Standards Institute of Israel

Coordinates: 32°6′34.77″N 34°48′9.19″E / 32.1096583°N 34.8025528°E / 32.1096583; 34.8025528

The Standards Institution of Israel (SII) is a state-owned corporation responsible for setting standards for products and services provided in Israel, testing and certification of products (by providing standards "stamp of approval") and verifying that the certified products maintain their quality over time. The authority of the Institute are defined in the Law of Standards (1953). The Institute is located in the Ramat Aviv neighborhood in Tel Aviv near the Tel Aviv University.

The Standards Institution of Israel was established in order to serve the citizens of Israel and regulate Standards and certifications. Established in 1945 by the Society of Engineers and Architects in Israel [no such thing in 1945]. The Standard Institute of Israel is registered as a company and independently set its own standards, using standard practices, such as quality testing, conducting surveys and studies.

The Standard Institute of Israel was established due to a need to expand the "Materials Testing Laboratory", established in 1923, also by the Society of Engineers and Architects in Israel [no such thing in 1923] to check the quality of building materials. It was only 30 years after the establishment of the laboratory, in 1953, that the Institute was legally acknowledged as the only authority for setting Israeli standards.

The primary task of the Standards Institute of Israel is to serve the Israeli industry and elements of the national economy. In addition to setting standards and enforcing them, the Institute ensures quality control, does international market surveys, conducts extensive studies about markets for various products. It also works at improving production processes and inventing new ones.

Critique

The Standards Institution of Israel is the national infrastructure for standardization and quality, supposedly working to facilitate social and economic growth, and to protect the safety and health of the citizens of Israel. However, according to a couple of studies published in 2015, the opposite is the case - by wrongly prohibiting the import of products which conform to European regulations, the SII is one of the main factors in creating an unsustainable economic situation for most Israeli citizens, where import monopolies and oligopolies are controlling market segments and are heavily overcharging the consumer.[1][2]

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References

  1. ↑ Simona Weinglass (28 January 2016). "Sure you can make it in Israel — if your parents help, say economists". Times of Israel. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  2. ↑ Gilad Brand, researcher, Taub Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel. "The Cost of Living in Israel: An International Comparison and Historical Perspective." Quote: "A review by the State Comptroller's office in 2014 found that the official standards in the food industry originate in Israel and do not correspond to international standards (State Comptroller Report, 2014). The policy of creating original standards that differ from the standards in other large economies is also common in other areas, and constitutes a barrier for competitive imports."
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