U.S., Israel Sign Deal to Ease U.S. Telecom Exports to Israel
The U.S. and Israel signed an agreement to ease burdens on U.S. companies, especially smaller manufacturers, seeking to export telecommunications products to Israel, while maintaining the U.S.'s high technical standards and facilitating cross-border trade, the U.S. Trade Representative's office said.…
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The agreement means Israeli regulatory authorities will now accept tests that recognized U.S. laboratories perform to determine the conformity of telecommunications equipment with Israeli technical requirements, rather than requiring additional testing by Israeli labs before American products can be sold in Israel, USTR said. It also allows the U.S. and Israel to agree in the future to accept equipment certifications from recognized conformity assessment bodies in the U.S. and Israel on a mutual basis. The full text of the Agreement is (here). The Agreement covers equipment subject to telecommunications regulation, including wire and wireless equipment, and terrestrial and satellite equipment. The agreement takes effect after both the U.S. and Israel complete all internal legal requirements.