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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): Plugs and socket -outlets

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: SI 32 part 1.1: Plugs and socket outlets for household and similar purposes: Plugs and socket-outlets for single phase up to 16A - General requirements; (10 page(s), in Hebrew)

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Description of content: Proposed third amendment to the Mandatory Standard SI 32 part 1.1, dealing with plugs and socket - outlets.

This amendment includes the following changes:

·_        Changes the standard's name to "Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes: Plugs and socket-outlets for current up to 16A – General requirements";

·_        Expends the standard's scope to apply to three-pole plugs;

·_        Adds to the national deviations and to the normative references an option to comply also with the German Standards DIN 49445 and DIN 49446, accordingly;

·_        Adds new requirements to the general requirements appears in section 4;

·_        Changes a few checking of dimensions appear in section 9.1 Table 201 and adds new Tables 203-216.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Protection of human health or safety

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Relevant documents:

·_        Israel Mandatory Standard SI 32 part 1.1 (September 2017), Amendment no. 1 (March 2020) and proposed amendment no.2;

·_        International Standard IEC 60884 - 1 - Edition 3.2: 2013 - 02;

·_        German Standards DIN 49445: 1991-10;

·_        German Standards DIN 49446: 1999-10.

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined

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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:

WTO-TBT Enquiry Point

Email: Yael.Friedgut@Service.economy.gov.il