after publication in Israel's Official Gazette, Section of Government Notices.  G/TBT/N/ISR/411 
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  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 1296 Part 1 – http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmstamat/rsrc/tkina/SI1296Part1.pdf  
SI 1296 Part 2 – http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmstamat/rsrc/tkina/SI1296Part2.pdf  
SI 1296 Part 3 – http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmstamat/rsrc/tkina/SI1296Part3.pdf  
SI 1296 Part 4 – http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmstamat/rsrc/tkina/SI1296Part4.pdf  
SI 1296 Part 5 – http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmstamat/rsrc/tkina/SI1296Part5.pdf  
SI 1296 Part 6 – http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmstamat/rsrc/tkina/SI1296Part6.pdf