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Beverage Container Deposit Law, 5759-1999

חוק הפיקדון על מכלי משקה, תשנ"ט-1999

Published: 1999-05-12Consolidated Hebrew text as of 2025-11-12 · Last amended 2023-11-19✓ Amendment status checked against the Knesset legislation record on 2026-09-28
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Definitions§

1.

In this Law –

"business premises" means a place in which beverage containers or large beverage containers are sold;

"arrears" and "shekel interest" – as defined in the Interest and Price Indexation Law;

"the Commissioner" means a State employee appointed by the Minister in accordance with the provisions of section 9;

"Interest and Price Indexation Law" means the Interest and Price Indexation Law, 5721-1961;

"importer" means a person who imports full beverage containers or full large beverage containers, excluding importation for personal use;

"manufacturer" means a person engaged in the manufacture of beverage containers filled with a beverage or large beverage containers filled with a beverage, or in the filling with a beverage of empty beverage containers or empty large beverage containers, whether by that person or by others;

"beverage container" means a receptacle in which a beverage, other than milk and milk products, is marketed, whether full or empty, made of any material, with a capacity of 0.1 litres or more and less than 1.5 litres, excluding –

(1)bags;
(2)beverage containers made principally of paper or cardboard;
(3)(Repealed)

"large beverage container" means a receptacle in which a beverage, other than milk and milk products, is marketed, whether full or empty, made of any material, with a capacity of 1.5 litres or more and up to 5 litres, excluding –

(1)bags;
(2)beverage containers made principally of paper or cardboard;

"recycling" – as defined in the Recyclable Waste Collection and Removal Law, 5753-1993, or treatment of beverage containers or large beverage containers in a manner prescribed by the Minister;

"consumer" means a person who purchases or collects beverage containers or large beverage containers otherwise than for business purposes;

"the Fund" means the Fund for the Maintenance of Cleanliness established under section 10 of the Maintenance of Cleanliness Law, 5744-1984;

"recycling corporation" – (Repealed)

"the Minister" means the Minister for Environmental Protection.

Imposition of Deposit§

2.
(a)A deposit shall be paid, in accordance with the provisions of this Law, on every marked beverage container containing a beverage that is marketed in Israel (hereinafter – full beverage container).
(b)The amount of the deposit shall be 30 agorot for each full beverage container, unless the Minister has prescribed a different amount.
(c)A manufacturer or importer may decide that, in respect of a full beverage container that the manufacturer or importer manufactures or markets, the amount of the deposit shall be higher than the amount specified in subsection (b) or the amount prescribed by the Minister under the provisions of this Law.

Duty to Mark§

3.
(a)A manufacturer shall not manufacture, and an importer shall not market, beverage containers subject to a deposit, unless the words "subject to deposit" and, adjacent thereto, the amount of the deposit, are embossed, printed or affixed on them or on a label on them in a manner visible to the eye, and all in a manner that cannot be removed or erased through reasonable use (hereinafter – marked beverage container).
(b)An importer who imports beverage containers shall mark them in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) before their importation, or in a licensed warehouse as defined in the Customs Ordinance.
(c)The Minister of Industry and Trade, in consultation with the Minister of Finance and the Minister, may prescribe other provisions regarding the place of marking of imported beverage containers, even otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b).

Exemption from Duty to Mark§

3a.
(a)A manufacturer or importer shall be exempt from the duty to mark beverage containers if the manufacturer or importer has paid to the Fund an amount equal to six times the deposit amount that the manufacturer or importer would have been required to collect for all beverage containers manufactured or imported had they been marked in accordance with the provisions of section 3, and has delivered to the Commissioner, before the marketing of the beverage containers, a confirmation to that effect from the Fund.
(b)An importer who is exempt from the duty to mark beverage containers under the provisions of subsection (a) shall also deliver the confirmation from the Fund to the customs officer.

Prohibition on Selling Unmarked Beverage Containers§

3b.

Business premises shall not sell a beverage container that is not marked in accordance with the provisions of section 3(a), unless an exemption from the duty to mark applies to that beverage container under section 3a(a), and the manufacturer or importer, as the case may be, has delivered to the business owner a copy of the Fund's confirmation to the Commissioner pursuant to that section.

Collection of Deposit§

4.
(a)A manufacturer, importer and business premises shall collect a deposit in respect of every full beverage container that they sell.
(b)Business premises that sell a beverage to a consumer for consumption within the business premises are not required to collect a deposit.

Payment of Deposit§

5.

Every person who purchases a full beverage container shall pay the deposit to the manufacturer, importer or business premises from which the beverage container was purchased; payment of the deposit shall be made at the time of payment for the beverage container.

Refund of Deposit to Consumer§

6.
(a)A consumer who holds an empty marked beverage container may return it to business premises in which full beverage containers of any type of the manufacturer or importer, as the case may be, of the returned beverage container are sold.
(b)Business premises as referred to in subsection (a) are required to accept an empty marked beverage container delivered to them by a consumer and to pay the consumer the deposit amount in respect thereof.
(c)Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) –
(1)business premises that sell a beverage to a consumer are not required to accept an empty marked beverage container and to pay the deposit amount in respect thereof, if one of the following applies:
(a)the sale was for consumption within the business premises, unless the business premises collected a deposit in respect of it;
(b)the floor area of the business premises is less than 28 square metres, unless the beverage container was purchased at those same business premises;
(2)business premises are not required to accept more than 50 empty marked beverage containers from the same consumer in a day, and to pay the deposit amount in respect thereof;
(3)the operator of an automatic vending machine for beverage containers that is not within business premises is not required to accept an empty marked beverage container and to pay the deposit amount in respect thereof.

Refund of Deposit to Business Premises§

7.
(a)Business premises that hold empty marked beverage containers may return them to business premises, a manufacturer or an importer from which they purchased full beverage containers of any type of the manufacturer or importer, as the case may be, of the returned beverage containers.
(b)Business premises, a manufacturer and an importer are required to collect, at a reasonable frequency, empty marked beverage containers delivered to them by business premises in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a), and to pay the business premises the deposit amount in respect thereof.
(c)The Commissioner may issue instructions regarding the maximum time intervals between collection dates of empty marked beverage containers and the quantities of beverage containers to be collected at each collection, and may issue different instructions according to the size and location of the business premises.

Collection Targets for Empty Beverage Containers§

7a.
(a)A manufacturer and an importer shall collect empty marked beverage containers at an average annual rate from the total of full beverage containers that they marketed in each period of two years (hereinafter – average collection target), of not less than 77 per cent, provided that the rate of beverage containers collected from the total of full beverage containers marketed in each year (hereinafter – annual collection target) shall not be less than 73 per cent; for this purpose, a period of two years shall be counted from 1 January of the year following the aforementioned period that preceded it.
(b)Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), in the years 2009 to 2014, the average collection targets and the annual collection targets shall be as set out below:
(1)in the years 2009 and 2010, the average collection target shall not be less than 70 per cent, and the annual collection target shall not be less than – in 2009, 68 per cent, and in 2010, 69 per cent;
(2)in the years 2011 and 2012, the average collection target shall not be less than 73 per cent, and the annual collection target shall not be less than – in 2011, 70 per cent, and in 2012, 71 per cent;
(3)in the years 2013 and 2014, the average collection target shall not be less than 77 per cent, and the annual collection target shall not be less than – in 2013, 72 per cent, and in 2014, 73 per cent.
(c)For the purposes of this section, a manufacturer or importer may also collect empty beverage containers that were not manufactured or marketed by that manufacturer or importer.

Payment for Failure to Meet Collection Targets for Beverage Containers§

7b.
(a)A manufacturer or importer who has not met an annual collection target under section 7a shall pay to the Fund, in respect of each beverage container not collected in accordance with that target, twice the deposit amount prescribed for each such beverage container.
(b)A manufacturer or importer who has not met an average collection target under section 7a shall pay to the Fund, in respect of each beverage container not collected in accordance with that target, an amount as set out below:
(1)for failure to meet the average collection target by 7 per cent or more – twice the deposit amount prescribed for each such beverage container;
(2)for failure to meet the average collection target by 4 per cent or more but less than 7 per cent – 1.9 times the deposit amount prescribed for each such beverage container;
(3)for failure to meet the average collection target by 2 per cent or more but less than 4 per cent – 1.8 times the deposit amount prescribed for each such beverage container;
(4)for failure to meet the average collection target by 0.5 per cent or more but less than 2 per cent – 1.5 times the deposit amount prescribed for each such beverage container;
(5)for failure to meet the average collection target by less than 0.5 per cent – 1.3 times the deposit amount prescribed for each such beverage container.
(c)A payment made by a manufacturer or importer to the Fund under the provisions of subsection (a) shall be deducted from the amount that the manufacturer or importer is required to transfer to the Fund under subsection (b), provided that the Fund shall not refund to the manufacturer or importer any amount paid or that was required to be paid in respect of failure to collect under subsection (a).

Time for Transfer of Payments to the Fund§

7c.

A manufacturer or importer who is liable for payments under section 7b shall transfer them to the Fund by the date set out below:

(1)with respect to payments under section 7b(a) paid in respect of a particular year – 1 March of the following year;
(2)with respect to payments under section 7b(b) paid in respect of a period of two years – 1 March of the year following that period.

Duty to Recycle Empty Beverage Containers§

7d.

A manufacturer and an importer shall recycle at least 90 per cent of all empty beverage containers collected by them in each year, by 1 June of the following year; the beverage containers shall be recycled at a recycling plant licensed under any law.

Collection Targets and Duty to Recycle Empty Large Beverage Containers§

7e.
(a)A manufacturer and an importer shall collect, in each year, empty large beverage containers at a rate of at least 55 per cent of the total full large beverage containers marketed by them in that year.
(b)For the purposes of subsection (a), a manufacturer or importer may also collect empty large beverage containers that were not manufactured or marketed by that manufacturer or importer.
(c)A manufacturer and an importer shall recycle at least 90 per cent of all empty large beverage containers collected by them in each year, by 1 June of the following year; the beverage containers shall be recycled at a recycling plant licensed under any law.
(d)If the collection of empty large beverage containers in any year has not reached a rate of 55 per cent of all full large beverage containers marketed by manufacturers and importers in that year, the Minister shall announce this in a notice published in Reshumot (Official Gazette) within one month of the date of receipt of the last quarterly report for that year, as referred to in section 10; where the Minister has so announced, the provisions of this Law shall apply also to large beverage containers, commencing on 1 of the month following the expiry of 60 days from the date of the notice (in this section – the commencement date), with the following modifications:
(1)in section 7a, after subsection (a) the following shall be read:

"(a1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) –

(1)in the first two years commencing on the commencement date, the average collection target shall be 68 per cent and the annual collection target shall be 65 per cent;
(2)in the third and fourth years after the commencement date, the average collection target shall be 73 per cent and the annual collection target shall be 71 per cent.";
(2)subsection (a) and sections 7f and 10(e) shall not apply.
(e)Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (d), if the collection of large beverage containers from the total full large beverage containers marketed by manufacturers and importers in any year has reached a rate of 47 per cent but has not reached a rate of 55 per cent, the Minister may, by Order, postpone the commencement date, and may also prescribe conditions for the application of the provisions of the Law.

Payment for Failure to Meet Collection Targets for Large Beverage Containers§

7f.

A manufacturer or importer who has not met the collection target referred to in section 7e(a) shall pay to the Fund, by 1 March of the following year, in respect of each large beverage container not collected in accordance with that target, 60 agorot.

8.§

(Repealed — תש״ע)

8a.§

(Repealed — תש״ע)

8b.§

(Repealed — תש״ע)

Appointment of Commissioner§

9.

The Minister shall appoint, from among the State employees in the Minister's office, a Commissioner for the purposes of this Law.

9a.§

(Repealed — תשע״א־2)

9b.§

(Repealed — תשע״א־2)

9c.§

(Repealed — תשע״א־2)

Records and Inspection§

9d.
(a)A manufacturer and an importer shall maintain full and detailed records of the matters included in the reporting obligations under section 10.
(b)The Commissioner or a person on the Commissioner's behalf may inspect the records referred to in this section and receive a true copy thereof.

Duty to Report and Determination by Commissioner§

10.
(a)A manufacturer and an importer shall report to the Commissioner, once per quarter (in this section – quarterly report) and at the end of each year (in this section – annual report), on all of the following:
(1)the number of full beverage containers sold in respect of which they were required to collect a deposit, broken down by the type of material of which the beverage containers are made and their capacity;
(2)the number of empty beverage containers collected, broken down by the type of material of which the beverage containers are made and their capacity;
(3)the number of empty beverage containers in respect of which a deposit was refunded, broken down by the type of material of which the beverage containers are made and their capacity;
(4)the number of empty beverage containers recycled, broken down by the manner of their recycling, the details of the recycling plant, and the type of material of which the beverage containers are made;

in this section, "quarter" means a period of three months ending on the last day of the months of March, June, September and December of each year.

(a1)A quarterly report shall be submitted to the Commissioner within one month of the end of the quarter to which the report relates, in the format directed by the Commissioner.
(a2)An annual report shall be submitted to the Commissioner no later than six months after the end of each financial year, audited and signed by an auditor, in the format directed by the Commissioner.
(a3)Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), the Commissioner may, for reasons that shall be recorded, exempt an importer and a manufacturer from reporting in respect of the type of material of which the beverage containers are made and their capacity.
(a4)The Commissioner or a person on the Commissioner's behalf may require a manufacturer or importer to furnish any information that served for the preparation of the report under this section; where a manufacturer or importer is so required to furnish information, the manufacturer or importer shall furnish it at the time and in the manner specified in the demand.
(b)Where a manufacturer or importer has not submitted a quarterly report or annual report as referred to, or has submitted a report but the Commissioner has reasonable grounds to believe that the report is incorrect, the Commissioner may, after affording the manufacturer or importer an opportunity to state their arguments, determine in a reasoned decision the amounts that the manufacturer or importer is required to transfer to the Fund.
(c)Employees of the Fund and the Commissioner shall not disclose any information or data furnished to them under this Law, unless such disclosure is required for the purposes of the implementation of this Law or pursuant to a court order.
(d)The provisions of sections 13 to 16a, except sections 15(a) in fine and 15a, with respect to the reduction of amounts, shall apply, with the necessary modifications, to a determination by the Commissioner under this Law.
(e)The provisions of this section shall also apply to manufacturers and importers of large beverage containers, with the necessary modifications.

Financial Sanction§

11.
(a)Where a manufacturer or importer has not transferred payments to the Fund in accordance with the provisions of sections 7b, 7c, 7f or 10(b), the Commissioner may impose on the manufacturer or importer a financial sanction in an amount equal to six times the amount of the payments that the manufacturer or importer was required to transfer as aforesaid.
(b)Where a manufacturer or importer has done any of the following, the Commissioner may impose on the manufacturer or importer a financial sanction in the amount of the fine prescribed in section 61(a)(2) of the Penal Law, 5737-1977 (hereinafter – the Penal Law):
(1)failed to mark beverage containers subject to a deposit in accordance with the provisions of sections 3 or 3a;
(1a)failed to recycle beverage containers or large beverage containers in accordance with the provisions of sections 7d or 7e(c), as the case may be;
(2)failed to report to the Commissioner in accordance with the provisions of section 10.
(c)The Commissioner may impose on a corporation double the financial sanction prescribed under this section.

Continuing Violation and Repeated Violation§

12.
(a)In the case of a continuing violation, one twentieth of the financial sanction shall be added thereto for each day on which the violation continues.
(b)In the case of a repeated violation, an amount equal to the financial sanction shall be added to the financial sanction that could have been imposed in respect thereof had it been a first violation; for this purpose, "repeated violation" means a violation of a provision among the provisions listed in section 11, within two years of a prior violation of the same provision in respect of which a financial sanction was imposed on the violator or in respect of which the violator was convicted.

Notice of intention to impose§

13.
(a)Where the Commissioner has reasonable grounds to believe that a manufacturer or importer has contravened one of the provisions listed in section 11 (in this Law – a violator), and intends to impose a monetary sanction on the violator under that section, the Commissioner shall give the violator notice of the intention to impose a monetary sanction on the violator (in this Law – notice of intention to impose).
(b)In a notice of intention to impose, the Commissioner shall specify, inter alia, the following:
(1)the act or omission constituting the contravention;
(2)the amount of the monetary sanction and the period for its payment;
(3)the violator's right to submit arguments before the Commissioner in accordance with the provisions of section 14;
(4)the rate of the addition to the monetary sanction in the case of a continuing contravention or a repeated contravention in accordance with the provisions of section 12.

Right to be heard§

14.

A violator to whom a notice of intention to impose has been given in accordance with the provisions of section 13 may submit arguments, in writing, before the Commissioner, with respect to the intention to impose a monetary sanction on the violator and with respect to its amount, within 30 days of the date of delivery of the notice.

Commissioner's decision and demand for payment§

15.
(a)Where the violator has submitted arguments before the Commissioner in accordance with the provisions of section 14, the Commissioner shall decide, after having considered the arguments submitted, whether to impose a monetary sanction on the violator, and may reduce the amount of the monetary sanction in accordance with the provisions of section 15a.
(b)
(1)Where the Commissioner has decided under subsection (a) to impose a monetary sanction on the violator, the Commissioner shall deliver to the violator a demand to pay the monetary sanction (in this Law – demand for payment); in the demand for payment the Commissioner shall specify, inter alia, the updated amount of the monetary sanction and the period for its payment;
(2)where the Commissioner has decided under subsection (a) not to impose a monetary sanction on the violator, the Commissioner shall deliver notice thereof to the violator.
(c)Where the violator has not submitted arguments in accordance with the provisions of section 14 within 30 days of the day on which the notice of intention to impose was delivered to the violator, that notice shall, upon the expiry of those 30 days, be deemed a demand for payment delivered to the violator on that date.

Reduced amounts§

15a.
(a)The Commissioner may not impose a monetary sanction in an amount lower than the amounts prescribed in this Section, except in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b).
(b)The Minister, with the consent of the Minister of Justice, may prescribe cases, circumstances and considerations by reason of which it shall be possible to reduce the amount of the monetary sanction prescribed in this Law, at rates to be prescribed.

Updated amount of the monetary sanction§

15b.

The monetary sanction shall be according to its updated amount on the day of delivery of the demand for payment, and in respect of a violator who did not submit arguments before the Commissioner as stated in section 14 – on the day of delivery of the notice of intention to impose; where an appeal has been filed with a Magistrate's Court and the court has ordered a stay of payment of the monetary sanction – the amount of the monetary sanction shall be according to its updated amount on the day of delivery of the judgment on appeal.

Time for payment of a monetary sanction§

15c.

A monetary sanction shall be paid within 30 days of the day of delivery of the demand for payment as stated in section 15.

Shekel interest and arrears charges§

15d.

Where a monetary sanction has not been paid on time, shekel interest and arrears charges shall be added thereto for the period of delay, until payment thereof, and the provisions of the Interest and Price Indexation Law shall apply, with the necessary modifications.

Collection§

15e.

The collection of a monetary sanction, payments and additional amounts under this Law shall be governed by the Tax Ordinance (Collection).

Appeal against a monetary sanction§

16.
(a)A demand for the payment of a monetary sanction may be appealed before a Magistrate's Court.
(b)The appeal shall be filed within 30 days of the day on which notice of the imposition of the monetary sanction was given.
(c)An appeal shall not operate to stay payment of the monetary sanction unless the Commissioner or the court has ordered otherwise.
(d)Where the appeal has been allowed, the amount paid shall be refunded with the addition of shekel interest from the day of payment until the day of refund, and the provisions of the Interest and Price Indexation Law shall apply with respect to such interest, with the necessary modifications.
(e)A decision of the court on appeal may be further appealed with leave, and the court shall hear the appeal before a single judge.

Publication§

16a.

Where a monetary sanction has been imposed under this Law, the Commissioner may publish in a newspaper or in any other manner the fact of the imposition of the monetary sanction and its amount, the name of the violator and the nature of the contravention on account of which the monetary sanction was imposed and the circumstances thereof, and the Commissioner may instruct the violator to publish, at the violator's expense, a publication as aforesaid.

Preservation of criminal liability§

17.
(a)Nothing in the provisions of section 11 shall derogate from the authority of a prosecutor to file an indictment as stated in section 18, if the prosecutor considers that the circumstances justify doing so for reasons that shall be recorded.
(b)Where an indictment has been filed against a person for an offence under section 18, that person shall not be liable on account thereof to payment of a monetary sanction, and if the person has paid, the amount paid shall be refunded with the addition of shekel interest, from the day of payment until the day of refund, and the provisions of the Interest and Price Indexation Law shall apply with respect to such interest, with the necessary modifications.

Penalties§

18.
(a)A person who does one of the following is liable to a fine as stated in section 61(a)(3) of the Penal Law, 5737-1977, and if the offence was committed by a corporation – double the said fine:
(1)failed to label beverage containers subject to a deposit in accordance with the provisions of sections 3 or 3a;
(1a)sold a beverage container that is not labelled, contrary to the provisions of section 3b;
(2)failed to collect a deposit in respect of a full beverage container in accordance with the provisions of section 4;
(3)failed to accept an empty beverage container or failed to refund the deposit in respect of such a container in accordance with the provisions of sections 6 and 7;
(4)(Repealed)
(5)(Repealed)
(6)(Repealed)
(7)failed to transfer payments to the Fund in accordance with the provisions of sections 7b or 7c;
(8)failed to recycle beverage containers or large beverage containers in accordance with the provisions of sections 7d or 7e(c), as the case may be;
(9)failed to permit the Commissioner or a person on the Commissioner's behalf to inspect records as stated in section 9d(b) or failed to deliver a true copy thereof;
(10)failed to provide information that was required to be provided to the Commissioner or to a person on the Commissioner's behalf in accordance with the provisions of section 10(a4).
(b)A person who submits a false report contrary to the provisions of section 10 is liable to imprisonment of three years or a fine as stated in section 61(a)(4) of the Penal Law, 5737-1977, and if the offence was committed by a corporation – double the said fine.
(c)A person who failed to report to the Commissioner in accordance with the provisions of section 10 or failed to transfer to the Fund amounts as determined by the Commissioner in accordance with the provisions of that section is liable to imprisonment of one year or a fine as stated in section 61(a)(4) of the Penal Law, 5737-1977, and if the offence was committed by a corporation – double the said fine.

Limitation§

18a.

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 225a(a) of the Criminal Procedure Law [Consolidated Version], 5742-1982, an indictment may be filed or a fine payment notice delivered, as stated in that section, in respect of an offence under this Law that has been designated as a fine offence, provided that two years have not yet elapsed from the day of commission of the offence.

Liability of an employer and an office holder in a corporation§

19.
(a)An employer or an office holder in a corporation is required to supervise and do everything possible to prevent offences under section 18 by an employee or by the corporation, as the case may be; a person who contravenes this provision is liable to a fine as stated in section 61(a)(2) of the Penal Law, 5737-1977; for the purposes of this section, "office holder" means an active manager in a corporation, a partner, excluding a limited partner, or an official who is responsible on behalf of the corporation for the area in which the offence was committed, and in respect of the offences under paragraphs (1), (1a), (2), (7) and (8) of section 18 – also a director.
(b)Where an offence under section 18 has been committed by an employee or by a corporation, it shall be presumed that the employer, or the office holder in the corporation, as the case may be, has contravened the duty imposed on the employer or office holder under subsection (a), unless the employer or office holder proves that everything possible was done to fulfil that duty.

Designation of funds§

20.

A fine, monetary sanction, payments and additional amounts under this Law shall be transferred to the Fund.

Use of funds received by the Fund§

21.

Funds transferred to the Fund in accordance with the provisions of this Law shall be managed in a separate account and shall be used for the encouragement of the recycling of beverage containers, for any other purpose that will promote the implementation of this Law or the enforcement of its provisions, and also for the purposes of the Fund in accordance with the provisions of section 10(b) of the Maintenance of Cleanliness Law, 5744-1984, all as the Minister shall determine, on the recommendation of the Fund and with the approval of the Interior and Environmental Protection Committee of the Knesset.

Installation of a machine for the collection of beverage containers – special provisions§

21a.

The installation of a machine for the collection of empty beverage containers in an external wall of business premises, carried out under section 266b of the Planning and Building Law, 5725-1965, is exempt from a permit under Chapter V of that Law.

Forms§

21b.

Approvals in accordance with the provisions of sections 3(c) and 3a shall be on forms prepared by the Commissioner, provided that a form that is to be delivered to a customs officer shall be prepared in consultation with the Director of Customs as defined in the Customs Ordinance.

Exemplary damages§

22.
(a)Where business premises have refused to accept from a consumer labelled empty beverage containers and to pay the consumer the deposit therefor, as stated in section 6, the court may award the consumer compensation that is not dependent on damage (in this section – exemplary damages), in an amount not exceeding NIS 1,800 for each refusal; in this section, "refusal" includes several instances of refusal to the same consumer in the course of the same business day.
(b)In determining the amount of exemplary damages, the court shall take into account, inter alia, the considerations set out below, and shall not take into account the extent of the damage caused to the consumer as a result of the contravention:
(1)enforcement of the Law and deterrence against its contravention;
(2)encouragement of the consumer to exercise the consumer's rights;
(3)the severity of the contravention, its financial scope and the circumstances thereof.

Implementation and regulations§

23.
(a)The Minister is responsible for the implementation of this Law and may make Regulations on any matter relating to its implementation, including –
(1)prescribing different deposit amounts for different containers, and the deposit amounts may be prescribed having regard to the possibility of recycling the beverage containers;
(2)updating deposit amounts;
(3)altering the text of the labelling referred to in section 3, as well as the size and manner of labelling;
(4)additional circumstances to those listed in section 6(c) in which business premises are not required to collect a deposit;
(4a)(Repealed)
(5)methods for submitting reports in accordance with the provisions of section 10, as well as alteration of the reporting periods prescribed in that section.
(a1)(Repealed)
(b)Regulations and Orders under this Law require the approval of the Interior and Environmental Protection Committee of the Knesset.

Duty to Make Regulations§

24.

The first Regulations made under sections 22 and 23(a)(5) shall be brought for approval by the Interior and Environmental Protection Committee of the Knesset by the 5th day of Tevet 5761 (31 December 2000).

Commencement§

25.
(a)This Law shall commence on the 8th day of Nisan 5761 (1 April 2001).
(b)The Minister, with the approval of the Interior and Environmental Protection Committee of the Knesset, may postpone the date of commencement of this Law until the 14th day of Tishrei 5762 (1 October 2001).

Publication§

26.

This Law shall be published in Reshumot (Official Gazette) within 45 days of the date of its adoption.

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