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25 May 2020  
(20-3749) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  ISRAEL   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Israel WTO -TBT Enquiry Point  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Israel WTO -TBT Enqu iry Point  
Ministry of Economy and Industry  
Tel: + (972) 3 7347501  
E-mail: Yael.Friedgut@economy.gov.il  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 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):  Children's 
cots and folding cots; (HS: 9403); (ICS: 97.140, 97.190)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  SI 682 part 1 - 
Children's cots and folding cots for domestic use: Safety requirements (4 page(s), in 
Hebrew)  
6. Description of content:  First amendment to the Mandatory Standard SI 682 part 1 
dealing with the safety requirements of  children's cots and folding cots. This amendment 
changes the following:  
• Changes the normative references;  
• Adds a new national sub -section 4.2.4 dealing with phthalate content.  
Both the old standard and the new amended standard will apply from the date of entry into 
force of this new amendment for a period of  3 months. During this time, products may be 
tested according to the old or the newly amended standard.  
All sections of this draft amendment will become mandatory after the entry into force of 
the ne w revision.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Israel Mandatory Standard SI 682 part 1  (Draft revision - May 2018);  
• European Standard EN 716-1: March 1996.  G/TBT/N/ISR/1147  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Generally, 60 days after publication in Israel Official 
Gazette, Section of Government Notices  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/ISR/20_3355_00_x.pdf  
 