G/TBT/N/ISR/1217  
26 August 2021  
(21-6448) 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):  Cosmetics 
(HS: Chapter 33; ICS: 71.100.70)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Amendment of 
the Pharmacist's Ordinance 5741 -1981, 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 (16 pages in Hebrew, out of  70 pages. 
Please see Section 11 on pages 45 -60, and for its entry into force see Section 12 on page 
60). 
6. Description of content:  Draft amendment of the Pharmacist's Ordinance incorporated 
into Israel's Economic Policy Law (Legislation Amendments for t he Implementation of the 
Economic Policy for Budget years 2021 and 2022), 5781 -2021, Chapter _: Imports, 
published by the Ministry of Finance.  
Israel's Economic Policy Law is a government bill presented to the Knesset (Israel's 
parliament) alongside the St ate Budget Law. This legislation incorporates government 
legislative amendments for structural, institutional , and policy reforms necessary to fulfil 
its economic policy. The Economic Policy Law devotes a separate section to 
the Pharmacist's 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 the importation of cosmetics into Israel based on 
compliance with the relevant EU Regulations, and under the condition that the product is 
being marketed at least in one EU Member.  It allows for an importer's Declaration of 
Conformity. In addition, it opens a new import route allowing parallel importation of 
insensitive cosmetics.  
The notified draft amendmen t should be approved before 4 November 2021, together 
with Israel's National Budget for the years 2021 -2022.  G/TBT/N/ISR/1217  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
The Pharmacist's Ordinance 5741 -1981 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  By 4 November 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 2023 ; The Minister of Health will have 
the authority to postpone the said date one time only, for a period of nine months, if the 
necessary enforcement preparations have not been completed.  
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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