G/TBT/N/ISR/1329  
22 March 2024  
(24-2480) 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 [X], 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 page s and language(s) of the notified document:  Standards Law 
(Compliance with European regulation requirements) (Amendment no. _) 5784 -2024; (16 
page(s), in Hebrew)  
6. Description of content:  The Minister of Economy and Industry announced a draft 
amendment t o Israel's Standards Law. 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 importing and marketing goods 
subject to a mandatory standard,  
The new alternative route relies on European regulations, reduces regulatory 
requirements at the import stage, and focuses on market surveilla nce and sampling goods 
at the ports according to a new risk management system. According to this new regime, 
manufacturers and importers that promote self -enforcement or submit documents 
showing that the goods were marketed in Europe, will be subject to fa cilitated import 
requirements.  
This proposed amendment also includes an indirect amendment to update Israel's Import 
and Export Decree accordingly.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  G/TBT/N/ISR/1329  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• 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:  To be determined 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 proposed amendment to The Standards 
Law and the Import and Export Ordinance as worded in this draft.  
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  
In addition to the proposed amendment, we provide an informal combined version of the 
future Standards Law and a Regulatory Impa ct Assessment Report (RIA) for the new 
import route based on European regulation.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/ISR/24_02157_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/ISR/24_02157_01_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/ISR/24 _02157_02_x.pdf