חוק רישוי שירותים ומקצועות בענף הרכב (תיקון מס' 3), התשע"ח-2018Law on Licensing of Services and Professions in the Automotive Sector (Amendment No. 3), 2018 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

Official summary of the law (Knesset)

The Law was passed in second and third reading on 18 June 2018, and it amends the Licensing of Services and Professions in the Vehicle Sector Law, 2016 (hereinafter – the Law). Following difficulties that arose in implementing the Law since it came into effect in October 2016, the Law was amended on two main issues: A. On the subject of vehicle import – the amendment to the Law includes several changes: 1. Easing the condition for granting a vehicle import license with a mileage limit of only 150 kilometers, so that it will apply only to passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles up to 3.5 tons, and motorcycles, and not to all types of vehicles; 2. Expanding the types of vehicles that minor importers will be permitted to import. However, minor importers will be able to import passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles weighing more than 3.5 tons only if there is a direct importer importing this type of vehicle, of the same product, in order to exempt direct importers from the obligation to handle heavy vehicles if they do not import this type of vehicle; 3. Minor importers will be able to import used vehicles for which less than a year has passed from the date of manufacture to the date of registration in Israel, within the framework of the temporary provision set in the Law, which is due to remain in effect until October 2020; 4. In order to ease the burden on indirect and minor importers permitted to import "a vehicle registered in a foreign country," the definition of "a vehicle registered in a foreign country" was amended. According to the wording of the definition before the amendment, this referred to a vehicle for which less than 30 days had passed from the date of its registration abroad to the date of its shipment to Israel. The amendment to the definition extended this period to 90 days; 5. Cancellation of the restriction currently in effect on personal import, so that a vehicle may be imported for any business use of the importer and not only for the purpose of transporting passengers or goods for payment. B. On the subject of trade in transport products – according to the amendment to the Law, holders of a license to manufacture transport products will be considered holders of a license to trade in transport products, so that they will not be required to undergo a process to obtain a license to trade in transport products. In addition, holders of licenses to trade in transport products will be able to receive an exemption, under certain circumstances, from the obligation to publish online information regarding the transport products they market. In addition, the Minister of Transport and Road Safety was authorized to set special provisions, by Regulations approved by the Knesset Economic Affairs Committee, regarding holders of licenses under the Law who are considered holders of licenses to trade in transport products as stated above, such as holders of a license to operate a garage.

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