Products and commodities subject to Mandatory Standards

Standards Law (Adoption of mandatory provisions applicable in European law) (Amendment no. 19) 5784-2024 and Israel's Import and Export Decree (Amendment no. 6); (20 page(s), in Hebrew)

The Israeli Parliament (The Knesset) approved the proposed 19th amendment to Israel's Standards Law and the proposed 6th amendment to the Import-export Decree in the first reading. 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 and its binding requirements. It reduces regulatory requirements at the import stage and focuses on market surveillance performed by the Commissioner of Standardization and his administration, in addition to sampling of goods at the ports according to a new risk management system.

Accordingly, an importer will be able to import goods that meet the requirements of the European regulation without, for example, presenting proof of compliance or performing laboratory tests upon inserting the product into the Israeli market.

The importer shall hold a declaration that he is not aware of any defect or non-compliance of the product with regulation.

This proposed amendment also includes a new Fifth Annex that details 17 European Directive that is adopted in correlation to Israel Mandatory Standards;