ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL  
DEL COMERCIO  S/DCS/W/ISR 
24 de enero de 2003 
 (03-0470) 
Comercio de Servicios Original:   inglés 
   
ISRAEL 
 
Proyecto de Lista refundida de Compromisos Específicos
1 
 
 
 El documento adjunto contiene el proyecto de  Lista refundida de Compromisos Específicos de 
Israel, en formato Word.  Este documento no sus tituye los compromisos jurídicamente vinculantes 
contraídos por Israel en su Lista de Compromisos Específicos (GATS/SC/44;  GATS/SC/44/Suppl.1;  GATS/SC/44/Suppl.2).   Adjunto al proyecto de lista refundida figura la  Lista de Exenciones del Artículo II (NMF) de 
Israel (GATS/EL/44) en formato Word. 
  Los proyectos de la Lista refundida y de la Lista de Exenciones del trato NMF fueron preparados por la Secretaría, a petición de los Miem bros, para facilitar el proceso de las negociaciones, 
incluida la presentación de ofertas iniciales. 
 
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1 Este documento se ha preparado, en inglés solament e, bajo la responsabilidad de la Secretaría y sin 
perjuicio de las posiciones de los Miembros ni de sus derechos y obligaciones en el marco de la OMC.  S/DCS/W/ISR 
Página 2 ISRAEL – SCHEDULE OF SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS 
 
Modes of supply:  1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence of natural persons  
Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on  National Treatm ent Additional Commitments 
I. HORIZONTAL 
COMMITMENTS    
 
 ALL SECTORS 
INCLUDED IN THIS SCHEDULE 
  
3) Registration of co rporate bodies.  The 
Companies Ordinance (New Version) 5743-1983, requires that a public corporation must 
have on its board of directors at least two 
directors representing the public at large, who 
must be residents of Israel. 
   
  The same enactment also requires a foreign 
company that maintains in Israel a place of 
business or an office for registration or 
transfer of shares to register as a foreign company and pay the requisite fees.  The 
Partnership Ordinance (New Version), 5735-
1975 provides that a foreign partnership, i.e. one formed outside Israel, may only carry on 
business in Israel if it is registered in the Israel 
register partnerships. In the case of a limited partnership, registration has to be sanctioned 
by the Minister of Justice who at his discretion 
may authorize or refuse registration. 
   
 4) Presence of Natural Persons 
 1. Unbound except that Israel shall permit, 
without requiring compliance with labour 
market tests, the temporary entry of service 
providers as intra-corp orate transfers in the 
following categories: 4) Unbound except for executives and managers 
referred to under Market Access.    S/DCS/W/ISR
 Página 3Modes of supply:  1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence of natural persons  
Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on  National Treatm ent Additional Commitments 
  (a) Executives :  persons who primarily direct 
the management of the organization, establish its goals and generally have a wide decision 
making authority; 
 (b) Managers
:  persons who direct the 
organization or its department and are in a 
senior level position responsible for the 
service providing functions of the organization by supervising and controlling and having also 
authority to hire and fire personnel or 
recommend such and other personnel actions. 
 
2. Unbound:  Work permit will be issued in 
compliance with the labour market tests to those intra-corporate specialists, who possess 
knowledge at an advanced level of expertise 
or otherwise essential or proprietal to the organization's service, research equipment, 
techniques or management. 
   
II. SECTOR-SPECIFIC  
COMMITMENTS     
 
1. BUSINESS SERVICES    
A. Professional Services  
    
(a)  Legal services (CPC 861) 
 1) None 
2) None 3) Israeli resident or citizen 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) None 
2) None 3) Israeli resident or citizen 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
 
(b) Accounting (CPC 862)  1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section.  
  S/DCS/W/ISR 
Página 4 Modes of supply:  1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence of natural persons  
Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on  National Treatm ent Additional Commitments 
(d) Architectural services 
 (CPC 8671)  1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
(e) Engineering services 
 (CPC 8672-8673) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
(g) Urban planning 
 (CPC 8674) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
8. Computer and Related 
 Services  
    
(a) Consultancy services 
related to the installation of hardware (CPC 841) 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
(b) Software implementation 
services (CPC 842) 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
(c), (d) Data processing and 
 database services 
  (CPC 843 excluding 
 84330) 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section.    S/DCS/W/ISR
 Página 5Modes of supply:  1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence of natural persons  
Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on  National Treatm ent Additional Commitments 
F. Other Business Services  
    
(a) Advertising (CPC 871) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
(b)  Market research and public 
opinion (CPC 864) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
(c) Management consulting 
 (CPC 865-866) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
(h) Services incidental to 
mining and oil-field 
 1) Unbound∗ 
2) Unbound* 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) Unbound* 
2) Unbound* 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
(k) Placement and supply 
services of personnel - domestic market only 
 (CPC 872) 
 1) Unbound 
2) Unbound 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) Unbound 
2) Unbound 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section.  
(m) Related scientific and 
technical consulting 
services 
 (CPC 8675)  1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section.  
                                                           
∗ Unbound due to lack of technical feasibility.  S/DCS/W/ISR 
Página 6 Modes of supply:  1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence of natural persons  
Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on  National Treatm ent Additional Commitments 
(p) Photographic services 
 (CPC 875)  1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
2. COMMUNICATION 
SERVICES 
    
A., Postal/Courier Services  
B. (CPC 75111-2 and 7512) 
Above 500g per addressed 
item 1) None 
2) Unbound* 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) None 
2) Unbound* 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section 
  
C. Telecommunication  
 Services  
 1) The existing monopoly's exclusive rights in 
domestic Telecommunication services and 
infrastructure mentioned in paragraphs: a(I), a(III), b, c, f, g,  will terminate not later than 
the year 2001. The government will publish 
the rules and regulatory policy regarding the 
way of opening the above mentioned to 
competition in the future.   
 2) The government issued two licenses to two 
operators that won a tender issued by the 
government for the operation of international services in addition to  those offered by the 
present operator (BEZEQ International, which 
is a fully (100%) subsidiary of BEZEQ - the local PTT). The companies have exclusivity 
until 1.1.2002 and the government will 
reexamine its policy regarding further competition in the field of international  
 services towards the year 2001.     S/DCS/W/ISR
 Página 7Modes of supply:  1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence of natural persons  
Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on  National Treatm ent Additional Commitments 
 Foreign investment  
  (a) No limitation on foreign ownership for 
 value-added service providers. 
 (b) 74% foreign ownership permitted in 
 international service providers. 
 (c) 80% foreign ownership  permitted in 
 wireless service providers. 
   
(a) Voice telephone services 
 (CPC 7521) 
 (i) Public voice 
 telephone: 
 - wire-based 
 - facilities based  - local/long distance
1 1) Only through network of Bezeq, the Israel  
Telecommunications Corp. Ltd. 
2) None 3) Reserved to Bezeq, the monopoly supplier:  
foreign equity participation in Bezeq is 
permitted. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
 
2) None 3) None 
 
 4) Unbound except as i ndicated in  horizontal 
section 
 See annexed, as well as the 
following (in case of  
inconsistency between the  Annex and the following 
text, the Annex will  
prevail):  
Independence of regulator
 
Regulatory functions are  the exclusive purview of  
the Ministry of  
Communications.
 
 (ii) Public voice 
 telephone: 
 - wire-based 
 - facilities based 
 - International  1) Only through network of three operators 
2) None 3) Reserved to three operators.  74% foreign 
ownership permitted in international service 
providers 
4) Unbound except as indicated in horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
 
 4) Unbound except as indicated in horizontal 
section Interconnection
 
The Telecommunications  Law (5742-1982)  
authorizes the Minister of   
Communications, inter   alia to order one operator  
to allow interconnection of  
its network to the facilities  of another operator; both  
operators are to negotiate  
the proper system of  reimbursement. 
                                                           
 1 International simple resale is not permitted.  S/DCS/W/ISR 
Página 8 Modes of supply:  1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence of natural persons  
Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on  National Treatm ent Additional Commitments 
 (iii) Public voice 
 telephone: 
 - local/long distance 
 - radio-based 
 1) None, but by using B ezeq's network, or by 
using licensees own network. 
2) None 
3) Local partner required; no more than 80% of 
shares may be owned by a foreign entity. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
 2) None 
3) None 
 4) Unbound except as indicated in horizontal 
section 
 Should they not reach an  
agreement, the Minister  may decide on the proper  
price for the  
interconnection, based on   increment costs which   
include operating,  
expenses,  and proper  return of equity. 
 
(iv) Non-public voice 
telephone: closed user groups and private 
networks 
 - Local/long-distance  1) Only through Bezeq's network 
2) None 3) Resale of excess capacity is not permitted, 
must be point-to-point without any 
transmission to a third party. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
 
 4) Unbound except as indicated in horizontal 
section 
 In the event that a tender  
will  be issued for limited   competition in this field  
(i.e  international services),  
the  Minister will  determine maximum  
tariffs. 
 
(b) Packet-switched data 
transmission (CPC 7523) 
and 
(c) Circuit-switched data 
transmission services 
 (CPC  7523) 
 - Local, Long distance 
 1) Only through network of Bezeq 
2) None 
3) Only through network of Bezeq.  Foreign 
equity participation in Bezeq is permitted. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
 
4) Unbound except as indicated in horizontal 
section 
  
(c) Circuit-switched data 
transmission services 
 (CPC 7523)  - International 
 1) Only by using three operator's and IBS 
licensees' network. 
2) None 3) Only by using three operator's and IBS 
licensees' network.  74% foreign ownership 
permitted in international service providers 
4) Unbound except as indicated in horizontal 
section 1) None 
 
2) None 3) None 
 
 4) Unbound except as indicated in horizontal 
section    S/DCS/W/ISR
 Página 9Modes of supply:  1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence of natural persons  
Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on  National Treatm ent Additional Commitments 
(f) Facsimile services 
 (CPC 7521 + 7529)  - Local, Long 
 distance 
 1) Only through network of Bezeq 
2) None 3) Only through network of Bezeq.  Foreign 
equity participation in Bezeq is permitted. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
 
4) Unbound except as indicated in horizontal 
section 
  
 - International 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in horizontal 
section 
  
g) Private-leased circuit 
services 
 (CPC 7522 + 7523) 
 - Non-voice 
 - Local/long-
 distance 
 - for public or non-
 public use 1) Only through Bezeq's network 
2) None 3) Only through circuits leased from Bezeq.  
Foreign equity participation in Bezeq is 
permitted. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in horizontal 
section 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
 
 4) Unbound except as indicated in horizontal 
section 
  
 - Non-voice 
 - for public or non-
 public use 
 - International 
 1) Only by using three operators' and IBS 
licensees' network. 
2) None 
3) Only by using three operators' and IBS 
licensees' network.  74% foreign ownership permitted in international service providers 
4) Unbound except as indicated in horizontal 
section. 
 1) None 
 2) None 
3) None 
  
4) Unbound except as indicated in horizontal 
section. 
  
(o) Other 
    
 (i) Paging services 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in horizontal 
section. 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in horizontal 
section.   S/DCS/W/ISR 
Página 10 Modes of supply:  1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence of natural persons  
Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on  National Treatm ent Additional Commitments 
 (ii) Satellite services: 
 voice and data 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in horizontal 
section. 
 1) None 
2) None 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in horizontal 
section. 
  
Data and message transmission 
(CPC 7523) 
 1) None except for: 
 Must be transmitted via the infrastructure of a 
local licensee. 
2) Unbound* 
3) None except for: 
 Must be transmitted via the infrastructure of a 
local licensee. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) None except for: 
 Must be transmitted via the infrastructure of a 
local licensee. 
2) Unbound* 
3) None except for: 
 Must be transmitted via the infrastructure of a 
local licensee. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
D. Audiovisual Services  
    
(a) Motion pictures and video-
tape production (CPC 
96111-2) 
 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) None 
 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) Israeli movies (25% Israeli investments) are 
entitled to a grant. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
 Distribution of motion 
pictures and video-tape 
(CPC 96113) 
 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section.    S/DCS/W/ISR
 Página 11Modes of supply:  1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence of natural persons  
Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on  National Treatm ent Additional Commitments 
6. ENVIRONMENTAL 
SERVICES 
    
 Sewage and refuse disposal 
services (CPC 9401-9405)  
 (Not including industrial 
activities) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  Note:  The common practice in this sector is to 
require a local representative.  
7. FINANCIAL SERVICES 
 
 General Notes :   
 1. The commitments in financial services are made in accordance with the General Agreement on Trade in Services and the Annex o n Financial Services. 
2. Israel applies certain restrictions on the convertibility of its currency.  Therefore, certain rules concerning the purchase  of foreign currency from New Israeli Sheqel 
(N.I.S.) by permanent residents in Israel are not intended to di scriminate against foreign suppliers of Financial Services as s uch.  In this context Israel is "Unbound" to 
cross-border supply (mode 1) and consumption abroad (mode 2) in certain Financial Services due to limitations and licensing req uirements applied by The 
CURRENCY CONTROL LAW, 5738-1978 on transaction in foreign currency or in foreign security, to which a permanent resident in Isr ael is a party of, whether the 
transaction is made in Israel or outside of Israel. 
3. For prudential reasons within the context of paragraph 2(a) of the Annex on Financial Services, Israel applies, inter alia , measures requiring juridical form of 
establishment or residence of natural persons in Israel for the supply of Financial Services. 
4. Modes of supply 1 and 2 in financial services schedules:  the absence of any limitation on the ability of a resident consume r to purchase the service in the territory of 
another Member does not signify a commitment to allow a non-resident service supplier to solicit business or to conduct active marketing in the territory of the 
Member. 
 
All Insurance and Insurance  
Related Services  
    
I. Direct insurance 
    
(A) Life insurance including 
Pension fund 
 1) Unbound 
2) Unbound 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 1) Unbound 
2) Unbound 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section.   S/DCS/W/ISR 
Página 12 Modes of supply:  1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence of natural persons  
Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on  National Treatm ent Additional Commitments 
(B) Non-Life insurance 
services 
 1) Unbound 
2) Unbound  
 
 3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) Unbound 
2) Compulsory car insurance must be purchased in 
Israel from an insuran ce company established in 
Israel and licenced by the Israeli commissioner 
of insurance. 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
(C) M.A.T 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
II. Reinsurance and 
retrocession 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None  
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1),2) & 3) None:  Israel intends to enact 
  regulations requiring registration 
  of Certified Foreign Reinsurers in   an Israeli Reinsurance Registrar. 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
III. Insurance intermediation 
such as brokerage and 
agency 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
IV. Services auxiliary  
 to insurance 
    
 (a) Consultancy 
 1) Unbound 
2) Unbound 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 1) Unbound 
2) Unbound 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section.    S/DCS/W/ISR
 Página 13Modes of supply:  1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence of natural persons  
Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on  National Treatm ent Additional Commitments 
 (b) Actuarial services 
 1) Unbound 
2) Unbound 3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) Unbound 
2) Unbound 3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
 (c) Risk assessment 
 1) Unbound 
2) Unbound 
3) None 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) Unbound 
2) Unbound 
3) None 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
 (d) Claim settlement 
 services 
 1) Unbound 
2) Unbound 
3) None 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) Unbound 
2) Unbound 
3) None 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
Banking and other Financial  
Services  (Excluding Insurance) 
    
V. Acceptance of deposits and 
other repayable funds from the public 
 1) Unbound 
2) Unbound 3) None for banks.  Unbound for non banking 
institutions. 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) Unbound 
2) Unbound 3) None for banks.  Unbound for non banking 
institutions. 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
VI. Lending of all types, 
including consumer credit, 
mortgage credit, factoring 
and financing of commercial transaction 
 1),2) Such activities may only be carried out 
 through Banking institutions licenced by 
 the controller of foreign exchange to act 
 as an authorized dealer. 
3) None for banks.  Unbound for non banking 
institutions. 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 1),2) Such activities may only be carried out 
 through Banking institutions licenced by 
 the controller of foreign exchange to act as 
 an authorized dealer. 
3) None for banks.  Unbound for non banking 
institutions. 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section.   S/DCS/W/ISR 
Página 14 Modes of supply:  1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence of natural persons  
Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on  National Treatm ent Additional Commitments 
VII. Financial leasing 
 1) Unbound 
2) Unbound 3) None for banks.  Unbound for non banking 
institutions. 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) Unbound 
2) Unbound 3) None for banks.  Unbound for non banking 
institutions. 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
VIII. All payment and 
 money transmission  services, including 
 credit, charge and debit 
 cards, travellers  cheques and bankers 
 drafts 
 1) Unbound 
2) Unbound 3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) Unbound 
2) Unbound 3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
IX. Guarantees and 
commitments 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
X. Trading for own account  
 or for account of customers, 
whether on an exchange, in 
an over-the-counter market 
or otherwise, the following: 
    
 (A) money market 
 instruments (including  cheques, bills, 
 certificates of deposits,  
 etc.) 
 1) Unbound 
2) Unbound 3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) Unbound 
2) Unbound 3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
 (B) Foreign exchange 
 1) Unbound 
2) Unbound 3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 1) Unbound 
2) Unbound 3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section.    S/DCS/W/ISR
 Página 15Modes of supply:  1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence of natural persons  
Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on  National Treatm ent Additional Commitments 
 (E) Transferable securities 
 1) Unbound 
2) Unbound 3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) Unbound 
2) Unbound 3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
XI. Participation in issues of all 
kinds of securities, 
including underwriting and placement as agent 
(whether publicly or 
privately) and provision of services related to such 
issues 
 1) Unbound 
2) Unbound 
3) None, except that:  Banks are required to carry out such activities 
only through subsidiaries. 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) Unbound 
2) Unbound 
3) None, except that:  Banks are required to carry out such activities 
only through subsidiaries. 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
XIII. Asset management, 
 such as cash or 
 portfolio management,  all forms of collective 
 investment 
 management, custodial, 
 depository and trust 
 services 
 1) Unbound 
2) Unbound 
3) None, except that:  Banks are required to carry out asset 
management activities only through 
subsidiaries. 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) Unbound 
2) Unbound 
3) None, except that:  Banks are required to carry out asset 
management activities only through 
subsidiaries. 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
XIV. Settlement and clearing 
 services for financial  assets, including 
 securities, derivative 
 products and other  negotiable instruments 
 1) Unbound 
2) Unbound 3) Securities settlement and clearing services in 
the T.A. Stock Exchange are exclusively 
provided for the Stock Exchange members. 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) Unbound 
2) Unbound 3) Securities settlement and clearing services in 
the T.A. Stock Exchange are exclusively 
provided for the Stock Exchange members. 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
XV. Provision and transfer of 
financial information, and 
financial data processing and related software by 
suppliers of other financial 
services 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section.   S/DCS/W/ISR 
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Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on  National Treatm ent Additional Commitments 
XVI. Advisory, 
 intermediation and  other auxiliary 
 financial services on all 
 the activities listed in  subparagraphs (V) 
 through (XV), 
 including credit  reference and analysis, 
 investment and 
 portfolio research and  advice, advice on 
 acquisitions and on 
 corporate restructuring  and strategy 
 1) Unbound 
2) Unbound 3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) Unbound 
2) Unbound 3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
9. TOURISM AND 
TRAVEL-RELATED SERVICES 
    
A. Hotel Services  (CPC 641) 
 1) Unbound* 
2) None 
 3) Ownership must be in hands of Israeli-
registered company. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) Unbound* 
2) Tourists exempt from V.A.T. on services given 
by hotels and paid in foreign currency. 
3) None 
 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
 Food serving services 
 (CPC 642-643) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section.    S/DCS/W/ISR
 Página 17Modes of supply:  1) Cross-border supply 2) Consumption abroad 3) Commercial presence 4) Presence of natural persons  
Sector or Sub-sector Limitations on Market Access Limi tations on  National Treatm ent Additional Commitments 
B. Travel Agencies and Tour 
Operators   
 (CPC 7471) 
 1) Unbound 
2) None 3) Ownership must be in hands of Israel-
registered Company.  Travel Agencies should 
employ at least one Israel-licensed Travel Expert. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
 1) Unbound 
2) None 3) None 
 
  
 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 
  
C. Tourist Guides Services 
 (CPC 7472)  
 1) Not applicable 
2) None 3) Israeli resident or citizen. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section. 1) Not applicable 
2) None 3) Israeli resident or citizen. 
4) Unbound except as indicated in the horizontal 
section.  S/DCS/W/ISR 
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ANNEX  
 
ADDITIONAL COMMITMENTS ON BASIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES  
 Scope
 
 The following are definitions and principles on the regulatory framework for the basic 
telecommunications services. 
 Definitions
 
 Users
 mean service consumers and service suppliers. 
 
Essential facilities  mean facilities of a public telecommunications transport network of service that: 
  (a) are exclusively or predominantly provided  by a single or limited number of suppliers; 
and  
 (b) cannot feasibly be economically or tec hnically substituted in order to provide a 
service. 
 A major supplier
 is a supplier which has the ability to mate rially affect the terms of participation 
(having regard to price and supply) in the releva nt market for basic telecommunications services as a 
result of: 
  
 (a) control over essential facilities; or   (b) use of its position in the market.   
1. Competitive Safeguards
 
 1.1. Prevention of anti-competitive practices in telecommunications
 
  Appropriate measures shall be maintained for the purpose of preventing suppliers who, alone 
or  together, are a major supplier from engagi ng in, or continuing anti-competitive practices. 
 1.2. Safeguards
 
  The anti-competitive practices referred to  above shall include in particular: 
 
(a) engaging in anti-competitive cross-subsidization; 
 (b) using information obtained from comp etitors with anti-competitive results; and 
 (c) not making available to other services suppliers on a timely basis technical 
information about essential facilities and co mmercially relevant information which 
are necessary for them to provide services. 
 2. Interconnection
 
 2.1. This section applies to linking with supplie rs providing public telecommunications transport 
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supplier and to access services provided by anot her supplier, where specific commitments are 
undertaken.  
2.2. Interconnection to be ensured
 
  Interconnection with a major supplier will be en sured at any technically feasible point in the 
network.  Such interconnection is provided:  
(a) under non-discriminatory terms, conditi ons (including technical standards and 
specifications) and rates and of a quality no less favourable than that provided for its 
own like services or for like services of non-affiliated service suppliers or for its subsidiaries of other affiliates; 
  (b) in a timely fashion, on terms, conditions (including technical standards and 
specifications) and  cost-oriented rates, that ar e transparent, reasonable, having  regard to 
economic feasibility, and  sufficiently unbundl ed so that the supplier need not pay for 
network components or facilities  that it does not require for the service to be provided; and 
 
 (c) upon request, at points in addition to th e network termination points offered to the 
majority of  users, subject to charges that reflect the cost of construction of  necessary 
additional facilities. 
 2.3 Public availability of the pro cedures for interconnection negotiations
 
 
 The procedures applicable for interconnecti on to a major supplier will be made publicly 
available.  2.4 Transparency of interconnection arrangements
 
 
 It is ensured, that a major supplier will ma ke publicly available either its interconnection 
agreements or a reference interconnection offer.  2.5 Interconnection: dispute settlement
 
 
 A service supplier requesting interconnection with  a major supplier will have recourse, either: 
  (a) at any time; or   (b)  after a reasonable period of time which has been made publicly known  
to an independent domestic body, which may be  a regulatory body as referred to in paragraph 
5 below, to resolve disputes regarding a ppropriate terms, conditions and rates for 
interconnection within a reasonable period of tim e, to the extent that these have not been 
established previously. 
 
3. Universal service
 
 
Any Member has the right to define the kind of universal service obligation it wishes to 
maintain.  Such obligations will not be regarded as anti-competitive per se , provided they are 
administered in a transparent, non-discriminator y and competitively neutral manner and not more 
burdensome than necessary for the kind of universal service defined by the member. 
 
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4. Public availability of licensing criteria  
 
Where a licence is required, the following will be made publicly available: 
 
 (a) all the licensing criteria and the period of  time normally required to reach a decision 
 concerning an application for a licence; and 
  (b)  the terms and conditions of individual licence. 
 
The reasons for the denial of licence will be made known to the applicant upon request. 
 5. Independent regulators
 
 
The regulatory body is separate from, and not accountable to, any supplier of basic 
telecommunications services.  The decisions of and the procedures used by regulators shall be 
impartial with respect to all market participants.  6. Allocation and use of scarce resources
 
 
Any procedures for the allocation and use of s carce resources, including frequencies, numbers 
and rights of way, will be carried out in an obj ective, timely, transparent and non-discriminatory 
manner.   
 The current state of allocated frequency bands will be made publicly available, but detailed 
identification of frequencies allocated for specific government uses is not required. 
 
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 Página 21ISRAEL – FINAL LIST OF ARTICLE II (MFN) EXEMPTIONS 
 
Sector or Subsector Description of measure 
indicating its inconsistency  
with Article II Countries to which the 
measure applies Intended duration Conditions creating the need for 
the exemption 
Film, Video and 
Television Programming  
Co-production  and Distribution 
 Differential treatment is accorded 
to works co-produced with 
persons of countries with which Israel may have co-production 
arrangements, and to natural 
persons engaged in such co- productions, as well as to natural 
and juridical persons engaged in 
film and video distribution.  All countries 
 Indefinite 
 For reasons of cultural policy, 
including to improve the availability 
of Israeli audiovisual productions in Israel to promote greater diversity 
among foreign audiovisual works on 
the Israeli market, and to promote the international exchange of audiovisual 
works. 
 
Financial Services - 
Banking 
 A licence may be granted to the 
establishment of foreign service 
supplier, to the country of origin of which grants Israeli suppliers 
access to its market in the form of 
similar commercial presence. 
 All countries 
 Indefinite 
 To obtain equal market access 
possibilities for Israeli banks. 
 
 
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