WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/ISR/48 
3 June 2004 
 (04-2369) 
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 app licable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   Insulating mineral wool 
products 
ICS:  91.100.60 - HS: 6806 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   SI 751 – Insulation 
Mineral Wool:  Formed Products (Hebrew) 
6. Description of content:   The existing standard deals with  products made of mineral wool, 
whether coated or not, for thermal and acoustic  insulation.  Article 105.6:  Classification 
and labelling of the products according to fi re behaviour will be declared official. 
(Classification is according to SI 755 - Behaviour of building materials during fire.  Test 
methods and classification) 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
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:        
 