G/TBT/N/ISR/1316  
15 February 2024  
(24-1327) 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  
Ministry of Economy and Industry  
Tel: + (972) 74 750 2236  
E-mail: Yael.Friedgut@service.economy.gov.il  
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:   
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):  Products 
and commodities subject to Mandatory Standards and classified to the reg ulatory Import 
groups 2 and 3  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Law amending 
the Import and Export Decree (No. 6) - 5724-2024; (12 page(s), in Hebrew)  
6. Description of content:  The Minister of Economy and Industry had s igned the sixth law 
amending Israel's Import and Export Decree. This amendment creates a significant reform 
in Israel's import regime. It eases import requirements applying to products and 
commodities subject to Mandatory Standards and classified to the re gulatory Import 
groups 2 and 3, such as toys, electrical and electronic products, tableware, cleaning 
materials, faucets, construction materials, etc.  
The reform allows the importation of various products without the preliminary 
requirements to perform a m odel or a compliance test. It will rely on an importer's 
Declaration of Conformity. These acts will be backed up with an enhancement of market 
surveillance. The law includes the following steps:  
1. Entry into force immediately (17 January 2024):  
o Changes in the timeline allowed for market surveillance control. It 
extends to 144 hours, the maximum time allowed for inspection and 
submission of a Product File required for inspection.  
o Changes in the documentation required to substantiate an importer's 
Declaration of Conformity.  
2. Entry into force of the reform (1 July 2024, with an option to postpone for an 
additional three months):  G/TBT/N/ISR/1316  
 
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  o Eliminates the need to submit requests to a testing laboratory for the 
release of shipments on declaration routes;  
o Removes t he obligation to keep a compliance certificate in the Product 
File required in import group 3 for one year;  
o Cancels of the Importer's Register at the Ministry of Economy and 
Industry;  
o Simplifies the possibility of moving to carry out compliance tests in a 
laboratory different from the one where the model was approved;  
o Expands the powers given to the Commissioner of Standardization against 
importers that breach trust;  
o Obliges the testing laboratory to provide information about standard 
certificates issued by  them;  
o Reduces the penalty for importers who performed a preliminary voluntary 
test; 
o Doubles the sanction amount for an importer who does not hold a Product 
File as required.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Import and Export Decree [New Version], 5769 -1979;  
• Standards Law, 5733 -1953.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  17 January 2024  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 July 2024  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. 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  
Yael.Friedgut@service.economy.gov.il  
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