Notaries Notice

Service Fees

Notaries Notice (Service Fees) 2023

Notaries Notice (Service Fees), 5783 – 2022

By virtue of the powers vested in me pursuant to Regulation 4 (d) of the Notaries Regulations (Service Fees), 5739 – 1978 1 (hereinafter – The Regulations), I hereby file notice as follows:

Change of Amounts
1.
  1. Due to the change to the consumer price index, the wording of Regulation 1 of the Regulations, as from the 5th of Teveth 5783 (1 January 2023), will be as follows:
  2. "Service Fees" A notary will collect fees for the services specified in Column A below at the rate as stipulated in Column B, alongside the said service, plus an amount equivalent to Value Added Tax for which the notary is liable, for the providing of that service:

 

Column A 

The Service

Column B

Fee Rate in NIS

   
1.Certification of Signature – 
 (A)Certification of signature of an individual, as first signee.178
 (B)Every additional signature of the same document.70
 (C)Certification that the signee on a document in the name of another party was authorised to do so – for every additional signature in addition to the fees pursuant to paragraphs (a) or (b)70
 (D)If, at the same time, certification of the signature has been given both on the document and a copy of the same document, in addition to the said certification as stated in paragraph (c), or without it, for every said copy –70
 (E)If the service stipulated in paragraphs (a) to (d) involved the translation of the document by the notary –Half the amount of the fees as set out in item 3 (a) will be added in accordance with the number of words in that document –
2.(A)Certificate of a photocopy of a document – 
  For the first page70
  For every additional page5
 (B)If, at the same time more than one photocopy has been certified, for each additional certificate of the 1st certificate – 
  For the first page23
  For every additional page5
3.(A)Certification of the correctness of a translation – 
  (1)The 1st 100 words in the translation224
  (2)For every additional 100 words, or part thereof, up to 1000 words.178
  (3)For every additional 100 words, or part thereof, beyond 1000 words.86
 (B)If, at the same time, one or more certificates are given for the same translation, each additional certificate of the 1st certificate70

Column A 

The Service

Column B

Fee Rate in NIS

   
4.Certification of the making of a will pursuant to Section 22 of the Inheritance Law, 5765 – 1965 2– – 
 (A)For the first signee259
 (B)For every additional signee132
 (C)If, at the same time more than one certificate has been given for that will, then for each certificate79
 (D)Where the certification of the will involves its translation by the notary, an amount will be added ofHalf the amount of the fees as set out in item 3 (a) will be added in accordance with the number of words in that document –
5.Certification that a certain person is alive.178
6.Receiving and certification of an affidavit given under oath or by other means – 
 (A)For the first affiant180
 (B)For every additional affiant72
 (C)If, at the same time, one or more certificates are given for the same affidavit, for each additional certificate70
 (D)Where the certification of the affidavit involves its translation by the notary, an amount will be added ofHalf the amount of the fees as set out in item 3(a) in accordance with the number of words in the affidavit –
7.Notice (attestation) for a negotiable instrument, including translation where necessary – 
 (A)If the amount for which he is required to give the notice (attestation) is not greater than NIS 80,7001136
 (B)Should the said amount be greater than NIS 80,7002430
  the aforesaid shall be in addition to travel expenses from the notary's office to the place of attestation and his return. 
7א.

Recording a note regarding the cancellation of a power of attorney or another document pursuant to Regulation 5 of the Notaries Regulations, 5737 – 1977[1] (hereinafter – the Notaries Regulations) –

[1]Regulation Booklet (Kovetz Takanot), page 1724.

 (A)Receiving notice of cancellation and the recording of the notice as a note on the copy of the power of attorney or the document kept by the notary pursuant to Regulation 5(c) of the Notaries Regulations:191
 (B)The issuing of a certified copy of the power of attorney or of another document bearing the comment regarding the cancellation pursuant to Regulation 5 (c) of the Notaries Regulations:68
 (C)For every additional copy68
    
    
8.Any other action which a notary is authorized to do under any law, and for which no fees have been set in these Regulations:The amount which has been set for the action in the Minimum Tariff of the Israel Bar Association, and where no such determination has been made – the amount determined for therein for the closest similar action, and where no such determination exists – 281.
    
    
9.(A)The undertaking of an action which the notary is authorised to do pursuant to any law, which is not at the notary's office and at the explicit request of the receiver of the service for it to be given at another place – save for an action which by its nature is not executed at his office – in addition to the fees as stipulated in items 1, 8 and 11, as the case may be, and in addition to any travel expenses from the notary's office to the place where the service is provided and his return – regardless of the number of actions at that time: 
  (1)For the first hour or part thereof from the time the notary leaves his office and until his return578
  (2)For every additional half hour or part thereof178
 (B)Where the notary is asked to undertake actions at the same place, at the same time, by a number of persons, the share of each party requesting the service, at that same time, in the travel expenses as stated in paragraph (a) will be according to the share of all the parties requesting the service at the same time. 
 (C)Where the notary has left his office at the invitation of the service receiver, for the undertaking of an action, and the action he was asked to undertake was not carried out for reasons which are not dependent on the notary, the notary will be entitled to fees as detailed in paragraphs (a)(1) and (2) as well as travel expenses from the notary's office to and from the place where the providing of the service was supposed to have been carried out. 
10.Where the service has been given from 19.00 to 8.00 of the following day, or on a rest day, save for an action which falls under the ambit of item 9 – a surcharge will be added to the fees at the rate of 50% of the fees as set out in each one of the items 1 to 8 and 11, as the case may be. 
11.(A)Certification of a financial relations agreement ("pre-nup") pursuant to Section 2 (C1) of the Financial relations Between Spouses Law, 5733 – 1973[1]394
 (B)Where additional copies have been provided at the same time of that financial relations agreement, for each additional authentication68
 (C)Where the certification of the financial relations agreement involves its translation by the notary, an amount will be added ofHalf the amount of the fees as set out in item 3(a) in accordance with the number of words in the financial relations
12.Where the notary has prepared the notary certificate pursuant to items 1 to 8 and 11, as the case may be, in a language other than Hebrew, which is not English or Arabic, the following sum will be added to the fees set out for the amount for that certificate94