Economic Program Law memorandum for the years 2017-2018 (Legislative corrections), Chapter 13: Standardization, sections 63-67 (53 pages, in Hebrew)

1.  Chapter 13 of the new draft law memorandum announced by Israel's Ministry of Finance titled "Economic Program Law memorandum for the years 2017-2018 (Legislative corrections)" dealing with standardization, introduces major changes in legislation.

•  Section 63 of this new draft law introduces a draft amendment to Israel's Standards Law 5713-1953. This amendment aims to remove trade barriers caused by the current standardization and testing regime conducted by the Standards Institution of Israel (SII) and adds among others a new traceability regime along the supply chain, which requires importers and manufacturers to keep and provide specific details and documentation for at least 7 years and specifies the penalties for failure to comply;

•  Section 64 of the new draft law determines the entry into force of the various requirements introduced in section 63 of the draft amendment to Israel's Standards Law.

•  Section 65 of the new draft law introduces a draft amendment to Israel's Import and Export Order (5739-1979) . This amendment aims to promote the integration of the new recognized testing laboratories in performing tests for products subject to mandatory standards and to reduce the regulatory burden from importers. It includes the following:

1.  Replaces the requirement to provide an "affidavit" notarized by an attorney, with a "Supplier's Declaration of Conformity (SDoC)". This import facilitation is accompanied by a list of authorities and tools controlling it

2.  Establishes a new importer's registry to be managed by the Commissioner of Standardization and requires all importers of products subject to mandatory standards to register in it

•  Section 66 of the new draft law determines that the entry into force of the amendment to Israel's Import and Export Order will be 6 months after the entry into force of the Economic Program Law memorandum for the years 2017-2018, with specific options for postponement and transition periods.

•  Section 67 of the new draft law allows for transition periods and special conditions for performing compliance tests according to the methods practised at present by the Standards Institution of Israel in its "Procedure 401" and the different types of "Annexes Shin"