 WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/ISR/38 
20 February 2004 
 (04-0738) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated 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-ma il:  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):    
 Baby changing units ICS: 97.190; 97.140  -  HS: 9403 
5. Title, number of pages and langu age(s) of the notified document:   SI 5115 – Changing 
units (Hebrew/English) 
Part 1: Changing units for domestic u se – Safety requirements (EN 12221-1) 
Part 2: Changing units for domestic use – Test methods (EN 12221-2) Part 3: Changing units for public use (ASTM PS 125) (Parts are identical besides slight changes a nd deviations to the European and American 
standards mentioned in parentheses) 
6. Description of content:   The standard applies to furniture  used for changing baby diapers. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
The requirements of the existing standard w ill become mandatory in order to ensure 
consumer 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:        
 