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25th Knesset · outgoing

Customs Ordinance Amendment (Ban on Destroying Dutiable Goods) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק לתיקון פקודת המכס (איסור השמדת טובין חבי מכס)

TL;DRA proposal to add an option of transferring goods to social services instead of destroying them.

Translated from Hebrew

What does the bill do?

The bill amends the Customs Ordinance to prohibit the destruction of goods. Instead of destroying them, the Director of Customs will be able to transfer agricultural produce to the social services of local authorities, or to sell the goods at a set sale price. The bill aims to preserve agricultural produce in order to help people in need, and in the event that it is not possible to transfer or sell it, it will be permitted to use the goods in other ways listed in the law.

Passed preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: January 29, 2025

The votes on this bill

Passed26 for · 0 against · 0 abstained · 94 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 62 seats

LikudFor 8 · Absent 24
ShasFor 8 · Absent 3
United Torah JudaismFor 1 · Absent 6
Religious ZionismFor 1 · Absent 5
NoamAbsent 1

Left the coalition 14 seats

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidAbsent 24
Ra'amFor 2 · Absent 3
Hadash–Ta'alFor 4 · Absent 1
LaborAbsent 4

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Other bills with a similar name · 1Separate bills (usually different amendments to the same law) - not readings of this bill.