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Public Health Protection Notice (Food)

Official title

Public Health Protection Notice (Food) (Application of Changes to the Annex to European Union Directives) (Regulation EC 396/2005 - Maximum Residue Levels of Pesticides) (Amendment 4), 5786-2026

Israel notified a revised version of this proposed SPS measure on 21 August 2026. The measure was first notified on 20 October 2025. The comment period closed on 20 October 2026.

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Products

Meat and edible meat offal; Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates; Dairy produce; Birds' eggs; Natural honey; Edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included; Edible vegetables and certain roots and tub

HS codes
  • 02 · Meat and edible meat offal
    • 02
  • 03 · Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
    • 03
  • 04 · Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
    • 04
  • 07 · Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible
    • 07 EDIBLE VEGETABLES AND CERTAIN ROOTS AND TUBERS
  • 08 · Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons
    • 08 EDIBLE FRUIT AND NUTS; PEEL OF CITRUS FRUIT OR MELONS
  • 09 · Coffee, tea, mate and spices
    • 09 COFFEE, TEA, MATÉ AND SPICES
  • 10 · Cereals
    • 10
  • 11 · Products of the milling industry; malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten
    • 11 PRODUCTS OF THE MILLING INDUSTRY; MALT; STARCHES; INULIN; WHEAT GLUTEN
All 20 codes
  • 12 · Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit, industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder
    • 12 OIL SEEDS AND OLEAGINOUS FRUITS; MISCELLANEOUS GRAINS, SEEDS AND FRUIT; INDUSTRIAL OR MEDICINAL PLANTS; STRAW AND FODDER
  • 13 · Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts
    • 13
  • 14 · Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included
    • 14
  • 15 · Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes
    • 15
  • 16 · Meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or insects; preparations thereof
    • 16 PREPARATIONS OF MEAT, OF FISH, OF CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS OR OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES, OR OF INSECTS
  • 17 · Sugars and sugar confectionery
    • 17
  • 18 · Cocoa and cocoa preparations
    • 18
  • 19 · Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products
    • 19
  • 20 · Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants
    • 20
  • 21 · Miscellaneous edible preparations
    • 21
  • 22 · Beverages, spirits and vinegar
    • 22
  • 23 · Food industries, residues and wastes thereof; prepared animal fodder
    • 23 RESIDUES AND WASTE FROM THE FOOD INDUSTRIES; PREPARED ANIMAL FODDER
Notifying member
Israel
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 21 August 2026. Check WTO ePing or Israel for its current status.
Objectives
  • Food safety
  • Animal health
  • Plant protection
  • Protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease
  • Protect territory from other damage from pests
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/ISR/12Latest notice: G/SPS/N/ISR/12/Rev.5
Keywords
Human health, Animal health, Plant health, Food safety, Maximum residue limits (MRLs), Animal diseases

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 20 October 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined.
Proposed entry into force

How to comment

The comment period closed on 20 October 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/ISR/12/Rev.5; it can take them up with Israel.

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What the notification says

Regulation (EC) No. 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 regarding maximum levels of pesticide residues in or on food or feed, of plant or animal origin, amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC, was adopted in Israel within the framework of the Economic Plan Law (Legislative Amendments for the Implementation of Economic Policy for the Budget Years 2021 and 2022), 5782-2021, through an indirect amendment to the Public Health Protection (Food) Law, 5776-2015 (Amendment No. 3), and appears in Item 4 of Appendix II A to the Law. This regulation was applied in Israel on 1 January 2023 but was not fully applied. The exceptions to the adoption of Regulation 396/2005 appear in Column A of Item 4 of Appendix II A, in addition to the exceptions stated in Section 3A(a1) to (a5) of the Law. To date, orders and notices have been published in the Official Gazette (Reshumot), which included changes that took place in the European Union in Regulation 396/2005, and which were implemented in Israel, with the most recent published on 21 April 2025, being the Public Health Protection Notice (Food) (Application of Changes to the Annex to European Union Directives) (Regulation EC 396/2005 - Maximum Residue Levels of Pesticides) (Amendment No. 2), 5785-2025, signed by the director of Health Regulation Directorate (Food, Alcoholic Beverages and Cosmetics) at the Ministry of Health. The latest updated consolidated version, that was adopted and published on the…

Notices on this measure

Every notice about this measure published here, newest first. Each one is the notifying member's own text.

  1. RevisionG/SPS/N/ISR/12/Rev.5

    Comment deadline: Closed on 20 October 2026

    Public Health Protection Notice (Food) (Application of Changes to the Annex to European Union Directives) (Regulation EC 396/2005 - Maximum Residue Levels of Pesticides) (Amendment 4), 5786-2026

    Regulation (EC) No. 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 regarding maximum levels of pesticide residues in or on food or feed, of plant or animal origin, amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC, was adopted in Israel within the framework of the Economic Plan Law (Legislative Amendments for the Implementation of Economic Policy for the Budget Years 2021 and 2022), 5782-2021, through an indirect amendment to the Public Health Protection (Food) Law, 5776-2015 (Amendment No. 3), and appears in Item 4 of Appendix II A to the Law. This regulation was applied in Israel on 1 January 2023 but was not fully applied. The exceptions to the adoption of Regulation 396/2005 appear in Column A of Item 4 of Appendix II A, in addition to the exceptions stated in Section 3A(a1) to (a5) of the Law. To date, orders and notices have been published in the Official Gazette (Reshumot), which included changes that took place in the European Union in Regulation 396/2005, and which were implemented in Israel, with the most recent published on 21 April 2025, being the Public Health Protection Notice (Food) (Application of Changes to the Annex to European Union Directives) (Regulation EC 396/2005 - Maximum Residue Levels of Pesticides) (Amendment No. 2), 5785-2025, signed by the director of Health Regulation Directorate (Food, Alcoholic Beverages and Cosmetics) at the Ministry of Health. The latest updated consolidated version, that was adopted and published on the…

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document (opens in a new tab)

  2. RevisionG/SPS/N/ISR/12/Rev.4

    Comment deadline: Closed on 27 September 2026

    Public Health Protection Notice (Food) (Application of Amendments to the Annex to European Union Provisions) (Regulation 396/2005 – Maximum Residue Levels of Pesticides) (Amendment), 5786–2025

    Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC (hereinafter – Regulation 396/2005) was adopted in Israel under the Economic Arrangements Law (Legislative Amendments for the Implementation of the Economic Policy for the 2021 and 2022 Budget Years), 5782–2021, by means of an indirect amendment to the Public Health Protection (Food) Law, 5776 – 2015 (hereinafter – the Law / the Food Law), and appears in Item 4 of Annex II A to the Law. This Regulation was applied in Israel from 1 January 2023. The Regulation was not applied in its entirety. The exclusions from the adoption of Regulation 396/2005 appear in Column A of Item 4 of Annex II A, in addition to the exclusions set out in Section 3A(a1) through (a5) of the Law. These exclusions contain fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, raw meat, raw milk, honey and fresh eggs in their shells. On 17 August 2025, the Public Health Protection Notice (Food) (Application of Amendments to the Annex to European Union Provisions) (Regulation 396/2005 – Maximum Residue Levels of Pesticides), 5785–2025, was published in Official Gazette (Reshumot), signed by the Director of the National Food Service at the Ministry of Health. The Notice included six new amendments that had been made in the European Union to Regulation 396/2005 up to and around the date of publication of…

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document (English) (opens in a new tab)

  3. RevisionG/SPS/N/ISR/12/Rev.3

    Comment deadline: Closed on 5 September 2026

    Public Health Protection Notice (Food) (Application of Changes to the Annex to European Union Directives) (Regulation EC 396/2005 - Maximum Residue Levels of Pesticides) (Amendment 3), 5786-2026

    Regulation (EC) No. 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 regarding maximum levels of pesticide residues in or on food or feed, of plant or animal origin, amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC, was adopted in Israel within the framework of the Economic Plan Law (Legislative Amendments for the Implementation of Economic Policy for the Budget Years 2021 and 2022), 5782-2021, through an indirect amendment to the Public Health Protection (Food) Law, 5776–2015 (Amendment No. 3), and appears in Item 4 of Appendix II A to the Law. This regulation was applied in Israel on 1 January 2023, but was not fully applied. The exceptions to the adoption of Regulation 396/2005 appear in Column A of Item 4 of Appendix II A, in addition to the exceptions stated in Section 3A(a1) to (a5) of the Law. To date, orders and notices have been published in the Official Gazette (Reshumot), which included changes that took place in the European Union in Regulation 396/2005, and which were implemented in Israel, with the most recent published on 21 April 2025, being the Public Health Protection Notice (Food) (Application of Changes to the Annex to European Union Directives) (Regulation EC 396/2005 - Maximum Residue Levels of Pesticides) (Amendment No. 2), 5785-2025, signed by the director of Health Regulation Directorate (Food, Alcoholic Beverages and Cosmetics) at the Ministry of Health. The latest updated consolidated version, that was adopted and published on the…

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document (opens in a new tab)

  4. RevisionG/SPS/N/ISR/12/Rev.2

    Comment deadline: Closed on 5 September 2026

    Public Health Protection Notice (Food) (Amendment of the Appendix II A) (Expansion in the Annexes to the European Union Directives) (Regulation EC 396/2005 - Maximum Residue Levels of Pesticides), 5786-2026

    The provisions of Sections 3A(f)(2), (g) and (g1) of the Public Health Protection (Food) Law, 5776 – 2015 (hereinafter – the Law) allow the Minister of Health to determine by order, extensions to the adopted provisions in Appendix II A, after receiving the approval of the Israeli Parliament (Knesset) Health Committee and consultation with the Professional Advisory Committee, but without receiving the recommendation of the Exceptions Committee, provided that these are extensions that permit or enable the use of a process, food product, substance or quantities beyond what is permitted under an annex to an adopted provision. Following the aforementioned, after the Professional Advisory Committee has delivered its recommendations to the Minister and in accordance with these recommendations, the Minister requests to determine by order the extensions to the annexes to the adopted European Union Regulation No. 396/2005, which concerns maximum levels of pesticide residues (hereinafter – the Extension Order). The Extension Order proposes to determine extended maximum residue levels of certain pesticides in relation to certain crops, beyond the levels set out in Appendices II to V to Regulation 396/2005, all as detailed in the appendices to the draft proposed order. In order for the provisions of the extension order to apply and prevail over the provisions adopted in Regulation 396/2005, they must be set out in Column C, Item (4) of Appendix II A to the Law, in accordance with the…

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  5. RevisionG/SPS/N/ISR/12/Rev.1

    Comment deadline: Closed on 7 August 2026

    Public Health Protection Notice (Food) (Application of Changes to the Annex to European Union Directives) (Regulation EC 396/2005 - Maximum Residue Levels of Pesticides) (Amendment 2), 5786-2026

    On 5 December 2025, Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/2473, amending Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No. 396/2005 of the European Parliament and the Council as regards maximum residue levels for Betabaculovirus Phoperculellae, elemental Iron and rape seed oil in or on certain products, was published. On 21 April, Public Health Protection Notice (Food) (Application of Changes to the Annex to European Union Directives) (Regulation EC 396/2005 - Maximum Residue Levels of Pesticides) (Amendment No. 2), 5786-2026, was published in Official Gazette (Reshumot), signed by the director of Health Regulation Directorate (Food, Alcoholic Beverages and Cosmetics), applying this amendment. Regulation (EC) No. 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 regarding maximum levels of pesticide residues in or on food or feed, of plant or animal origin, amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC, was adopted in Israel within the framework of the Economic Plan Law (Legislative Amendments for the Implementation of Economic Policy for the Budget Years 2021 and 2022), 5782-2021, through an indirect amendment to the Public Health Protection (Food) Law, 5776–2015 (Amendment No. 3), and appears in Item 4 of Appendix II A to the Law. This regulation was applied in Israel on 1 January 2023. The regulation was not fully applied. The exceptions to the adoption of Regulation 396/2005 appear in Column A of Item 4 of Appendix II A, in addition to the exceptions stated in Section 3A(a1)…

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document (opens in a new tab)

  6. Regular notificationG/SPS/N/ISR/12

    Comment deadline: Closed on 19 December 2025

    Public Health Protection Notice (Food) (Application of Changes to the Annex to European Union Directives) (Regulation EC 396/2005 - Maximum Residue Levels of Pesticides), 5785-2025

    Regulation (EC) No. 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 on maximum levels of pesticide residues in or on food or feed, of plant or animal origin, amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC was adopted in Israel within the framework of the Economic Plan Law (Legislative Amendments for the Implementation of Economic Policy for the Budget Years 2021 and 2022), 5772-2021, through an indirect amendment to the Public Health Protection (Food) Law, 5776–2015, and appears in Item 4 of Schedule 2 A to the Law. This regulation was applied in Israel on 1 January 2023. The regulation was not applied in full. The exceptions to the adoption of Regulation 396/2005 appear in Column A of Item 4 of Schedule Two A, in addition to the exceptions stated in Section 3A(a1) to (a5) of the Law. On 14 May 2025, the Public Health Protection Order (Food) (Application of Changes to the Annex to the European Union Directives) (Regulation 396/2005 - Maximum Levels of Pesticide Residues), 5785-2025, was published in Reshumot, signed by the Minister of Health, which applied in Israel the 21 changes that occurred in the European Union in Regulation 396/2005 until close to the date of publication of the order. The updated combined text, adopted and published on the Food Service website following the publication of the said order, is valid under European legislation as of 12 May 2025. It is now proposed to apply in Israel the changes that occurred or will occur in the European…

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