Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - Israel - Audio/video, information and communication technology equipment

NOTIFICATION

The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6

 

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Notifying Member: ISRAEL

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):

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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 Enquiry Point

Ministry of Economy and Industry

Tel: + (972) 74 7502236

E-mail: Yael.Friedgut@service.economy.gov.il

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Audio/video, information and communication technology equipment

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: SI 62368 part 1 - Audio/video, information and communication technology equipment: Safety requirements; (4 page(s), in Hebrew)

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Description of content: First Amendment to the Proposed Mandatory Standard SI 62368 part 1 (Notified on 1 March 2023 in G/TBT/N/ISR/1245). This amendment deletes the following sections dealing with energy consumption due to the annulation of Israel's Energy Source Regulations:

·_        Deletes the Section 2 dealing with the normative references;

·_        Deletes the national Section 202 dealing with power consumption.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade; Cost saving and productivity enhancement

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Relevant documents:

·_        Proposed Mandatory Standard SI 62368 part 1;

·_        International Standard IEC 62368-1 - Edition 3.0: 2018-10.

·_        G/TBT/N/ISR/1245

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined

Generally, 60 days after publication in Israel Official Gazette, Section of Government Notices.

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Final date for comments: 60 days from notification

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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/2024/TBT/ISR/24_04837_00_x.pdf