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Law for the Regulation of the Treatment of Packaging, 5771-2011

חוק להסדרת הטיפול באריזות, תשע"א-2011

Published: 2011-01-31Consolidated Hebrew text as of 2026-09-03 · Last amended 2023-11-19✓ Amendment status checked against the Knesset legislation record on 2026-09-29
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Chapter IX: Miscellaneous Provisions

Fees§

46.

The Minister, with the consent of the Minister of Finance and with the approval of the Interior and Environmental Protection Committee of the Knesset, may prescribe a fee for the filing of an application for an exemption from the duty to enter into a contract with a recognised body under section 9(e) and for an application for the recognition of a recognised body under section 13, as well as an annual fee to be paid by a manufacturer, importer and recognised body for the actions of the Administrator for the purpose of implementing the provisions under this Law.

Appointment of the Administrator§

47.

The Minister shall appoint, from among the employees of the Ministry, an Administrator who shall be responsible for the field of packaging in the Ministry, whose functions shall be in accordance with the provisions of this Law.

Designation of Funds to the Fund for the Maintenance of Cleanliness§

48.

A levy, fine and civil penalty imposed under this Law shall be paid to the Fund for the Maintenance of Cleanliness.

Collection§

49.
(a)The Tax Ordinance (Collection) shall apply to the collection of a fine, levy or civil penalty under this Law.
(b)A fine or civil penalty imposed on a recognised body under this Law that was not paid by it (in this section — the debt) may be collected from any manufacturer and importer who was bound to the recognised body by an engagement contract at the time of the commission of the act constituting the offence or violation on account of which they were imposed; the amount to be collected from each manufacturer and importer under this subsection shall be twice the amount equal to that party's share of the debt in accordance with that party's proportionate share in the total weight of packaging material manufactured or imported by all of the manufacturers and importers who contracted with that recognised body.

Limitation on Application§

50.

This Law shall not apply in respect of —

(1)a beverage container as defined in the Beverage Container Deposit Law, 5759-1999;
(2)packaging of a product that is a hazardous substance, including a radioactive substance and a cytotoxic substance, unless it is intended for domestic use;
(3)packaging of an explosive material as defined in the Explosives Law, 5714-1954;
(4)packaging in respect of which the Prime Minister or the Minister of Defence, as the case may be, with the consent of the Minister, has determined, by Order, that the provisions of this Law, in whole or in part, shall not apply thereto on grounds of harm to the security of the State or to its foreign relations; an Order as aforesaid is not required to be published in Reshumot (Official Gazette).

Application to the State§

51.
(a)This Law shall apply to the State.
(b)(Repealed)
(c)(Repealed)
(d)Applications, documents and any other information that the defence establishment is required to deliver to the Administrator pursuant to the provisions of this Law (in this section — information), which are classified, shall be delivered only to an Administrator who holds an appropriate security clearance, and if there is no such holder — to the Director General of the Ministry, provided that the Director General holds an appropriate security clearance.
(e)No person shall publish information the publication of which is liable to cause harm to the security of the State.

Prohibition on Disclosure of Information§

52.
(a)The Administrator or any person acting on behalf of the Administrator shall not disclose reports or information as referred to in sections 7(a)(1) and 18(a)(1) and (2), (b)(2) and (c), unless one of the following has occurred:
(1)disclosure of the information is required for the purpose of implementing the provisions of this Law;
(2)disclosure of the information is to a public body that requires the information for the purpose of performing its functions under any law.
(b)A recognised body or any person acting on its behalf shall not disclose or make any use of reports or information that have reached it from a manufacturer or importer by virtue of this Law, unless one of the following has occurred:
(1)disclosure of the information or use thereof is required for the purpose of implementing the provisions of this Law;
(2)disclosure of the information is to a public body that requires the information for the purpose of performing its functions under any law.
(c)For the purposes of this section, "public body" — Government ministries and other State institutions.

Savings Provisions§

53.

The provisions of this Law are in addition to the provisions of any other law and do not derogate therefrom, except from the provisions of section 7 of the Recyclable Waste Collection and Removal Law, 5753-1993.

Implementation and Regulations§

54.

The Minister is responsible for the implementation of the provisions of this Law and may make Regulations on any matter relating to its implementation, including on the following matters:

(1)with the consent of the Minister of Finance and with the approval of the Interior and Environmental Protection Committee of the Knesset — increasing the rates of the recycling targets and amending the maximum rate of recognised recovery that shall be regarded as recognised recycling pursuant to the provisions of section 6(a) to (d);
(2)conditions for the recognition of the export of packaging waste for the purposes of recycling or recovery as recognised recycling, pursuant to the provisions of section 6(e);
(3)with the approval of the Interior and Environmental Protection Committee of the Knesset, amending, by Order, the following:
(a)the minimum weight of packaging in respect of which a manufacturer or importer shall be exempt from the provisions of Chapter III, as referred to in section 10;
(b)the rate of the scope of services for the purposes of recognition as referred to in section 12(a)(4).

Report to the Knesset§

55.

The Minister shall report to the Interior and Environmental Protection Committee of the Knesset, once a year, on the implementation of the provisions of this Law, including on the recycling and recovery targets achieved in the year preceding the date of the report; such a report shall be published on the Ministry's internet website.

Amendment of the Maintenance of Cleanliness Law — No. 17§

56.

In the Maintenance of Cleanliness Law, 5744-1984 (in this Chapter — the Maintenance of Cleanliness Law) —

(1)in section 10(e), the words "from a levy under section 11, a levy" shall be replaced by "from a levy";
(2)section 11 — is repealed;
(3)in section 13(a), paragraph (4) — shall be deleted;
(4)in section 19, the words "10, 11" shall be replaced by "10".

Amendment of the Administrative Courts Law — No. 52§

57.

In the Administrative Courts Law, 5760-2000, in the First Schedule, in item 23, after paragraph (6) the following shall be inserted:

"(7) a decision of the Administrator under the Law for the Regulation of the Treatment of Packaging, 5771-2011".

Amendment of the Local Authorities (Environmental Enforcement – Inspectors' Powers) Law — No. 3§

58.

In the Local Authorities (Environmental Enforcement – Inspectors' Powers) Law, 5768-2008, in the Schedule, after item 17 the following shall be inserted:

"18. Offences under section 31(a)(1) or (2), (b)(2) and (c)(2) of the Law for the Regulation of the Treatment of Packaging, 5771-2011, as well as offences under section 32 of that Law in respect of the said offences.".

Amendment of the Beverage Container Deposit Law§

59.

In the Beverage Container Deposit Law (Amendment No. 4), 5770-2010 —

(1)in section 8, in section 7e inserted therein, wherever appearing, the words "50 percent" shall be replaced by "55 percent";
(2)in section 23(d), the words "on the 29th of Tevet 5774 (1 January 2014)" shall be replaced by "the 20th of Tevet 5776 (1 January 2016)".

Commencement§

60.
(a)Subject to the provisions of subsections (b) to (d), this Law shall commence on the 25th of Adar I 5771 (1 March 2011).
(b)Sections 12 to 14 shall commence on the day of publication of this Law.
(c)The following sections shall commence on the 29th of Sivan 5771 (1 July 2011):
(1)sections 6 and 7(a)(2) and (3), and section 8 with respect to the registration of matters included in the reporting duty under section 7(a)(2) and (3);
(2)sections 9, 23(b)(2), 31(b)(5) and (11), and 34(a)(1) and (b) with respect to the duty to enter into a contract with a recognised body;
(3)sections 23(c), 25(b), 26, 31(a)(2) and 34(a)(5) with respect to the collection and removal of packaging waste.
(d)Section 20 shall commence on the 10th of Tevet 5775 (1 January 2015).

Transitional Provision§

61.

Duties that applied to manufacturers and importers of beverage containers, pursuant to the provisions of section 11 of the Maintenance of Cleanliness Law as worded immediately before its repeal by this Law, shall continue to apply to them in respect of beverage containers sold before the commencement of this Law.

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