Commodities subject to mandatory standards

Amendment of the Import and Export Ordinance [new version], 5739-1979, incorporated into Israel's Economic Policy Law (Legislation Amendments for the Implementation of the Economic Policy for Budget Years 2021 and 2022), 5781-2021, Chapter _: Imports (12 pages in Hebrew, out of 63 pages. Please see Section 1 on pages 4-14, and for its entry into force see Section 3 on page 18).

Draft amendment of the Import and Export Ordinance incorporated into Israel's Economic Policy Law (Legislation Amendments for the Implementation of the Economic Policy for Budget years 2021 and 2022), 5781-2021, Chapter _: Imports, Section 1, published by the Ministry of Finance.

Israel's Economic Policy Law is a government bill presented to the Knesset (Israel's parliament) alongside the State Budget Law. This legislation incorporates government legislative amendments for structural, institutional, and policy reforms necessary for the government to fulfil its economic policy. The Economic Policy Law devotes a separate section to Israel's Import and Export Ordinance and introduces an amendment aiming to reduce the cost of living by facilitating the flow of imported goods into Israel.

The notified draft amendment creates a new import regime that allows the import of commodities complying with International Standards, which were adopted as Israeli standards, to be based on an importer's declaration of conformity.

This new import regime does not apply to the following products:  Hydraulic lifting equipment, pressure equipment and accessories, appliances using liquefied petroleum gas (LPG cooking gas), gas cylinders, pressure regulators, gas valves, gas meters, gas piping, and other gas appliances. The notified draft amendment should be approved before 4 November 2021, together with Israel's National Budget for the years 2021-2022.