. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/ISR/3
9 July 2002
(02-3832)
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):
Luminaires ICS: 29.140.40 HS: 9405
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:    SI 20 – Luminaires
(Hebrew/English)
6. Description of content:   The already existing standard is divided in several parts, aligned
with the corresponding international standards, and covers the requirements for:
Part 2.2: Recessed luminaires
Part 2.3: Luminaires for road and street lighting
Part 2.5: FloodlightsPart 2.6: Luminaires with built-in transformers for filaments lamps
Part 2.7: Portable luminaires for garden use
Part 2.8: Handlamps
Part 2.9: Photo and film luminaires (non-professional)
Part 2.10: Portable child-appealing luminairesG/TBT/N/ISR/3
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Part 2.17: Luminaires for stage-lighting, television and film studios (indoor and outdoors)
Part 2.18: Luminaires for swimming pools and similar applications
Part 2.19: Air-handling luminaires
Part 2.20: Lighting chains
Part 2.23: Extra-low voltage lighting systems for filament lampsPart 2.25: Luminaires for use in clinical areas of hospitals and health care buildings
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The existing requirements will be declared 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:           