''Reshumot'' (Hebrew: ''רשומות'') is the

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of record for the

State of Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

, in which official records and

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s are published. Originally called ''Iton Rishmi'' (Official Gazette in Hebrew), its name was changed in the 1949 Transition Law to the current name - ''Reshumot''. Reshumot files are published by the Governmental Printer and are distributed to the government offices and to subscribers, mostly lawyers and other people with interest in official publications. In 2005 the Reshumot website was launched, and it is updated regularly ever since. The files include: * The Book of Laws (Sefer Ha-Chukkim), in which laws that were approved by the

Knesset The Knesset ( he, הַכְּנֶסֶת ; "gathering" or "assembly") is the unicameral legislature of Israel. As the supreme state body, the Knesset is sovereign and thus has complete control of the entirety of the Israeli government (with ...

in all three votes are published; * Bills, in which

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s that were submitted to the Knesset are published. Since 2002 this file has been split into two sub-files: Government Bills and Knesset Bills; * File of Regulations, in which

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, such as regulations, orders and rules, is published; * Portfolio of Notifications, in which administrative notifications are published by state institutions, according to the authorities granted by law; * File of Regulations - Local Government Legislature * File of Regulations - Customs, Sales Tax and Taxes Rates * Treaties * Patent journal * Trademark journal

External links

Reshumot
in the Ministry of Justice website
Hebrew text of the Book of Laws
Government gazettes Law of Israel {{Israel-stub

See also

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