Knesset committee moves to cancel extra Israeli regulations on electronic imports

Carrie Keller-Lynn is a former political and legal correspondent for The Times of Israel

Likud MK David Bitan, chair of the Knesset Economic Committee leads a meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on March 26, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Likud MK David Bitan, chair of the Knesset Economic Committee leads a meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on March 26, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

The Knesset’s Economic Committee takes a step toward putting Israeli electrical appliance imports in line with international standards, canceling Israel-specific regulations.

Headed by Likud MK David Bitan, the committee instead makes it possible for Israeli importers to rely on European standards for electrical appliance efficiency standards.

This removes the need for importers to laboratory test goods to ensure compliance with Israel’s idiosyncratic standards, an expensive and time-consuming process.

The move, which will go into effect 30 days after publication in official records, is expected to increase competition and reduce import costs by 10%, according to an Energy Ministry official testifying before the committee.

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