ISR/1163
WTO/TBT
IL Israel
  • 79 - Wood technology
  • 44 - Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal
  • 94 - Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings
2020-10-24
2020-08-27

Oriented strand board (OBS); (HS: 4411, 9403); (ICS: 79.060.20)

Oriented strand board (OBS) (6 page(s), in Hebrew)

Draft second amendment to the Mandatory Standard SI 1913 dealing with oriented strand boards (OBS). This amendment changes the following:

·         Adds new references to paragraph 1.2;

·         Adds a new paragraph 1.5 dealing with the marking requirements for boards emitting a reduced amount of formaldehyde and refers to the New Annex A (Informative);

·         Replaces paragraph 2.5 dealing with the amount of extracted formaldehyde.

Both the old standard and the new amended standard will apply from the date of entry into force of this amendment for a period of 6 months. During this time, products may be tested according to the old standard or the new amended standard.