. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/ISR/562 
24 February 2012  
 (12-1052) 
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):  Playground equipment and 
surfacing (ICS: 97.200.40; HS: 9506.90, 9508). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Playground equipment 
and surfacing: Additional specific safety require ments and test methods for slides (18 pages in 
Hebrew and 24 pages in English).     
6. Description of content:  Revision of the Mandatory Standa rd SI 1498 part 3. This draft 
standard revision adopts the European Standa rd EN 1176-3 - May 2008 and should be used 
together with Israel Mandatory Standard SI 1498 parts 1and 7, and the European Standard EN 
1177: 2008. This standard does not apply to infl atable play equipment, which should comply 
with Israel Mandatory Standard SI 5378, or to water slides, which should comply with Israel 
Mandatory Standard SI 1605.  
The major differences between the old version and this revised draft standard are as follow: 
- Adds requirements for new produ cts such as multi-lane slides. 
- Changes the height and accessibility requirements for fr ee-standing slides. 
- Changes the free-space height requirements for spiral slides. 
Both the old standard and the new revised standard  will apply for 6 months  from date of entry 
into force of the new revised standard. During this time equipment should be tested either 
according to the old or the new revised standard. G/TBT/N/ISR/562 
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  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:    
- Mandatory Standard SI 1948 part 3 (March 2006). 
- Mandatory Standard SI 1948 part 1 (updated version). 
- Mandatory Standard SI 1948 part 7 (updated version). 
- European Standard EN 1176-3 - May 2008. - European Standard EN 1177: 2008. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined 
One year after publication in Israel's Official 
Gazette, Section 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 addresse s, if available of the other body:  
http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmsta mat/rsrc/tkina/SI1498Part3.pdf