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25 March 2024  
(24-2505) 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  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Israel WTO -TBT Enquiry Point  
Ministry of Economy and Industry  
Tel: + (972) 74 750 2236  
E-mail: Yael.Friedgut@service.economy.gov.il  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  ], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Cosmetics 
(HS code(s): 33; 34); (ICS code(s): 71.1 00.70)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Pharmacists 
Ordinance (Amendment no. _) 5741 -1981; (26 page(s), in Hebrew)  
6. Description of content:  Israel's Ministry of Health announced a new draft amendment 
to the Pharmacist s Ordinance [New Version] 5741 -1981.  
This proposed amendment aims to reduce trade barriers by coordinating the Israeli import 
regime with The European Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 on Cosmetic Products regarding 
prohibited substances in cosmetics, restricte d substances, dyes, sunscreens and 
preservatives. and includes the following significant changes:  
• Adopts of EU regulations to apply in Israel;  
• Allows adequate cosmetics importers to import from EU member countries, UK or 
Switzerland, even if they do not have access to the cosmetic product information 
file or to its safety assessment.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade; Cost saving 
and producti vity enhancement  G/TBT/N/ISR/1330  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• Pharmacists Ordinance [New Version] 5741 -1981;  
• Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
30 November 2009 on Cosmetic Products - Regarding prohibited substances in 
cosmetics, restricted substances, dyes, sunscreens and preservatives.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  31 March 2024  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattac hments/2024/TBT/ISR/24_02202_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/ISR/24_02202_01_x.pdf  
 