WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/ISR/410 
4 May 2010  
 (10-2404) 
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):  Domestic gas appliances 
(ICS: 97.040.20;  HS: 7321). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Domestic gas 
appliances for baking, cooking and grilling. 
6. Description of content:  Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 907 to be replaced by the 
following standards:  
• SI 907 part 1 "Domestic gas applian ces for baking, cooking and grilling: 
Safety – General".  This draft st andard revision adopts the European 
Standard EN 30-1-1:  September 2008 with a fe w changes that appear  in the standard's 
Hebrew section (148 pages in Hebrew and English). 
• SI 907 part 2 "Domestic gas applian ces for baking, cooking and grilling: 
Safety – Appliances having forced-convection ove ns and/or grills".  This draft standard 
revision adopts the European Standard EN 30-1-2:  July 1999 with a few changes that appear in the standard's Hebrew secti on (23 pages in Hebrew and English). 
• SI 907 part 3 "Domestic gas applian ces for baking, cooking and grilling: 
Safety – Appliances having a glass ceramic hotplate".  This draft standard revision adopts the European Standard EN 30-1-3:  Oc tober 2006 with a few changes that appear 
in the standard's Hebrew section (21 pages in Hebrew and English). G/TBT/N/ISR/410 
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  • SI 907 part 4 "Domestic gas appliances fo r baking, cooking and grilling:  Rational use 
of energy – General".  This draft standard revision adopts the European 
Standard EN 30-2-1: March 1998 and its  amendments A1:  September 2003 and 
A2:  April 2005, with a few changes that appear in the standard's Hebrew section 
(22 pages in Hebrew and English). 
• SI 907 part 5 "Domestic gas appliances fo r baking, cooking and grilling:  Rational use 
of energy – Appliances having forced-convec tion ovens and/or grills".  This draft 
standard revision adopts the European Standa rd EN 30-2-2:  July 1999, with a few 
changes that appear in the standard's Hebr ew section (11 pages in Hebrew and English). 
The major changes in this revision are as follows: 
• Amends the terms, definitions and categor ies of appliances applicable in Israel; 
• Amends the terms, definitions and classifi cations of gases applicable in Israel; 
• Adds drawing A to define hose connection nipple; 
• Adds new requirements for LPG tests, according to Israel Standards; 
• Adds new requirements for safety devices (oven thermostats and flame control devices); 
• Reduces the maximum temperature rise allowed in plastic parts; 
• Includes the present definitions of input and output threads; 
• Adds new tests that should be performed by manufacturers:  soundness, cross-lighting 
and back-lighting. 
Both the old standard as well as the 5 new part s of the revised standard will apply for a 
period of 3 years after publication in Israel's Official Gazette.  During this time appliances 
should be tested according to the old or the new revised standards. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human life and lowering of trade barriers.  
8. Relevant documents:    
• Mandatory Standard SI 907 (March 2003) + Correction (June 2003) and Amendment 1 
(August 2005); 
• European Standard EN 30-1-1:  September 2008; 
• European Standard EN 30-1-2:  July 1999; 
• European Standard EN 30-1-3:  October 2006; 
• European Standard EN 30-2-1:  March 1998  and its amendments A1:  September 2003 
and A2:  April 2005; 
• European Standard EN 30-2-2:  July 1999.  G/TBT/N/ISR/410 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined 
Both the old standard as well as the 5 new parts of the revised standard will apply for a period of 3 years 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 addresses, if available of the other body:   
SI 907 Part 1 – http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmsta mat/rsrc/tkina/SI907Part1.pdf  
SI 907 Part 2 – http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmsta mat/rsrc/tkina/SI907Part2.pdf  
SI 907 Part 3 – http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmsta mat/rsrc/tkina/SI907Part3.pdf  
SI 907 Part 4 – http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmsta mat/rsrc/tkina/SI907Part4.pdf  
SI 907 Part 5 – http://www2.moital.gov.il/cmsta mat/rsrc/tkina/SI907Part5.pdf