G/TBT/N/ISR/1332  
25 March 2024  
(24-2529) 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 Enquiry Point  
Ministry of Economy and Industry  
Tel: + (972) 74 7502236  
E-mail: Yael.Friedgut@service.economy.gov.il  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  ], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Food 
products in general (ICS code(s): 67)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Protection of 
Public Health Law (Food) (Amendment No. 5 and Temporary Provisions) (Expanding the 
Adoption of European law and its streamlining, and removing barriers to importing food 
through th e European compliance route), 5784 -2024; (50 page(s), in Hebrew)  
6. Description of content:  The Ministry of Health publishes a draft amendment to the 
Protection of Public Health Law (Food) (Amendment No. 5 and Temporary Provisions) 
(Expanding the Adoption  of European law and its streamlining and removing barriers to 
importing food through the European compliance route), 5784 -2024. This amendment 
promotes and extends the food reform implemented in 2021, which aims to reduce the 
cost of living and is based o n the European model.  
The major changes introduced in this amendment are as follows:  
1. Simplifies and streamlines the procedures for updating changes in European law 
and delegates the updating authority to the Food Service Director;  
2. Adopts an additional 20 European food regulations, including food labeling, food 
additives, and substances that come into contact with food and creates 
harmonization and compatibility between Israeli and European food safety 
legislation;  
3. Promotes significant ease to  the importation of food marketed in the EU for 
Authorized Economic Operator AEO ("Appropriate Importer");  G/TBT/N/ISR/1332  
 
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  4. Extends the obligation to manage a self -safety system to all food distributors. 
This requirement is necessary to regulate food labeling similar to th at in Europe, 
especially for labeling foods that cause allergy or intolerance.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade; Cost saving 
and productivit y enhancement  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Protection of Public Health Law (Food) 5775 -2015 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 September 2024; This amendment will enter into 
force in two steps: 1 September 2024 and 1 January 2027  
10. Final date for comments:  31 March 2024  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] 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_02204_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/ISR/24_02204_01_x.pdf