G/MA/QR/N/ISR/1/Add.1  
 
16 June 2020 
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Committee on Market Access  Original: English  
 
 
 NOTIFICATION PURSUAN T TO THE DECISION ON  NOTIFICATION  PROCEDURE S 
FOR QUANTITATIVE RES TRICTIONS (G/L/59/REV.1)  
ISRAEL 
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 9 June 2020, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Israel . 
 
A. Notifying Member:  Israel  
B. Date of notification:  9 June 2020 
C. First time notification:  
 Yes 
 No, last notification was made in (doc. symbol ): G/MA/QR/N/ISR/1  
D. Type of notification:  
 1. Complete (i.e. notification of all quantitative restrictions in force ) 
 2. Changes to a notification previously made in  (doc. symbol) G/MA/QR/N/ISR/1  which  
 are of the following nature : 
  2.1 Introduction of new restrictions, as listed in Section 1. 
  2.2 Elimination of restrictions, as described in G below . 
  2.3 Modification of a previously notified restriction, as described in Section 1. 
 3. Reverse notification of restrictions maintained by (Member ):  
E. The notification provides information for the follo wing biennial period 
(e.g.  2012 -2014): 2018-2020 and relates to restrictions in force as of 3 June 2020.   
F. This notification contains information* relating to:  
 Section 1:  List of quantitative restrictions that are currently in force . 
 Section 2:  Cross -reference to other WT O notifications with information on quantitative 
restrictions that are currently in force and additional information . 
G. Comments of a general nature, including a description of the elimination of 
restrictions notified under D.2.2 and the date they ceased to be in force.  
Israel had previously notified the introduction of a temporary export licensing requirement due to 
the COVID -19 pandemic, which remained in force until 30 May 2020 (see G/MA/QR/N/ISR/1).  
Israel adopted a new temporary export licensi ng scheme  which will remain in force until 30  June 
2020 and reduced in more than half the number of products subject to the requirement.  
 
 
* In English  only.  
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- 2 - Section  1: List of quantitative restrictions that are currently in force  
 
 QR 
No.  General 
description 
of the 
restriction  Type of 
restriction  Tariff line code 
(s) affected, 
based on HS 
(2017 ) Detailed 
Product 
Description  WTO 
Justification  
and Ground for 
Restriction, e.g. 
Other 
Internatio nal 
Commitments  National legal basis and entry into force  Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and 
other comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
1 
 Export 
licenses due to   
COVID -19.  
NAL-X ex22.07  Alcohol other than 
alcoholic 
beverages 
intended for 
drinking  
 Article XI:2 (a) 
of the GATT,  
 
Article  XX(b) of 
the GATT;  Import and Export Ordinance [New Version] Law -
1979.  
 Ministry of Economy 
and Industry.  
 
Due to the Covid -19 
pandemic there is a 
need for restrictions 
of some medical 
products with the aim 
of preventing critical 
shortage to allow 
adequate medical 
treatment care for 
the hospitalized  as 
well as for medical 
personnel .  
 
This temporary 
measure  establish 
that the listed 
produc ts herein 
require an export 
license.  
 
    ex22.08  Alcohol other than 
alcoholic 
beverages 
intended for 
drinking   Free Export Order (Amendment number 6), 2020.  In 
place until  30 June 2020. 
 
https://www.gov.il/BlobFolder/service/export -
essential -equipment -corona/he/corona -export -
order -correction -6.pdf 
   ex30.05  Swabs 
impregnated or 
non-impregnated    
    
34.02.20  
 
 
 
 
34.02.20  
 
 
 
 
 
38.08. 90 
 
 
 
 
  
Personal cleaning 
products 
containing 70% 
ethyl alcohol and 
above  
 
Personal cleaning 
products 
containing 60% 
isopropyl alcohol 
and above  
 
Disinfection 
products 
containing 70% 
ethyl alcohol and 
above  
 
    
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- 3 -  QR 
No.  General 
description 
of the 
restriction  Type of 
restriction  Tariff line code 
(s) affected, 
based on HS 
(2017 ) Detailed 
Product 
Description  WTO 
Justification  
and Ground for 
Restriction, e.g. 
Other 
Internatio nal 
Commitments  National legal basis and entry into force  Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and 
other comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
 
   38.08.90  
 Disinfection 
products 
containing 60% 
isopropyl alcohol 
and above     
        
   ex63.07.90  FFP2, FFP3 or N95  
face masks     
        
   ex90.19.20  Artificial 
respiration 
devices and 
machines , 
Including Bi PAP 
or C PAP Bi-level 
positive airway 
pressure units .    
        
   ex90.20  FFP2, FFP3 or N95 
respirators     
 
 
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