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30 March 2021  
(21-2602) 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) 74 7502236  
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 CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
Air conditioners; (HS: 841510, 841581, 841582, 841590,  847960, 847989); 
(ICS:  23.120)  
5. Title, number of pages a nd language(s) of the notified document:  SI 994 part 1 - 
Air conditioners: Safety and operational requirements (4 page(s), in Hebrew)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed first amendment to the Mandatory Standard SI 994 
part 1 dealing with the safety and o perational requirements of air conditioners. This 
amendment replaces the last sentence of section 22.201 dealing with refrigerants 
and determines that in Israel, it is permissible to use only refrigerants from group A1 and 
flammable refrigerants from group  A2L, as detailed in the International Standard 
ISO 817. 
This proposed amendment will enter into force in accordance with the entry into force of 
the proposed law titled "Regulating the Practice of the Refrigerating and Air Conditioning 
Profession Law, 575 2-2019".  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Israel Mandatory Standard SI 994 part 1 (September 2013);  
• International Standard IEC 60335 -2-40 - 2005.  G/TBT/N/ISR/1193  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  This proposed amendment will enter into force only 
after regulating the profession of a service -man for refrigerating and Air Conditioning 
systems, set under the proposed "Regulating the Practice of the Refrigeration and Air 
Conditioning Professions Law, 5752 -2019".  
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:   
WTO-TBT Enquiry Point  
Yael.Friedgut@economy.gov.il   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/ISR/21_2323_00_x.pdf  
 