G/TBT/N/ISR/936  
 
15 November 2016  
(16-6258) 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) 3 7347501  
E-mail: Yael.Friedgut@economy.gov.il   
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authorit y 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 [  ], other : 
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Food (ICS: 67.040 ) 
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document : Protection of public 
health regulations (food) (import of regular food) 5776 -2016 (21 pages, in Hebrew)  
6. Description of content : New proposed regulations announced by Israel's Ministry of 
Health titled "Regulations for the protection of public health (Food) (Import of regular 
food) 5776 -2016". These regulations follow the new "Protection of public  health law 
(Food)  5776-2015" that entered into force on 30 September 2016. Chapter D of the law 
reforms Israel's regular food importation regime. It facilitates import procedures and aims 
to allow for a faster release of imported food to the market. These  proposed regulations 
complete the import legislation procedure by replacing the current Ministry of Health Order 
# 05 -007 titled "Import of conventional food  – Pre-registration and release from 
quarantine and customs" and providing instead a set of online  forms for importing regular 
food. 
The regulations include the following:  
 Chapter A : Definitions  
 Chapter B : General  – Obligation to label food  on delivery and documentations  
 Chapter C : Declaration for regular food import  – Submission, announcement of a 
change and payment of the relevant fee  
 Chapter D : Arrangement of the release of regular food from quarantine  – submission 
of an importer's request, submission of a customs agent's request, payment of the 
relevant fee, delivery examination and submission of do cumentation  
 Chapter E : Bank guarantee  
 Chapter F : Keeping documentation  
 Chapter G : Different provisions  – Entry into for ce, scope and transition period  
These regulations will enter into force on publication in Israel's Official Gazette, except for 
regulatio ns 4(e), 9(b) and 10(b), which will enter into force on 1 January 2017.  G/TBT/N/ISR/936  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents : 
 Protection of public health law (foo d) 5776 -2015 
 Ministry of Health Order # 05 -007: Import of regular food  – Pre-registration and 
release from quarantine  and customs  
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : These regulations will enter into force on publication 
in Israel's Official Gazette, except for regulations 4(e), 9(b) and 10(b) which will enter into 
force on 1 January 2017.   
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [X] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:  
 Protection of public health regulations (Food) (Import of regular food) 5776 -2016 
(Hebrew) :°http://www.economy.gov.il/standartization/WTO_TBT/ISR_Text/Protectio
nOfPublicHealthRegulations -Food-ImportOfRegularFood.pdf  
 Protection of public health law (Food) 5776 -2015 (Hebrew)  – 
http://www.health.gov.il/LegislationLibrary/Health -mazon01B.pdf  
 Ministry of Health Order # 05 -007: Import of regular food  – Pre-registration and 
release from quarantine and customs (He brew)  – 
http://www.health.gov.il/hozer/Food_05 -007.pdf