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ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/ISR/546 
16 January 2012  
 (12-0213) 
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):  Information technology 
equipment (ICS: 35.040) (HS: 8471). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Information technology 
equipment - Safety: General requir ements (12 pages in Hebrew and 347 pages in English)     
6. Description of content:  Revision of the Mandatory Standa rd SI 60950 part 1. This draft 
standard revision adopts the International Standard IEC 60950-1 - Edition 2.0: 2005-12 and 
its Amendment 1: 2009-12, with the following changes:  
- Adds to paragraph 1.6 dealing with the AC  power distribution system and directing a 
 reference to Israel Electricity Law 1954 including its amendments and regulations. 
- Adds to paragraph 1.7 dealing with marki ng and instructions a reference to Israel 
 Consumer Protection Order and its requi rements to provide marking and safety 
 instructions in Hebrew. - Adds a new paragraph 1.201 dealing w ith wattage consumption during stand by 
 conditions and refers to Israel Energy S ources Regulations with respect to energy 
 efficiency. - Adds to paragraph 2.9.4 a reference to the Israel Elec tricity Law and the means of 
 protection against elec tric shock it allows. 
- Adds a new paragraph 2.201 dealing with  prevention of electr omagnetic disorders 
 and requirements to comply with the rele vant part of Israel Standard SI 961. 
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  - Adds to paragraph 3.2 dealing with connection to an AC mains supply, and 
 containing a reference to Israel Mandator y Standard SI 32 part 1.1 for compliance 
 with Israel's requirement s for plugs and sockets.  
- Adds to Annex P a reference to Israel Standards, Israel Electricity Law and Israel  Consumer Protection Order. 
Both the old standard and the new revised stan dard will apply from publication in the Israel 
Official Gazette until 1 March 2013, date of entry into fo rce of the adopted standard in 
Europe.  During this time device s should be tested 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  60950 (May 2009) + Amen dment 1 (December 2011). 
- International Standard IEC 60950-1 - Edi tion 2.0: 2005-12 + Amendment 1: 2009-12 
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/cmsta mat/rsrc/tkina/SI60950Part1.pdf