FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Halfon Jean Michel 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/01/2018 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD [TEVA] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD., 5 BASEL STREET 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) PETACH TIKVA, L3 4951033 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Share Units	  (1)	  (1)	Ordinary Shares (2)	2,162	$ (3)	D	Â
Restricted Share Units	  (4)	  (4)	Ordinary Shares (2)	2,780	$ (3)	D	Â
Restricted Share Units	  (5)	  (5)	Ordinary Shares (2)	7,956	$ (3)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Halfon Jean Michel C/O TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. 5 BASEL STREET PETACH TIKVA, L3 4951033	  X	Â	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Dov Bergwerk, as attorney-in-fact for Jean-Michel Halfon		01/02/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Restricted share units were granted on October 7, 2015 and vest on September 3, 2018.
(2)	The Ordinary Shares may be represented by American Depositary Shares, each of which currently represents one Ordinary Share.
(3)	Each restricted share unit represents a contingent right to receive, at settlement, one ordinary share or, at the option of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee, the cash value of one ordinary share.
(4)	Restricted share units were granted on May 16, 2016 and vest on May 16, 2019.
(5)	Restricted share units were granted on August 11, 2017 and vest on August 11, 2020.
  Remarks: The Reporting Person is filing this form in connection with the Issuer's transition from a foreign private issuer to a domestic issuer, effective January 1, 2018. Exhibit List      Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

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