G/TBT/N/ISR/1329/Rev.1  
8 April 2024  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member:  ISRAEL  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 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  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Standards Law 
(Adoption of mandatory provisions applicable in European law) (Amendment no. 19) 
5784-2024 and Israel's Import and Export Decree (Amendment no. 6); (20 p age(s), in 
Hebrew)  
6. Description of content:  The Israeli Parliament (The Knesset) approved the proposed 
19th amendment to Israel's Standards Law and the proposed 6th amendment to the 
Import -export Decree in the first reading. This amendment significantly  reforms Israel's 
import regime.  
The proposed amendment aims to reduce the regulatory and bureaucratic burden on 
manufacturers, importers, and retailers. It promotes competition and encourages free 
international trade, by adding an alternative route to im porting and marketing goods 
subject to a mandatory standard.,  
The new alternative route relies on European regulations and its binding requirements. It 
reduces regulatory requirements at the import stage and focuses on market surveillance 
performed by the Commissioner of Standardization and his administration, in addition to 
sampling of goods at the ports according to a new risk management system.  
Accordingly, an importer will be able to import goods that meet the requirements of the 
European regulation wit hout, for example, presenting proof of compliance or performing 
laboratory tests upon inserting the product into the Israeli market.  G/TBT/N/ISR/1329/Rev.1  
 
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  The importer shall hold a declaration that he is not aware of any defect or non -compliance 
of the product with regulation.  
This proposed amendment also includes a new Fifth Annex that details 17 European 
Directive that is adopted in correlation to Israel Mandatory Standards;  
Adopted European Directive Regulation  Proposed entry 
into force of 
adoption  
Toy Safety Dir ective 2009/48/EC  1 September 2024  
GPSD 2001/95/EC  
This adoption will not apply to:  
1. Playground equipment  
2. Baby products - Soothers and nipples, soother 
holders, bottles, and Babies' cutlery and feeding 
utensils.  1 September 2024  
REACH Regulation 1907/2006  1 September 2024  
Food Contact Plastic Regulation 10/2011  1 September 2024  
LVD 2014/35  1 September 2024  
EMC Directive 2014/30/EU  1 September 2024  
Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 regarding components marking  1 September 2024  
Regulation (EC) 1272/2008  1 September 2024  
Directive Aerosol C75/324/EEC  1 September 2024  
Regulation PPE (EU) 2016/425  1 September 2024  
TPE Directive 2010/35/EU  1 September 2027  
SPVD 2014/29/EU  1 September 2027  
PE Directive 2014/68/EU  1 September 2027  
Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC  1 September 2027  
Lift Directive 2014/33/EU  1 September 2027  
Construction Products Regulation (EU) 305/2011  1 September 2027  
Batteries Regulation (EU) 2023/1542  1 September 2027  
 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade   
8. Relevant documents:   G/TBT/N/ISR/1329/Rev.1  
 
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  • Israel's Standards Law, 5733 -1953 and all its amendments;  
• Israel's Import and Export Decree [New Version], 5769 -1979.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 September 2024 and 1 September 2027, as 
detailed under item 6.  
The Minister of Economy and Industry may, by decree, postpone the commencement date 
if he is convinced that the preparation of the required supervisory and enforcement 
powers has not been completed. This will maintain inspection capabilities, implement the 
requirements of the European regulation, and implement the instructions of this propos ed 
amendment to The Standards Law and the Import and Export Ordinance as worded in this 
draft.  
10. Final date for comments:  21 May 2024  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone or fax 
numbers  and email and website address es, if available , of other body:   
WTO-TBT Enquiry Point  
Yael.Friedgut@service.economy.gov.il  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/ISR/24_02476_00_x.pdf