G/TBT/N/ISR/1220  
26 August 2021  
(21-6452) 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) 74 750 2236  
E-mail: Yael.Friedgut@economy.gov.il  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [   ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Wireless 
telegraphy apparatus (HS: 8471; 8473; 8517; 8518; 8519; 8525; 8526; 8528; 8531; 
8543; 8705; 9503), (ICS: 33.060)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Amendment of 
the Wireless Telegraphy Ordinance 5732 -1972, incorporated into Israel's Economic Policy 
Law (Legislation Amendments for the Implementation of the Economic Policy for Budget 
Years 2021 and 2022), 5781 -2021, Chapter _: Imports (8 pages in Hebrew, out of 70 
pages. Please see Section 9 on pages 38 -45, and for its entry into force see Section 10 
on page 45).  
6. Description of content:  Draft amendment of the Wireless Telegr aphy Ordinance 
incorporated into Israel's Economic Policy Law (Legislation Amendments for the 
Implementation of the Economic Policy for Budget years 2021 and 2022), 5781 -2021, 
Chapter _: Imports, published by the Ministry of Finance.  
Israel's Economic Poli cy Law is a government bill presented to the Knesset (Israel's 
parliament) alongside the State Budget Law. This legislation incorporates government 
legislative amendments for structural, institutional , and policy reforms necessary to fulfil 
its economic po licy. The Economic Policy Law devotes a separate section to the  Wireless 
Telegraphy Ordinance  and introduces an amendment aiming to reduce the cost of living 
by facilitating the flow of imported goods into Israel.  
The notified amendment allows for wireless apparatus to be imported into Israel based 
on compliance with EU Regulations and requires an importer's Declaration of Conformity. 
It also expends the frequency bands also based on an importer's Declaration of 
Conformity.   
The notified draft amend ment should be approved before 4 November 2021, together 
with Israel's National Budget  for the years 2021 -2022.  G/TBT/N/ISR/1220  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relev ant documents:  Wireless Telegraphy Ordinance 5732 -1972 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  By 4 November 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  9 months after publication in Israel's Book of Laws  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
WTO-TBT Enquiry Point  
Yael.Friedgut@economy.gov.il   
For the draft amendment of the Wireless Telegraphy Ordinance, see Section 9 on pages 
38-45, and for its entry into force, see Section 10 on page 45:  
 
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