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Notifying Member: ISRAEL

If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible:

Israel WTO-TBT Enquiry Point

Ministry of Economy and Industry

Tel: + (972) 74 7502236

E-mail: Yael.Friedgut@service.economy.gov.il

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], Other:

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Products covered (HS codes or national tariff lines. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Food (ICS code(s): 67.040; 67.050)

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Details of notified document(s) (title, number of pages and languages, means of access): Public Health Protection (Food) Notice (Application of Changes to the Annex to the European Union Directives) (Regulation 2023/915), 5786 – 2025; (7 page(s), in Hebrew)

Link to notified document(s) and/or contact details for agency or authority which can provide copies upon request:

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Description of content: The European Regulation (EC) No 2023/915 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 April 2023 on maximum levels for certain contaminants in food was adopted in Israel as part of Amendment No. 10 to the Public Health Protection (Food) Law, 5776 - 2015 (notified in G/TBT/N/ISR/1332/Rev.1), and appears in item 1 of the Second Annex A to the Law with a few deviations as detailed in columns A and C, in addition to the exceptions as stated in Section 3A(a1) to (a5) of the Law.

This regulation replaced the Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs of 19 December, 2006, which was adopted 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 Food Law (Amendment No. 3), and was applied in Israel from 1 January, 2023.

It is now proposed to apply the change to the adopted Regulation (EC) 2023/915 in full, as implemented in the European Union by 1 December 2025. The main change introduced by this proposed amendment is the addition of maximum permissible levels of inorganic arsenic in fish and seafood, as implemented in Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/1891 of 17 September 2025, amending Regulation (EU) 2023/915, as regards maximum levels of inorganic arsenic in fish and other seafood.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade; Cost saving and productivity enhancement

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Relevant documents:

·_        Announcement of the opening of the change for public comments;

·_        Notice of the Food Service Administration in accordance with Section 3A(c) of the Law;

·_        Protection of Public Health Law (Food) 5776-2015;

·_        RIA;

·_        Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/1891 of 17 September 2025 amending Regulation (EU) 2023/915 as regards maximum levels of inorganic arsenic in fish and other seafood.

Relevant notifications:

·_        G/TBT/N/ISR/1332/Rev.1

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: 1 January 2026

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Provision of comments

Final date for comments: 7 March 2026

[X] 60 days from notification

Contact details of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification:

Israel's WTO-TBT Enquiry Point

Email: Yael.Friedgut@Service.economy.gov.il