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This site was created by
Adv. Rony Golan
Advocate & Notary Rony Golan, practices in tourism &
travel law, as well as arbitration and mediation, and practices in most civil
law fields and litigation.
For further information please refer to
www.golan-law.co.il.
The site was updated on November 18th, 2012
Last Updates:
(List
of all previous updates)
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Added: The full text of
the Tourism Service Regulations (Approved
Tourist Business), 5772-2011. These regulations regulate receipt
of approval that a business establishment has been found by the
Ministry of Tourism to be eligible to provide services or sell goods
to tourists (Laws and Regulations)
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Added: Full text of the
Camp Regulations (License-exempt Camps),
5772-2011, which provide that a camp exempt from having to
obtain a license to run a business under the Business Licensing Law
must obtain approval from the Ministry of Education (Laws and
Regulations - Camps and Recreational Camps)
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Added:
Judgment of the Tel Aviv Magistrate's
Court rejecting a claim for receipt of insurance benefits under
a foreign travel insurance policy. The judgment held that the policy
does not cover preterm labor risks and that these terms were
explained to the insured and there was no flaw in the signing of the
insurance contract. The court also found no
flaw that the party in contact with the insured was not an insurance
agent (Overseas Travel Insurance - Judgments)
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Added:
Judgment of the Nazareth Magistrate's
Court, which rejected a claim for compensation due to bodily
damages allegedly caused as a result of a water slide accident in a
water park (Sites – Swimming Pools and Water Parks)
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15.10.2012: |
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Added:
Full English text of the
Aviation Services Law
(Compensation and Assistance due to Cancellation of Flight or Change
in Terms), 5772-2012. This law, which was published on May 29,
2012 and went into effect on August 16, 2012, makes it mandatory to
give benefits to a passenger whose flight was cancelled or delayed;
it also requires travel agents to help passengers to exercise their
rights. The law provides that the court may
order an airline, which knowingly acted contrary to the statutory
provisions, to pay damages of up to NIS 10,000. The period of
prescription for exercising rights under the new law is four years
(Aviation)
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3.9.2012: |
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Updated: Standard Contracts Law, 5743-1982,
amended July 2012, whereby setting forth a condition that links a
price or other payment to a certain index, according to the
contract, so that a fall or rise in the index shall not entitle the
customer, constitutes a presumption that this condition is a
depriving condition in a standard contract, as well as other
amendments (Laws and Regulations). |
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Added: Mention of Regulation 385A of the Traffic Regulations,
5721-1961, enacted on April 16, 2012, prohibiting a holder of a bus
line license to refuse to transport a passenger from a bus stop, who
is ready to pay the bus fare, except under the conditions prescribed
in the regulation (Transport). |
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Added: Full text of the Consumer Protection
Regulations (Cancellation of a Transaction), 5771-2010
(Laws and Regulations – Consumer Protection)
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Added: Full text of the Flight
Regulations (Reduction of Monetary Sanction and Scheduling of
Payments), 5771-2011 (Aviation)
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Added: Full text of the Sports Driving
Regulations (Provisions for the Import of Competitive Vehicles and
Spare Parts), 5772-2012 (Laws and Regulations – Sports Driving). |
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Added: Full text of the Sports Driving
Regulations (Sports Driving License), 5771-2010 (Laws and
Regulations – Sports Driving). |
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Added: Full text of the Sports Driving
Regulations (Medical Fitness Rules), 5771-2010 (Laws and
Regulations – Sports Driving). |
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Added: Full text of the Ports Regulations
(Docks), 5771-2010 (Sailing). |
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Added: Full text of the
Aviation Services
Licensing Regulations
(Reduction of Monetary Sanction and Scheduling of Payments),
5771-2011 |
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1.8.2012: |
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Revised: 2010 amendment of the Standard
Contract Regulations, 5743-1983 (Contracts and Regulations –
Standard Contract Regulations). |
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Revised:
2011 amendment of the Passports Regulations,
5712-1952 (Passports – Passports Regulations). |
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Revised: 2011 amendment of the Entry into
Israel Regulations, 5734-1974 (Entry into Israel - Entry into
Israel Regulations). |
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Revised: Schedule to the Entry into Israel
Order (Visa Exemption), 5734-1974. Under the various
amendments, citizens of the following countries are exempt from
having to obtain a tourist visa (B/2) for a period of up to three
months: the Ukraine, Palau, Tonga (Entry
into Israel - Special Exemptions). |
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Revised: June 4, 2012 amendment of the Sports
Law, 5748-1988, which modifies the terms of transfer of athletes
from one sports association to another sports association (Laws and
Regulations - Sports Law). |
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Revised: Airports Law, 5737-1977 providing
that the Airports Authority will also maintain and operate the
airport being built in Timna to be named after Ilan and Assaf Ramon
(Airports – Airports Authority Law). |
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25.6.2012: |
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Added:
Full text of the Aviation Services Law
(Compensation and Assistance due to Cancellation of Flight or Change
in Terms), 5772-2012. This law, which was published on May 29,
2012 and goes into effect on August 16, 2012, makes it mandatory to
give benefits to a passenger whose flight was cancelled or delayed;
it also requires travel agents to help passengers to exercise their
rights. The law provides that the court may
order an airline, which knowingly acted contrary to the statutory
provisions, to pay damages of up to NIS 10,000. The period of
prescription for exercising rights under the new law is four years
(Aviation)
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This site is intended for
all those who are interested in tourism related legal issues. The site may also
be helpful for legal professionals seeking focused materials in this field of
law. In the site you may find Israeli legislation as well as the Hebrew version
of international treaties and Israeli courts' rulings
which pertain to the various fields of these issues.
For the time being, our site is available only in Hebrew. We
hope to be able to offer our visitors an English version of the site in the near
future.
Before using this site please refer to the general terms of use,
the Release Notice, the Copyright notice and the Jurisdiction Notice on the
Hebrew home page.
Please direct inquiries to
rony@tourism-law.co.il.
The site includes the following subjects:
TRAVEL AGENCIES
Discussion of the legal status of the travel agent in Israel
(supported by court rulings);
Fair (proper) disclosure by a tour operator (in accordance
with Israeli
laws and regulations);
Licensing of travel
agencies in Israel;
Employment terms of
travel agents;
Court rulings.
ORGANIZED (INCLUSIVE) TOURS
Organized tours;
Tour leaders;
Court rulings.
TOUR GUIDES
Licensing of tour guides in Israel
(including the relevant legislation);
Reception of commissions by tour guides;
Employment terms of tour
guides in Israel;
Liability
for bodily injury;
Court rulings
HOTELS
Licensing of hotels in Israel
(including the relevant legislation) and selected issues (e.g. ranking of
hotels);
Employment terms of
hotels employees in Israel;
Bodily injuries incurred
at hotels;
Court rulings on various
issues (e.g. thefts in hotel rooms and safes).
AVIATION
Discussion of Israeli Aviation
Law;
Court rulings, divided by
the different clauses of the Warsaw convention and by different issues (such as
"pregnant women", "food in flights") ;
Class actions;
Complete Hebrew
translation of the
Warsaw
Convention,
the Hague Protocol and
the Guadalajara Convention and Israeli
legislation divided by the different sections of the Warsaw Convention and by
different issues (e.g. pregnant women, food served on flights).
.CRUISES
Israeli
legislation and Court rulings, including class actions.
TRANSPORTATION
Discussion of the ban on discrimination regarding accessibility of public
transportation to persons with disabilities; court rulings including
issues involving taxi service, car sales, driving licenses, liability of
car importers and class actions.
CAR RENTAL
Licensing of car
rental agencies in Israel;
Israeli
legislation and court rulings (including car sales by rental companies,
insurance issues and sale of rental vouchers for use abroad).
ENTERING
ISRAEL
Discussion of entry visas and permits.
Discussion of entry
procedures (including a list of all border crossings);
Special exemptions;
The authority of the Minister of Interior;
New legislation;
Court rulings.
LEAVING ISRAEL
Discussion of exit from Israel related
issues, including the basic right to leave the country, restriction on
travel to certain countries and exit from Israel of soldiers and
reservists.
PASSPORTS
Discussion of the
regulations
pertaining to Israeli travel documents, including legislation and court rulings.
TRAVEL INSURANCE
Discussion of regulations
pertaining to travel insurance of travelers, including related legislation and court
rulings.
TOURISM SITES
Legislation and court
ruling pertaining to the various tourism-sites, including discrimination issues: amusement parks, swimming
pools, beaches, casinos, national parks, horse riding, conferences, festivals,
forests, halls, clubs, zoos and summer camps and resorts.
TIME SHARING
Discussion of the rights
granted in time sharing hotels.
Specific legislation and
court rulings.
VACATION
CLUBS
Introduction of several
legal issues concerning vacation clubs;
Forum non convenience;
Service of court papers
in Israel;
Injuries incurred at
vacation
clubs.
LAWS
AND
REGULATIONS
Full
text of Israeli legislation and treaties on the subjects included in the site.
Currently we have on-line the full text of
about 100 laws, regulations, orders and treaties.
AIRPORTS
The legal frame work for
operating airports, including pertinent legislation and judgments (including the
operation of duty free shops at airports, liability for bodily injuries and
damage or loss of passenger’s belongings, employment terms at airports).
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS.
Legislation encouraging capital investments in Israel, inter alia in
tourism enterprises and relevant judgments.
MISCELLANEOUS
Various issues relating to the Tourism
Law, such as passenger's liability to pay for travel services, when the
services were ordered by a third party, municipal tourism entities, Hebrew
- English and English - Hebrew Freight Forwarding Glossary (by Advocate
Oren Hann), articles by leading lawyers (e.g. Protecting Tourism Areas by
Law Against Non-Touristic Uses by Advocate Dov Kolani), restrictive trade
practice rulings, issues relating to handicapped people, issues pertaining
to the Palestinian Authority, etc. |
