WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.98.116
5March 1998
ORGANIZATION
(98-0868)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: ISRAEL
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofIndustry andTrade oftheState ofIsrael
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification shallbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [X],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable):
Baby carriages (HS87.15, ICS97.120)
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document:
(1)Baby Carriages, 3pp,HE
Revision oftheIsraeli Standard SI891, 1975, asPreviously Amended 1978, 1980,
1988, 1993, Official Under Notice oftheMinister ofIndustry andTrade #3573,
27July1988
(2)Proposal for,1p.,HE
6. Description ofcontent: (1)Baby carriages withthree wheels ormore, intended for
onebaby insleeping orsitting position (two different kinds ofcarriages). General
properties, requirements, testmethods
(2)Proposal foranewNotice ontheofficial status oftherevised standard.
7. Objective andrationale, including thenature ofurgent problems where applicable:
Safety
8. Relevant documents: Notice willbepublished intheOfficial Gazette, Section of
Government Notices, when adopted
9. Proposed dateofadoption: April 1998
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 1998
10. Final dateforcomments: April 1998
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, e-mail andtelefax number
ofother body: