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| Question | Answer | Note |
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| Do ministries or regulatory agencies develop forward regulatory plans – that is, a public list of anticipated regulatory changes or proposals intended to be adopted/implemented within a specified time frame? | No | |
| Are these plans available to general public? | No | |
| Do ministries or regulatory agencies publish the text or summary of proposed (not yet adopted) regulations before their enactment? | Yes, throughout government |
All proposed regulations are published for 21 days on the government relations website and all bills are published in the Official Gazette.
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| Where is the draft text or summary published? |
On a unified website where all proposed regulations are published; on the website of the relevant ministry or regulator; printed in a federal journal ...
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On a unified website where all proposed regulations are published; on the website of the relevant ministry or regulator; printed in a federal journal or similar publication; directly distributed to interested stakeholders. |
http://www.tazkirim.gov.il
http://caa.gov.il/index.php?lang=he All Bills are published in the official Gazette. |
| Do ministries or regulatory agencies have the legal obligation to publish the text of proposed regulations before their enactment? | Yes, in some ministries/regulatory agencies only |
Some laws, such as the Water Law, 5719-1959 specify that the draft laws must be published and comments solicited from the public before the ministry or a regulatory agency adopts them. However, most laws do not specify this obligation. In those cases, secondary regulations are published according to Government Decision N. 2558 and Bills are published in the official gazette ("Reshumot") according to the Knesset Rules of Procedure and the Government Rules of Procedure.
The Water Law 5719-1959 includes an obligation to publish proposed regulations before its enactment. |
| Is the entire text of the proposed draft published? | Yes, throughout government | |
| Is there a period of time set by law for the text of the proposed regulations to be publicly available? | No |
| Question | Answer | Note |
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| Do ministries or regulatory agencies solicit comments on proposed (not yet adopted) regulations from the general public? | Yes, throughout government |
Ministries and regulatory agencies solicit comments on proposed regulations by publishing it on the government relations website for a period of 21 days.
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| How are the comments received? |
On a unified website for all proposed regulations; on the website of the relevant ministry or regulator; through targeted outreach to stakeholders, su...
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On a unified website for all proposed regulations; on the website of the relevant ministry or regulator; through targeted outreach to stakeholders, such as business associations or other groups. |
http://www.tazkirim.gov.il
http://caa.gov.il/index.php?lang=he According to the Directive of the Attorney General No. 2.3199 titled "Regulations and Directives" (published in 1985 and updated 2003), when the regulation has substantial implications on a specific group, the ministry or the regulatory agency should solicit comments from the representatives of that group. |
| Are received comments publicly accessible? | Yes, in some ministries/regulatory agencies only |
Some regulatory agencies publish the comments received from the public on their website.
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| Is the rulemaking body required by law to solicit these comments on proposed regulations? | No | |
| Is there a specialized government body or department tasked with soliciting and receiving these comments? | No | |
| Do ministries or regulatory agencies report on the results of the consultation on proposed regulations? | Yes, in some ministries/regulatory agencies only |
Some regulatory bodies, such as the Civil Aviation Authority, publish the received comments as well as the answers to these comments.
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| How does the government report on the results of the consultation? | Prepares one consolidated response. | |
| Where does the government report on the results of the consultation? | On the website of the relevant ministry or regulator. | |
| Is reporting on the results of the consultation required by law? | No |
| Question | Answer | Note |
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| Are the laws that are currently in effect available in a single place? | Yes | |
| How are the laws that are in force accessed? |
On a unified website managed by the government On a unified website managed by the private sector Printed in an official gazette / journal or ot... More On a unified website managed by the government |
http://main.knesset.gov.il/Activity/Legislation/Laws/Pages/LawLaws.aspx?t=LawLaws&st=LawLawsValidity
http://www.nevo.co.il/ Gazette of record for the State of Israel (Reshumot) The Gazette can be accessd online and ordered in print. (http://www.justice.gov.il/En/units/officialpublications/Pages/default.aspx) |
| Are the secondary regulations that are currently in effect codified and available in a single place? | Yes | |
| Are these websites or registries updated regularly? | Yes | |
| Can these websites or registries be accessed by the public free of charge? | Yes |
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| Can affected parties request reconsideration or appeal adopted regulations to the relevant administrative agency? | No | |
| When appealing against adverse regulatory decisions, which options are typically available to affected parties? | n/a | |
| Is there any existing requirement that regulations be periodically reviewed to see whether they are still needed or should be revised? | n/a |