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22 June 2020  
(20-4353) Page: 1/1 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 
AD HOC REPORT ON COV ID-19 MEASURES TAKEN  BY ISRAEL  
IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR  
SUBMISSION BY ISRAEL  
1.  This ad hoc report covers measures adopted by Israel in relation to the Covid -19 as of 
18 June 2020.  
2.  Following the spread of the COVID -19, the government of Israel issued emergency regulations, 
including various restrictions on commercial activities , in order to reduce the infection and the virus 
spread. Agricultural production and related industry and services are considered essent ial and are 
therefore excluded from these regulations. Services in farms and ports of entry, such as plant 
protection inspectors and veterinarians, have continued.  
3.  The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has conducted daily assessment of the 
availability of fresh agricultural produce. Following these assessments, voluntary duty -free TRQs 
have been temporarily increased to import onions, cucumbers and eggs.  
4.  The plant protection and inspection services  (PPIS) and veterinary and animal health 
servic es (IVSAH) have also facilitated imports by accepting official and scanned copies of original 
phytosanitary or health certificates, as well as e -certifications that can be verified, for specific 
products and under certain conditions.  
 
 
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