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25 March 2024  
(24-2509) 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@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):  Electrical 
appliances in general (HS code(s): 84; 85)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Energy Sources 
Law (Amendment) 5784 -2024; (10 page(s), in Hebrew)  
6. Description of content:  The proposed law amendment aims to reduce the cost of living 
by decreasing regulations on importing e lectrical products.  
It adds a parallel import approval route that allows manufacturers and importers to submit 
proof that the product is included in an official European register instead of DoC. If this 
device is not required to be listed in a registry, t hen a proof that it is marketed in Europe 
will be required.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
The Energy Sources Law, 5750 -1989 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined This amendment will enter into 
force nine months after publication in Israel's Official Gazette. The Minister of Energy will 
have the authority to postpone the said date, if the necessary enforcement preparation 
has not been completed.  G/TBT/N/ISR/1331  
 
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  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:   
WTO-TBT Enquiry Point  
Yael.Friedgut@service.economy.gov.il  
In addition to the proposed amendment, we provide an a Regulatory Impact Assessment 
Report (RIA) for the new import route  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2 024/TBT/ISR/24_02203_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/ISR/24_02203_01_x.pdf  
 