G/TBT/N/ISR/1099  
8 January 2020  
(20-0115) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  ISRAEL   
If applicable, name of local government 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 Economy and Industry  
Tel: + (972) 3 7347501  
E-mail: Yael.Friedgut@economy.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 CC CN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Self-
contained smoke detectors for fire detection systems; (HS: 853110); (ICS: 13.220.20, 
13.220.50)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  SI 1220 part 5 
– Fire detection systems: Self -contained smoke detectors (302 page(s), in English; 12 
page(s), in Hebrew)  
6. Description of content:  Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 1220 part 5 dealing with 
self-contained smoke detectors for fire detection systems. This draft standard revision 
adopts both  the American Standard ANSI/UL 217 – Eight Edition: October 30,  2015 and 
all its updates up t o and including 23 November 2016, and the European Standards EN 
14604: July 2005 and AC: October 2008. The major changes included in this new revision 
are due to the update of the American Standard as follows:  
• Adds new performance requirements and new feat ures that can be combined into 
the smoke detectors;  
• Adds to the standard's scope also multi -function smoke detectors, such as 
integrated gas or heat detectors;  
• Adds new requirements for smoke detectors' sensitivity over time.  
The adopted European route of compliance implemented in this  new draft revision will 
enter into force 1 year after publication in Israel Official Gazette, and the American route 
of compliance will enter into force two years after the publication.   
7. Objective and rationale, including  the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/ISR/1099  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• Israel Mandatory Standard SI 1220 part  5 (June 2018);  
• American Standard ANSI/UL 217 – Eight Edition: October 30,  2015 and all its 
updates up to and including 23 November 2016;  
• European Standards EN 14604: July 2005 and AC: October 2008.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  The adopted European route of compliance 
implemented in this new draft revision will enter into force 1 year after publication of this 
revision in Israel Official Gazette, and the American route of compliance will enter into 
force two years after the publication.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/ISR/20_0159_00_x.pdf