Law for the Regulation of Organic Produce No.5765 of 2005. Country/Territory Israel Document type Legislation Date 2005 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition, Cultivated plants Keyword Ecological production/organic production Authorization/permit Inspection Packaging/labelling Geographical area Asia, Europe and Central Asia, Mediterranean, Middle East, Western Asia Entry into force notes This Law enters into force twelve months from the date of its publication. Abstract This Law consisting of 21 articles aims at establishing rules to grow and treat organic agricultural produce. It prohibits (i) to present or offer for sale any agricultural product as organic without the permit of the Inspection and Certification Body for labeling with the Inspection Logo; (ii) the sale of a product that does not bear both the Uniform Organic Logo and the Inspection Logo; (iii) to mark any agricultural produce with Logos without possessing a permit, according to the provisions of this Law. Art.3 provides for the conditions for the accreditation of Inspection and Certification Body and its Logo (names of all approved Inspection and Certification Bodies and their logos are published in the Official Gazette). Art.6 deals with permit issuance, renewal and cancellation. According to art.11 the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development is entitled to nominate appropriately trained inspectors from the Ministry staff to supervise the implementation of the provisions of this Law, while art.12 indicates the authorized actions in case of suspected violation of provisions of this Law. Full text English References - Legislation Implemented by Organic Produce Regulation on preparations used during the production of organic plant produce No.5768 of 2008. Legislation | Israel | 2008 Keyword: Fertilizers/nutrients, Ecological production/organic production, Registration, Certification, Internal trade, Use restrictions, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Organic Plant Produce Regulation about Production and Sale No.5768 of 2008. Legislation | Israel | 2008 Keyword: Ecological production/organic production, Authorization/permit, Radiation, Processing/handling, Transport/storage, Fertilizers/nutrients, Crops/grasses, Irrigation, Farming, International trade, Agricultural development, Packaging/labelling, Vending, Genetically modified organism (GMO), Planting material/seeds, Residues, Biotechnology, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Organic Produce Regulations about Certification and Control Body No.5768 of 2008. Legislation | Israel | 2008 Keyword: Ecological production/organic production, Certification, Monitoring, Pesticides Source: FAO, FAOLEX