G/TBT/N/ISR/919  
 
25 May 2016  
(16-2823)  Page: 1/3  
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 telephon e 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) 3 7347501 E-mail: Yael.Friedgut@economy.gov.il  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10 .1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Pesticide residues 
(ICS: 67) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Public Health 
Regulations (Food) (Pesticide residues) (Amend ment) 5776-2016 (112 page in Hebrew)      
6. Description of content: Draft amendment to Israel's Ministry of Health regulations titled 
"Public Health Regulations (Food) (Pesticide residues) (Amendment) 5776-2016 ". These 
regulations regulate the use of pesticides and determine the maximum residue levels (MRL's) allowed in foods according to toxicological findings and the agricultural need. The regulation undergoes amendments regularly, re flecting the changing use of pesticides in 
Israel.  The need for updates indicates the ch ange in the mix of materials licensed for use 
in food production, combined with the results of ongoing toxicological studies and newly performed risk assessments. It takes into consideration the following: new pesticides 
entering into use, others that are no longer in use, newly published toxicological risk 
assessments requiring limitations on, or even prohibition of the use of pesticides and at times, due to emerging agricultural needs,  increased MRLs. This new amendment will 
replace the regulations' 3 annexes and will provide an amended list of pesticides MRLs. 
Altogether it is reasse ssing 45 different values. 
The major changes introduced in this amendment are as follows:  
Group Pesticide Change 
Triazine Atrazine MRL Reduction    
Simazine Use prohibited   
Ametrun Use prohibited   
Prometryn MRL Reduction    
Terbutryn MRL Reduction    G/TBT/N/ISR/919 
 
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   Organic 
Phosphorus Azinphos methyl Use prohibited   
Acephate Use prohibited   
Parathion methyl Use prohibited   
Fenthion Use prohibited   
Oxydimethon methyl Use prohibited   
Prothiophos Use prohibited   
Cadusafos Use prohibited   
Diazinon Use prohibited   
Dichlorvos Use prohibited   
Metamidophos Use prohibited   
Methidathion Use prohibited   
Fenamiphos MRL Reduction   
Pirimiphos methyl MRL Reduction    
Ethephon MRL Reduction    
Tolclophos methyl MRL Reduction    
Chlorpyriphos MRL Reduction    
Malathion MRL Reduction    
Dimethoate MRL Reduction    
Carbamates Carbosulfan Use prohibited   
Oxamyl MRL Reduction    
Methiocarb Prohibits some of the pesticides MRLs 
Carbaryl Use prohibited   
Benfuracarb Use prohibited   
Methomyl MRL Reduction     
Pesticides MRLs for strawberries reduced to 
zero 
Organochlorine Endosulfan Temporary reduction of pesticide MRLs in 
cotton 
Others Alachlor Some MRLs reduced to zero 
Amitraz MRLs reduced to zero except for pears and 
animal products 
Cinidon ethyl MRLs reduced to zero except for wheat 
(identification limit) 
Dicofol Use prohibited   
Flusilazole Use prohibited   
Propargite Use prohibited   
Triadimefon Use prohibited   
Trifluralin Use prohibited   
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Protection of Human health or Safety 
8. Relevant documents:  Public Health Regulations (Food) (Pesticide residues) 5751-1991  
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined 
Proposed date of entry into force: 30 days from publication in Israel's offi cial Gazette   
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification G/TBT/N/ISR/919 
 
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  11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
Draft amendment: 
http://www.economy.gov.il/st andartization/WTO_TBT/ISR_ Text/Pesticide Residues.pdf  
Regulations' explanation:  
http://www.economy.gov.il/st andartization/WTO_TBT/ISR_ Text/Pestici deResidues-
Explanations.pdf