WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.98.113
5March 1998
ORGANIZATION
(98-0865)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: ISRAEL
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofIndustry andTrade oftheState ofIsrael
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification shallbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [X],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable):
Water heaters, electric (HS85.16, ICS97.100)
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Electric water heaters,
thermostatically controls thermally insulated, 28pp,HERevision oftheIsraeli Standard
SI69,1977 (Amended 1994), Official under Notice oftheMinister ofIndustry and
Trade #3762, 6May1990
6. Description ofcontent:
- Electric water heaters withthermally insulated water tank, intended forhotwater
supply tokitchens andbathrooms indwellings;
- Proposal foranewNotice ontheofficial status oftherevised standard.
7. Objective andrationale, including thenature ofurgent problems where applicable:
Safety andHealth
8. Relevant documents: Notice willbepublished intheOfficial Gazette, Section of
Government Notices, when adopted
9. Proposed dateofadoption: April 1998
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 1998
10. Final dateforcomments: April 1998
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, e-mail andtelefax number
ofother body: