WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/ISR/20
24 April 2003
(03-2201)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   ISRAEL
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:           
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
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 and Trade – Tel: +972-3-7101562 –
Fax: +972-3-5603140 – E-mail: bernadette@moit.gov.il
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [     ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [ X ], 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):   Incandescent lamps  - 
ICS: 29.140.20  – HS: 8539
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   SI 60064 – Tungsten
filament lamps for domestic and similar general lighting purposes – Performance
requirements (Hebrew/English)
6. Description of content:   The standard is identical, with slight changes and deviations to the
international standard IEC 60064.  In alignmen t with international standardisation, this
standard, together with SI 60432 (IEC 60432) and SI 60630 (IEC 60630) will replace the
official standard SI 246.1, SI 246.2.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer protection and safety.          
8. Relevant documents:   Notice will be published in the Official Gazette, Section of
Government Notices, when approved.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }To be determined
10. Final date for comments:   60 days from date of notification
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:           