Naftali, Thank you very much. This is still an issue for me and you information is very helpful. I hope I can be of help to you some time in the future.
Regards, Tony Fredriksson NeTpower, Inc. ---------- From: Naftali Shani To: Tony Fredriksson; treg Cc: Tom Smith Subject: ITE/Telecom in Israel & Egy List-Post: [email protected] Date: Monday, March 25, 1996 4:37PM A while ago, Tony Fredriksson posted a question regarding the above = issue. Today I received a faxed reply from my contact at the SII (The Standards = Institute of Israel) to that effect. It is copied verbatim and supplied = as-is. If someone out there knows their net address, please supply: --------------------------------------------------------------------------= - From: Eng. A. Pereiman, Manager, Technical Information Center for = Exporters & Israeli UL InfoCenter & WTO Inquiry Point. Your query on the above subject was forwarded to me by Mr. Gidaly Belman. = The following are the relevant answers: 1. _Photometry_&_Office_Machines_ are covered by the mandatory Israeli = Standard SI 1221 which is identical, besides negligible deviation, with = International Standard IEC 950 (UL 1950 and CSA 22.2-220 [?, looks like = this was a typo and should have been -950] are almost identical with it, = too). In addition, this Standards comprises EMC requirements identical = with those mentioned in CISPR 22. Compliance testing is being performed = by our institution, while Israeli Customs Services do recognize relevant = certificates. To obtain a premarket certification, you are advised to = contact [Disclaimer: Translated from Hebrew, so here I may be incorrect = in the English pronunciation]: Eng. Aharon Baharel, Head of Main Branch Electronics lab., SII 42 Chaim Levanon Street Tel-Aviv 69977, Israel Tel +972-3-646-5146 Fax +972-3-646-5286 2. To obtain a license for placing _Telecom_Equipment_ on the Israeli = market, there is to apply to [Disclaimer: Translated from Hebrew, so here = I may be incorrect in the English pronunciation]: Mrs. Paulina Weissman Products Approval Department, Communication Ministry 9 Ahad-Ha'am, 5th Floor Tel-Aviv 65251, Israel Tel +972-3-519-8230 Fax +972-3-519-8249 In principle, this kind of equipment is being tested by our Institution, = too, but there has to be a request from the above office. Testing is = being performed by our Institution, by the same Laboratory (the same = contact person) and in compliance with the same safety and EMC Standards, = as above. Information on possible additional technical requirements for = this kind of equipment, is being supposed to be provided by Mrs. = Weissman. 3. All this, for Israel. As for _Egypt_, unfortunately, we do not have = any information readily available. I have sent the fax to the Information = Centre of the Egypt Standards Organization, on your behalf. When and if I = receive an answer, I would be glad to inform you. If you have any additional queries, please do not hesitate to contact me. Best regards --------------------------------------------------------------------------= ---------- Hope this helps, Naftali Shani Nortel
