WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.429
20 August 1998
(98-3284)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
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):  SII Enquiry Point
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Industry and Trade of the State of Israel
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall beindicated if different from above:  SII
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):
Air conditioners HS : 85.44 ICS 31
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  SI 1381 Part 1
- Cable Trunking and Ducting systems for Electrical Installations – General -
Requirements.  (2 pp. Hebrew )
- Modifications to IEC 1084-1 (1991 + Amendment 1 – 1993
- Revision of SI 1381 – 1991.  Official Under Notice of the Minister of Industry and 
Trade # 3966, 92/01/23
6. Description of content:
This Standard specifies requirements for cable trunking and ducting systems,
intended for the accommodation, and where necessary for the segregation, of conductors,
cables or cords and/or other electrical equipment in electric installations.  These
requirements do not apply to conduit, cable tray or cable ladder or current-carrying parts
within the system.  The Standard does no t apply to laterally grooved channels for
installation in electrical cabinets.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  Safety
8. Relevant documents:  Notice will be published in the Official Gazette, Section of
Government Notices, when adopted.
9. Proposed date of adoption: December 1998
Proposed date of entry into force: February 1999
10. Final date for comments:  November 1998
11. Texts available (in Hebrew) from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and
telefax number of the other body:  library@sii.org.il