SPS - Sanitary or phytosanitary measure - Any measure applied:
To protect animal or plant life or health within the territory of the Member from risks arising from the entry, establishment or spread of pests, diseases, disease-carrying organisms or disease-causing organisms, risks arising from additives, contaminants, toxins or disease-causing organisms in foods, beverages or feedstuffs, risks arising from diseases carried by animals, plants or products thereof, or from the entry, establishment or spread of pests and to prevent or limit other damage within the territory of the Member from the entry, establishment or spread of pests.
| S.No. | Date | Notifying Member | Region Country | Product Covered | Brief | Notification | Final Date of Comment |
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| 1 | 20 Oct 2025 | Israel | All Trading Partner | 65.100 - Pesticides and other agrochemicals; 65.120 - Animal feeding stuffs; 67.040 - Food products in general; 67.050 - General methods of tests and analysis for food products | 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 Union in Regulation 396/2005, as detailed below, without modifications, conditions, exceptions, or expansions, while integrating them into the text of Regulation 396/2005 as adopted today. The main point of the changes is regarding a change in the maximum permitted levels of pesticide residues.It is also clarified that the exceptions that appear in Column A of Item 4 of Appendix II A will continue to apply to the changes that are proposed to be implemented in Israel.The changes included in this proposed amendment combine the following EU Regulations amending various Annexes of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005:Section 22 - Maximum residue levels for zoxamide in or on certain products - adoption of (EU) 2025/146 - Entry in force 24 August 2025;Section 23 - Maximum residue levels for acetamiprid in or on certain products - adoption of (EU) 2025/158 - Entry in force 24 August 2025;Section 24 - Maximum residue levels for fenbuconazole and penconazole in or on certain products - adoption of (EU) 2025/195 - Entry in force 24 August 2025;Section 25 - Maximum residue levels for cycloxydim, dichlorprop-P, flupyradifurone, methyl nonyl ketone, plant oils/citronella oil, potassium sorbate, and potassium phosphonate in or on certain products - adoption of (EU) 2025/581 - Entry in force 24 August 2025;Section 26 - Maximum residue levels for cyantraniliprole, cyflumetofen, deltamethrin, mefentrifluconazole, mepiquat, and oxathiapiprolin in or on specific products - adoption of (EU) 2025/1164 - Entry in force 24 August 2025;Section 27 - Maximum residue levels for chlorpropham, fuberidazole, ipconazole, methoxyfenozide, S-metolachlor and triflusulfuron in or on certain products - adoption of (EU) 2025/1163 - Entry in force 6 January 2026. | G/SPS/N/ISR/12 | N/A |
| 2 | 20 Oct 2025 | Israel | All Trading Partner | Microbiological criteria for foodstuff, except for raw meat, raw milk, honey, and fresh eggs in their shells (ICS code(s): 67.040); General methods of tests and analysis for food products (ICS code(s): 67.050) | The EU Regulation No. 2073/2005 of 15 November 2005 regarding microbiological criteria for foodstuff was adopted in Israel in the framework of the Economic Plan Law (Legislative Amendments for the Implementation of Economic Policy for the Budget Years 2021 and 2022), 5782-2021 (notified in G/TBT/N/ISR/1218 too), using an indirect amendment to the Protection of Public Health (Food) Law, 5776-2015, (Amendment No. 3), and appears in Item 3 of Appendix II A to the Law. In addition, the EU Regulation 2073/2005 was re-adopted as part of Amendment No. 10 to the Food Law (notified in G/TBT/N/ISR/1332/Rev.1 too), which was published on 4 August 2024. The version that was adopted and published on the Food Service''s website was the version in force in the European legislation as of 8 March 2020.The EU Regulation 2073/2005 has not been fully applied in Israel yet. The exclusions and changes were listed in columns A and C of Item 3 of the Second Appendix A, in addition to the exceptions as stated in section 3a(a1) to (a5) of the Law. The main change introduced in this proposed Amendment is in Annex I to Regulation 2073/2005, as published by the European Union on 20 November 2024, in (EU) 2024/2895. This change regards the application of a strict food safety criteria, from production to the end of shelf life, in ready-to-eat foods other than those intended for infants and for special medical purposes capable of supporting the development of Listeria monocytogenes bacteria, "Listeria monocytogenes not detected in 25 grams" when the food dealer was unable to prove, to the satisfaction of the competent authority, the level of Listeria monocytogenes bacteria shall not exceed the limit of 100 cfu/g over the shelf life of the said foods. The change will enter into force on 1 July 2026.It is clarified that the exclusions and changes appearing in columns A and C of Item 3 of the Second Appendix A will continue to apply concerning the changes that are proposed to be applied in Israel. Therefore, the exclusion in column C of the addendum described above, according to which "in chapter 1 of Appendix I to the Regulation, in details 1.2 and 1.3, in column "Limits", instead of "100 cfu/g" read "not detected in 25 grams" will continue to apply and therefore the change detailed above in Appendix I has no practical significance. | G/SPS/N/ISR/11 | N/A |
| 3 | 19 Jul 2011 | Israel | All trading partners | HS Codes: 0102, 0104, 0201, 0202, 0204, 0206, 0210, 05111000 | Human health Animal health Food safety Animal diseases Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy(BSE) Zoonoses Adoption/publication/entry into force of reg. | G/SPS/N/ISR/9/Rev.1 | N/A |
| 4 | 20 Apr 2010 | Israel | All trading partners | HS Codes: 0102, 0104, 0201, 0202, 0204, 0206, 0210, 0407, 05111000 | Animal diseases Animal health Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy(BSE) Food safety Human health Zoonoses | G/SPS/N/ISR/9 | N/A |
| Source: wto.org Note:-For Earlier SPS/TBT Notifications May Kindly Refer to eping |
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