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Road vehicles and their parts, Food contact materials

Official title

Standards Law (Compliance with US Federal Regulations) (Amendment No. 21) 5786-2026

Israel notified a revised version of this proposed TBT measure on 23 February 2026. The measure was first notified on 22 December 2025. The comment period closed on 24 April 2026.

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At a glance

Products

The following products and commodities that are subject to Mandatory Standards: * Children's and baby products; * Cleaning products, hazardous materials - intended for use by the general public and sold at retail, except for those requiring a toxic permit from the Ministry of Environmental Protectio

Notifying member
Israel
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 23 February 2026. Check WTO ePing or Israel for its current status.
Objectives
  • Harmonization
  • Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade
  • Cost saving and productivity enhancement
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/ISR/1408Latest notice: G/TBT/N/ISR/1408/Rev.1
ICS classification
  • 43.040.80 Crash protection and restraint systems
  • 67.250 Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs
  • 71.100.40 Surface active agents
  • 97.145 Ladders
  • 97.180 Miscellaneous domestic and commercial equipment
  • 97.190 Equipment for children

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 24 April 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
To be determined

How to comment

The comment period closed on 24 April 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/ISR/1408/Rev.1; it can take them up with Israel.

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What the notification says

The Ministry of Economy and Industry announced a new standardization reform following the Israeli Government Decision No. 3386. The reform will allow the import and production of goods in accordance with US Federal Regulations, provided the products are manufactured in the United States or Israel. The purpose of the proposed amendment is to add an alternative route for the import and manufacture of goods subject to mandatory standards. The new route relies on U.S. federal regulations, reduces regulatory requirements at the import stage, and focuses on market surveillance, based on risk management. Main points of the legislation: Updating the Standards Law to add the relevant legislation infrastructure for the adoption of US Federal Regulations; Adding Chapter D2: Adoption of US Federal Regulations requirements; Adding Annex 8 regarding the adopted US Federal Regulations, including the adoption of US Federal Regulations for specific products with variable conditions, as follows: Title 16 of the CFR - Commercial Practices, regarding only the technical requirements of the following products: Children's and baby products; Cleaning products, hazardous materials - intended for use by the general public and sold at retail, except for those requiring a toxic permit from the Ministry of Environmental Protection; Pressure cookers, bicycle helmets, lighters, etc. Title 21 of the CFR – Food and Drugs, regarding only the technical requirements of the following products: Plastic…

Notices on this measure

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

  1. RevisionG/TBT/N/ISR/1408/Rev.1

    Comment deadline: Closed on 24 April 2026

    Standards Law (Compliance with US Federal Regulations) (Amendment No. 21) 5786-2026

    The Ministry of Economy and Industry announced a new standardization reform following the Israeli Government Decision No. 3386. The reform will allow the import and production of goods in accordance with US Federal Regulations, provided the products are manufactured in the United States or Israel. The purpose of the proposed amendment is to add an alternative route for the import and manufacture of goods subject to mandatory standards. The new route relies on U.S. federal regulations, reduces regulatory requirements at the import stage, and focuses on market surveillance, based on risk management. Main points of the legislation: Updating the Standards Law to add the relevant legislation infrastructure for the adoption of US Federal Regulations; Adding Chapter D2: Adoption of US Federal Regulations requirements; Adding Annex 8 regarding the adopted US Federal Regulations, including the adoption of US Federal Regulations for specific products with variable conditions, as follows: Title 16 of the CFR - Commercial Practices, regarding only the technical requirements of the following products: Children's and baby products; Cleaning products, hazardous materials - intended for use by the general public and sold at retail, except for those requiring a toxic permit from the Ministry of Environmental Protection; Pressure cookers, bicycle helmets, lighters, etc. Title 21 of the CFR – Food and Drugs, regarding only the technical requirements of the following products: Plastic…

    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. Regular notificationG/TBT/N/ISR/1408

    Comment deadline: Closed on 20 February 2026

    Standards Law (Compliance with US Federal Regulations) (Amendment No. 21) 5785-2025

    The Ministry of Economy and Industry announced a new standardization reform following the Israeli Government Decision No. 3386. The reform will allow the import and production of goods in accordance with US Federal Regulations, provided the products are manufactured in Israel or the United States. The purpose of the proposed amendment is to add an alternative route for importing and manufacturing goods subject to mandatory standards. The new route relies on US Federal Regulations, reduces regulatory requirements at the import stage, and focuses on port enforcement and market surveillance, in accordance with a specific risk management system. Main points of the legislation: Updating the Standards Law to add the relevant legislation infrastructure for the adoption of US Federal Regulations; Adding Chapter D2: Adoption of US Federal Regulations requirements; Adding Annex 8 regarding the adopted US Federal Regulations, including the adoption of 5 American regulations; Title 16 of the CFR - Commercial Practices; Title 21 of the CFR – Food and Drugs; Title 29 of the CFR - Labor; Title 49 of the CFR Transportation; Title 40 of the CFR Protection of the Environment. Adding Annex 9 (the table currently has no content) regarding secondary legislation referring to a standard, a mandatory standard, or establishing a provision that restricts the production, import, sale, or use of a product to which a mandatory standard applies.

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document 1 (opens in a new tab)Notified document 2 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

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All updates from Israel

  1. WTO notificationTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    SI 900 part 2.23 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety: Particular requirements for appliances for skin and hair care

    First amendment to the Mandatory Standard 900 part 2.23, dealing with electric appliances for skin and hair care. This draft amendment adopts AMD1:2019-03 of the International Standard IEC 60335-2-23:2016, with the following changes that appear in the standard's Hebrew section: Changes the…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/ISR/1285/Add.1Comment period closed

  2. WTO notificationTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    SI 900 part 2.17 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety: Particular requirements for blankets, pads, clothing and similar flexible heating appliances

    First amendment to the Mandatory Standard SI 900 part 2.17. This amendment changes the following: Adopts Amendment 2 of 2019-03 to the International Standard IEC 60335-2-17:2012; Deletes the national section 203 dealing with 'Noise requirements'.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/ISR/1284/Add.1Comment period closed

  3. WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, open for comments

    SI 637 Part 3 - Gas cylinders valves: Outlet connections

    Second Amendment to the Mandatory Standard SI 637 Part 3, dealing with Outlet connections for gas cylinders. This proposed amendment changes a few lines in Table 1 of Section 4, dealing with the application of the output thread. Both the old standard and the new proposed standard will apply from…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/ISR/1414Comments until 25 December 2026

  4. WTO notificationSPSProposed measure, open for comments

    Public Health Protection Notice (Food) (Application of Changes to the Annex to European Union Directives) (Regulation 1333/2008 - Food Additives), 5786-2026

    Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 regarding food additives was adopted in Israel as part of Amendment No. 10 to the Public Health Protection (Food) Law, 5776-2015 (hereinafter - the Law/Food Law), and appears in Item 8 of…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/ISR/14/Rev.2Comments until 4 December 2026

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