. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/ISR/545 
13 January 2012  
 (12-0212) 
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):  Audio, Video and similar 
electronic apparatus (ICS: 33.160.01) (HS: Chapter 85). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Audio, video and 
similar electronic apparatus - Safety requireme nts (14 pages in Hebrew and 160 pages in 
English).     
6. Description of content:  Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 60065. This draft standard 
revision adopts the International Standard IEC 60065 - Edition 7.2: 2011-02 with the following changes:  
- Changes paragraph 1.2 dealing with the norma tive references and directs to relevant 
 Israel standards, regulations and laws. 
- Amends the general test conditions under nor mal operation, appearing in  paragraph 
 4.2.1. - Adds to paragraph 5 dealing with marking and instructions, a reference to the Israel 
 Consumer Protection Order and a requirem ent to include instructions in Hebrew. 
- Adds to paragraph 6.2 dealing with laser radiation, a reference to Israel Laws and 
 regulations. 
- Adds to paragraph 15.1 dealing with pl ugs and sockets, a reference to Israel 
 Mandatory Standards SI 32 and SI 60320 part 1. 
- Adds new paragraph 201 dealing with pr evention of electrom agnetic disorders. 
- Adds new paragraph 202 dealing with watt age consumption and referring to Israel 
 Energy Sources Regulations for energy efficiency requirements. G/TBT/N/ISR/545 
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  Both the old standard and the new revised standard  will apply from their date of publication in 
the Israel Official Gazette un til October 1st' 2013, date of entry into force of the adopted 
standard in Europe.  During this time devices should be tested either according to the old or 
the new revised 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:    
- Mandatory Standard SI 60065 (March 20 09) + Amendment 1 (December 2011).   
- International Standard IE C 60065 - Edition 7.2: 2011-02. 
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:  45 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/cms tamat/rsrc/tkina/SI60065.pdf