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Food – Israel

Official title

Public Health Protection (Food) (Amendment of the Second Annex A) (Regulation 1169/2011 - Provision of Food Information to Consumers), 5776-2026

Israel notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 22 July 2026. The comment period closed on 20 September 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Food labelling

Notifying member
Israel
Status
Proposed measure, not in force yet
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/1411
ICS classification
  • 67.040 Food products in general
  • 67.050 General methods of tests and analysis for food products
Keywords
Food standards, Labelling

Key dates

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

How to comment

The comment period closed on 20 September 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/1411; it can take them up with Israel.

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What the notification says

Regulation (EU) No. 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers was adopted in Israel as part of the 10th Amendment to the Public Health Protection (Food), 5776 – 2015, and appears in Item 5 of Annex 2A. This regulation was applied in Israel from January 1, 2025 on a voluntary basis and will apply to all traders as of January 1, 2028. The regulation has not been fully applied. The changes, conditions, expansions and exceptions from the adoption of Regulation 1169/2011 appear in columns A, B and C of Item 5 of Schedule 2A, in addition to the exceptions as stated in Section 3A(a1) to (a5) of the Law. The latest updated combined version that was adopted and published on the Ministry’s website is the correct version as of April 1, 2025. Section 1(4) of Regulation 1169/2011 states that the regulation applies without prejudice to the requirements of specific labeling applicable to certain foods. In Israel, this section is read together with sections 3A(a1)(1) and 3A(a2) of the law, so that the meaning is that where there is specific local food legislation regarding certain foods, it applies. Local food legislation regarding certain foods is expressed, among other things, in official standards, which refer, among other things, to Mandatory Israel standard SI 1145 for food labeling provisions. In order to allow food labeling in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 1169/2011 together with the…

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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