WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/REG65/1
25 February 1999
(99-0733)
Committee on Regional Trade Agreements Original:  English
FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN ISRAEL AND POLAND
The following text reproduces the Free Trade Agreement.1
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PREAMBLE
The Government of the State of Israel  and the Government of the Republic of Poland
(hereinafter referred to as "the Parties"),
Reaffirming  their commitment to the principles of market economy, which constitutes the
basis for their economic relations, and their compliance with the rights and obligations arising out ofthe agreements of the World Trade Organization / General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994
(hereinafter "WTO/GATT 1994");
Considering  their common desire to participate actively in the process of international
economic integration;
Resolved  to this end to eliminate progressively th e obstacles to substantially all their mutual
trade, in accordance with the provisions of the GATT 1994;
Convinced  that this Agreement will create a new climate for their economic relations and, in
particular, for the development of trade and investments as well as  economic and technological
co-operation;
Considering  the Association Agreements signed by each Party with the
European Communities;
Have agreed  as follows:
                                                     
1The Annexes and Protocols thereto have been submitted to the Secretariat for consultation by
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Article 1
Objectives
1. The Parties shall gradually establish a free-trade area on substantially all their bilateral trade
in a transitional period ending on 1 January 2001, in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement
and in conformity with those of the WTO/GATT 1994, with particular regard to Article XXIV of the
GATT 1994.
2. The objectives of this Agreement are:
(a) to promote, through the expansion of mutual trade, the harmonious development of
economic relations between the Parties and thus to foster the advance of their
economic activity and prosperity as well as the increase of productivity in theireconomies;
(b) to provide fair conditions of competition in trade between the Parties;
(c) to contribute, by the removal of barriers to trade, to the harmonious development and
expansion of world trade;
(d) to promote co-operation in areas which are of mutual interest to the Parties.
CHAPTER I
Industrial Products
Article 2
Scope
The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to industrial products originating in the Parties,
where the term "industrial products" means, for the purpose of this Agreement, the products falling
within Chapters 25 to 97 of the Harmonized Comm odity Description and Coding System, with the
exception of the products listed in Annex I to this Agreement (hereinafter "Annex I").
Article 3
Customs Duties on Imports
1. No new customs duty on imports shall be introduced in the trade between the Parties, nor
shall those already applied on imports be increased in the trade between the Parties.
2. Customs duties and charges having equivalent effect on imports shall be abolished in
accordance with the provisions of Protocol 1 to this Agreement (hereinafter "Protocol 1").WT/REG65/1
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Article 4
Basic Duties
1. For each product the basic duty to which the successive reductions set out in this Agreement
are to be applied shall be the Most Favoured Nation rate of duty in force in each Party on
1 January 1997.
2. If, after entry into force of this Agreement, any tariff reduction is applied on an erga omnes
basis, in particular reduction resulting from any tariff agreement concluded in the framework of the
World Trade Organization, such reduced duties shall replace the basic duties referred to in
paragraph 1 as from that date when such reductions are applied.
3. The reduced duties calculated in accordance with Protocol 1 shall be applied rounded off to
the first decimal place, or, in case of specific duties, to the second decimal place.
4. The Parties shall notify each other their respective basic rates of duties in accordance with the
provisions of paragraph 2.
Article 5
Charges Equivalent to Duties
1. No new charge having an effect equivalent to a customs duty on imports shall be introduced
in the trade between the Parties.
2. All charges having an effect equivalent to customs duties on imports shall be abolished on the
date of the entry into force of this Agreement.
Article 6
Fiscal Duties
1. The provisions of Article 3 shall also apply to customs duties of a fiscal nature.
2. The Parties may replace a customs duty of a fiscal nature or the fiscal element of a customs
duty by an internal tax, in accordance with the provisions of Article 15.
Article 7
Customs Duties on Exports and Charges Having Equivalent Effect
No customs duties on exports or charges having equivalent effect shall be applied in the trade
between the Parties.WT/REG65/1
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Article 8
Quantitative Restrictions on Imports and Measures Having Equivalent Effect
No quantitative restrictions on imports or measures having equivalent effect shall be applied
in the trade between the Parties, with the exception of those applied by a Party with respect to imports
originating in the other Party listed in Annex II to this Agreement (hereinafter "Annex II").
Article 9
Quantitative Restrictions on Exports and Measures Having Equivalent Effect
No quantitative restrictions on exports or measures having equivalent effect shall be applied
in the trade between the Parties with the exception of restrictions which may be applied by a Party
with respect to exports to the other Party as listed in Annex III to this Agreement
(hereinafter "Annex III").
CHAPTER II
Agricultural Products
Article 10
Scope
1. The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to agricultural products originating in the Parties.
2. For the purpose of this Agreement the term "agricultural products" means the products falling
within Chapters 1 to 24 of the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System and all the
products listed in Annex I.
Article 11
Exchange of Concessions
1. The Parties shall grant each other the concessions specified in the Annexes to Protocol 2 to
this Agreement (hereinafter "Protocol 2") as laid down in accordance with the provisions of thisChapter and that Protocol.
2. The Parties shall examine periodically, within the framework of the Joint Committee
(as mentioned in Article 33), the possibilities of granting each other further concessions in trade in
agricultural products.
3. Agricultural products not listed in Protocol 2 shall be traded in accordance with the provisions
of the WTO/GATT 1994 and with the respective comm itments of each Party within the framework of
the WTO Agreement on Agriculture.WT/REG65/1
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Article 12
Specific Safeguards
Notwithstanding other provisions of this Agreement, and in particular Article 26, and given
the particular sensitivity of agricultural products, if imports of products originating in a Party, which
are subject to concessions granted under this Agreement, cause serious disturbances to the markets ofthe other Party, the Party concerned shall immediately enter into consultations to find an appropriate
and agreed solution.  Pending such a solution, the Party concerned may take appropriate measures,
immediately notifying the other Party of the measures taken.
Article 13
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
The Parties shall apply their sanitary and phytosanitary measures in accordance with the
provisions of the WTO Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures.  The
Parties shall not apply their regulations in veterinary, plant health and health matters in an arbitrary,
unjustifiable or discriminatory way or as a disguised restriction on trade between them.
CHAPTER III
General Provisions
Article 14
Rules of Origin and Co-operation in Customs Administration
1. Protocol 3 to this Agreement (hereinafter "Protocol 3") lays down the rules of origin and
related methods of administrative co-operation.
2. The Parties shall take appropriate measures, including regular reviews by the Joint Committee
and arrangements for administrative co-operation, to ensure that the provisions of Protocol 3 and of
the relevant articles of this Agreement are effectively and harmoniously applied, and to reduce, as far
as possible, the formalities imposed on trade, as well as to achieve satisfactory solutions to anydifficulties arising from the operation of those provisions.
Article 15
Internal Taxation
1. The Parties shall refrain from any measure or practice of an internal fiscal nature establishing
whether directly or indirectly, discrimination between the products originating in the Parties.
2. Products exported to the territory of one of the Parties may not benefit from repayment of
internal taxation in excess of the amount of  indirect taxation imposed on these products.WT/REG65/1
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Article 16
General Exceptions
In accordance with Article XX of GATT 1994 this Agreement  shall not preclude prohibitions
or restrictions on imports, exports or goods in transit justified on grounds of public morality, public
policy or public security; of the protection of health and life of humans, animals or plants, includingmeasures necessary to protect the environment; of the protection of treasures of culture; of protection
of intellectual property or of the rules relating to gold or silver or the conservation of exhaustible
natural resources, if such measures are made effective in conjunction with restrictions on domestic
production or consumption.  Such prohibitions or restrictions shall not, however, constitute a means of
arbitrary discrimination or a disguised restriction on trade between the Parties.
Article 17
Security Exceptions
In accordance with Article XXI of the GATT 1994, nothing in this Agreement shall prevent a
Party from taking any appropriate measure which it considers necessary:
(a) to prevent the disclosure of information contrary to its essential security interests;
(b) for the protection of its essential security interests or for the implementation of
international obligations or national policies.
Article 18
State Monopolies
1. The Parties shall adjust progressively any state monopoly of a commercial character so as to
ensure that after the entry into force of this Agreement, no discrimination regarding the conditions
under which goods are procured and marketed exists between nationals of the Parties.  The
Joint Committee will be informed about the measures adopted to implement this objective.
2. The provisions of this Article shall apply to any body through which the competent
authorities of the Parties, in law or in fact, either directly or indirectly supervise, determine orappreciably influence imports or exports between the Parties.  These provisions shall likewise apply to
monopolies delegated by the State to others.
Article 19
Payments
1. Payments in freely convertible currencies, relating to commercial transactions between the
Parties within the framework of this Agreement, and the transfer of such payments to the territory of
the Party where the creditor resides, shall be free from any restrictions.
2. The Parties shall refrain from any exchange or administrative restrictions on the grant,
repayment or acceptance of short and medium term credits covering commercial transactions within
the framework of this Agreement in which their residents participate.WT/REG65/1
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3. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 2, any measures concerning current payments
connected with the movement of goods shall be in  conformity with the co nditions laid down under
Article VIII of the Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund.
Article 20
Rules of Competition Concerning Undertakings
1. The following are incompatible with the proper functioning of this Agreement in so far as
they may affect trade between the Parties:
(a) all agreements between undertakings, decisions by associations of undertakings and
concerted practices between undertakings which have as their object or effect the
prevention, restriction or distortion of competition;
(b) abuse by one or more undertakings of a dominant position in the territories of the
Parties as a whole or in a substantial part thereof.
2. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall apply to the activities of all undertakings including public
undertakings and undertakings to which the Parties grant special or exclusive rights.  Undertakings
entrusted with the operation of services of general economic interest or having the character of a
revenue-producing monopoly, shall be subject to the provisions of paragraph 1 in so far as theapplication of these provisions does not obstruct the performance, in law or in fact, of the particular
public tasks assigned to them.
3. With regard to products covered by Chapter II, the provisions in paragraph 1(a) shall not
apply to such agreements, decisions and practices which form an integral part of a national market
organisation.
4. If a Party considers that a given practice is incompatible with this Article, and if such practice
causes or threatens to cause serious prejudice to the interest of that Party or material injury to its
domestic industry, it may take appropriate measures under the conditions and in accordance with the
procedure laid down in Article 30.
5. Subject to its laws, regulations and policies, each Party will accord fair and equitable
treatment to the individuals, companies, government agencies and other entities of the other Party
engaged in the pursuit of activities under this Agreement.
Article 21
State Aid
1. Any aid granted by a State being a Party to th is Agreement or through State resources in any
form which distorts or threatens to distort competition by favouring certain undertakings or theproduction of certain goods shall, in so far as it ma y affect trade between the Parties, be incompatible
with the proper functioning of this Agreement.
2. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall not apply to products referred to in  Chapter II.
3. The Parties shall ensure transparency in the area of state aid, in accordance with the
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and each Party, upon request of the other Party, will provide information on aid schemes and on
particular individual cases of state aid.
4. If a party considers that a particular practice:
(a) is incompatible with the terms of paragraph 1, or
(b) if such practice causes or threatens to cause serious prejudice to the interest of that
Party or material injury to its domestic industry or agriculture,
it may take appropriate measures under the conditions of and in accordance with the provisions laid
down in Article 30. Such appropriate measures may only be taken in conformity with the procedures
and under the conditions laid down by the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
under the WTO/GATT 1994.
Article 22
Public Procurement
1. The Parties consider the liberalization of their respective public procurement markets as an
objective of this Agreement.
2. The Parties shall progressively develop their respective regulations for public procurement
with a view to grant suppliers of the other Pa rty no later than 31 December 2000, access to contract
award procedures on their respective public procurem ent markets according to the provisions of the
Agreement on Government Procurement concluded in the framework of the WTO and the Parties’
undertakings therein.
3. The Joint Committee shall examine developments related to the achievement of the objectives
of this Article and may recommend practical modalities of implementing the provisions ofparagraph 2 so as to ensure free access, transparency and a mutual opening of their respective public
procurement markets.
4. During the examination referred to in paragraph 3, the Joint Committee may consider,
especially in the light of development in this area in international relations, the possibility of
expanding the coverage of the market opening provided for in paragraph 2.
5. The Parties shall endeavour to accede to the relevant agreements negotiated under the
auspices of the World Trade Organization.
Article 23
Technical Regulations
1. The rights and obligations of the Parties rela ting to standards or technical regulations and
related measures shall be governed by the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade.
2. Each Party, upon request of the other Party, shall provide information on particular individual
cases of standards-related measures.WT/REG65/1
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3. The Parties shall aim to reduce technical barriers to trade.  To this end the Parties will enter
where appropriate into negotiations for the conclusion of agreements for the mutual recognition in the
field of conformity assessment, in the spirit of the recommendations of the WTO Agreement on
Technical Barriers to Trade.
Article 24
Dumping
1. If a Party finds that dumping within the mean ing of Article VI of the GATT 1994 is taking
place in trade relations governed by this Agreement, it may take appropriate measures against that
practice in accordance with the WTO Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994.
Article 25
Protection of Intellectual Property
1. The Parties shall grant and ensure adequate, effective and non-discriminatory protection of
intellectual property rights including measures for the grant and the enforcement of such rights.  The
parties confirm their will to respect the conventions on protection of intellectual property which are
specified in Annex IV to this Agreement (hereinaft er "Annex IV") and to accede to them before the
end of the transitional period, mentioned in paragraph 1 of Article 1 of this Agreement.
2. For the purpose of this Agreement "intellectual property" includes, in particular, copyright
and neighbouring rights, trade marks, geographical indications, industrial designs, patents,
topographies of integrated circuits, undisclosed information including ”know-how” and protection of
new varieties of plants.
3. The Parties shall co-operate in matters of intellectual property.  They shall hold, upon request
of any Party, experts consultations on these matters, in particular, on activities relating to the existing
or to future international conventions on harmonization, administration and enforcement of
intellectual property and on activities in this field in international organizations, such as the
World Trade Organization, the World Intellectual Property Organization, as well as relations of theParties with other countries on matters concerning intellectual property.
Article 26
General Safeguards
1. Where any product is being imported in such increased quantities and under such conditions
as to cause or threaten to cause:
(a) serious injury to domestic producers of like or directly competitive products in the
territory of the importing Party; or
(b) serious disturbances in any sector of the economy or difficulties which could bring
about serious deterioration in the economic situation of a region,
the Party concerned may take appropriate measures under the conditions and in accordance with the
procedures laid down in Article 30 of this Agreement.WT/REG65/1
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2. When, in view of the importing Party, the importation of a product from the other Party is not
a substantial cause of serious injury or threat thereof, the product of the other Party shall be exempted
from any safeguard measure that may be imposed with respect to imports of that product from other
countries.
Article 27
Structural Adjustment
1. Exceptional measures of limited duration which derogate from the provisions of Article 3
may be taken by any of the Parties in the form of increased customs duties.
2. These measures may only concern infant industries, or certain sectors undergoing
restructuring or facing serious difficulties, particularly where these difficulties produce important
social problems.
3. Customs duties on imports, applicable in the Party concerned to products originating in the
other Party, introduced by these measures may not exceed 25 per cent ad valorem  and shall maintain
the element of preference in customs duties for products originating in the Parties. The total value of
imports of the products which are subject to these measures may not exceed 15 per cent of total
imports of industrial products from the other Party, as defined in Chapter I, during the last year forwhich statistics are available.
4. These measures may be applied for a period not exceeding five years.  They shall cease to
apply at the expiration of the transitional period.
5. No such measures may be introduced in respect of a product if more than three years elapsed
since the elimination of all customs duties and quantitative restrictions or charges or measures havingan equivalent effect concerning that product.
6. The Party concerned shall inform the other Party of any exceptional measures it intends to
take under this Article and, at the request of the other Party, consultations shall be held within the
Joint Committee on such measures and the sectors to which they apply prior to their introduction.
When taking such measures the Party concerned shall provide the Joint Committee with a schedulefor the elimination of the customs duties introduced under this Article.  This schedule shall provide
for a phasing out of these duties starting at the latest two years after their introduction, at equal annual
rates.  The Joint Committee may decide on a different schedule.
Article 28
Re-export and Serious Shortage
1. Where compliance with the provisions of Articles 7 and 9 leads to:
(a) re-export towards a third country against which the exporting Party maintains, for the
product concerned, quantitative export restrictions, export duties or measures or
charges having equivalent effect; or
(c) a serious shortage, or threat thereof, of a product essential to the exporting Party,WT/REG65/1
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and where the situations referred to above give rise or are likely to give rise to major difficulties for
the exporting Party, that Party may take appropriate measures under the conditions and in accordance
with the procedure laid down in Article 30.  The measures shall be non-discriminatory and be
eliminated when conditions no longer justify their maintenance.
Article 29
Fulfilment of Obligations
1. The Parties shall take any general or specific measures required to fulfil their obligations
under this Agreement. They shall see to it that the objectives set out in this Agreement are attained.
2. If a Party considers that the other Party has failed to fulfil an obligation under this Agreement,
the Party concerned may take appropriate measures under the conditions and in accordance with the
procedure laid down in Article 30.
Article 30
Procedure for the Application of Safeguard Measures
1. Before initiating the procedure for the application of safeguard measures set out in the
following paragraphs of this Article, the Parties shall endeavour to solve any differences betweenthem through direct consultations.
2. In the event of a Party subjecting imports of products, liable to give rise to the situation
referred to in Article 26,  to an administrative procedure having as its purpose the rapid provision of
information on the trend of trade flows, it shall inform the other Party.
3. Without prejudice to paragraph 7 of this Article, a Party which considers resorting to
safeguard measures shall promptly notify the other Party thereof and supply all relevant information.
Consultations between the Parties shall take place without delay in the Joint Committee with a view to
finding a solution acceptable to the Parties.
4. With regard to Articles 26 and 28, the Joint Committee shall examine the case or the situation
and may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties notified by the Party concerned.  Inthe absence of such a decision within forty five days of the matter being referred to the
Joint Committee, or if no other satisfactory solution is reached within forty five days from the day of
notification to the other Party, the Party concer ned may adopt the measures necessary in order to
remedy the situation.
5. With regard to Article 29, the Party concerned may take appropriate measures after the
consultations have been concluded or a period of three months has elapsed from the date of
notification to the other Party.
6. With regard to Articles 20 and 21, the Party concerned shall give the Joint Committee all the
assistance required in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, eliminate the practice
objected to.  If the Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to within the period
fixed by the Joint Committee or if the Joint Committ ee fails to reach an agreement within forty five
days of the matter being referred to it, the Party concerned may adopt the appropriate measures to dealwith the difficulties resulting from the practice in question.WT/REG65/1
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7. The safeguard measures taken shall be immediately notified to the other Party.  They shall be
restricted with regard to their extent and to their duration to what is strictly necessary in order to
rectify the situation giving rise to their application and shall not be in excess of the injury caused by
the practice or the difficulty in question.  Priority shall be given to such measures which will least
disturb the functioning of this Agreement.  The measures taken by a Party against an action or anomission of the other Party may only affect the trade with that Party.
8. The safeguard measures taken shall be the subject of periodic consultations within the Joint
Committee with a view to their relaxation as soon as  possible, or abolition when conditions no longer
justify their maintenance.
9. Where exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior examination
impossible, the Party concerned may, in the cases of Articles 20, 21, 26 and 28, apply forthwith the
provisional measures strictly necessary to remedy the situation. The measures shall be notifiedwithout delay and consultations between the Parties shall take place as soon as possible within the
Joint Committee.
Article 31
Balance of Payments Difficulties
1. The Parties shall endeavour to avoid the imposition of restrictive measures including such
measures relating to imports for balance of payments purposes.
2. Where one of the Parties is in serious balance of payments difficulties, or under imminent
threat thereof, the Party concerned may, in accordance with the conditions established under the
WTO/GATT 1994, adopt restrictive measures, including measures related to imports, which shall beof limited duration and may not go beyond what is necessary to remedy the balance of payments
situation.  The measures shall be progressively relaxed as balance of payments conditions improve
and they shall be eliminated when conditions no longer justify their maintenance.  The Party
concerned shall inform the other Party forthwith of their introduction and, whenever practicable, of a
time schedule for their removal.
3. In applying such temporary trade measures, the Party in question will accord treatment no less
favourable to imports originating in the other Part y than to imports originating in any other country,
and will not impair the relative benefits accorded to the other Party under this Agreement.
Article 32
Evolutionary Clause
1. Where a Party considers that it would be useful in the interests of the economies of the Parties
to develop and to deepen the relations established by this Agreement by extending them to fields not
covered thereby, it shall submit a reasoned request to the other Party.  The Joint Committee shall
examine such a request and, where appropriate, may make recommendations, particularly with a view
to opening negotiations.
2. Agreements resulting from the procedure referred to in paragraph 1 will be subject to the
ratification or approval by the Parties in accordance with their internal legislation and procedures.WT/REG65/1
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CHAPTER IV
Institutional and Final Provisions
Article 33
The Joint Committee
1. A Joint Committee is hereby established and shall be composed of the representatives of the
Parties.
2. The Joint Committee shall be responsible for the administration of this Agreement and shall
ensure its proper implementation.  It shall examin e any major issue arising within the framework of
this Agreement and any other trade or economic issues of mutual interest.  The Joint Committee shall
keep under review the possibility of further remova l of the obstacles to trade between the Parties.
3. For the purpose of the proper implementation of this Agreement the Parties shall exchange
information and, at the request of any Party, shall hold consultations within the Joint Committee.
4. The Joint Committee may take decisions in the cas es provided for in this Agreement.  These
decisions shall be implemented by the Parties in accordance with their internal legislation.  The Joint
Committee may also make recommendations on any other trade and economic matter of mutual
interest to the Parties.
Article 34
Procedures of the Joint Committee
1. For the proper implementation of this Agreement the Joint Committee shall meet whenever
necessary but at least once a year.  Each Party may request that a meeting be held.
2. The Joint Committee shall act by common agreement.3. If the representative of a Party in the Joint Committee has accepted a decision subject to the
fulfilment of internal legal requirements, the decision shall enter into force, if no later date is
contained therein, on the date of the receipt of a written notification as to the fulfilment of such
requirements.
4. For the purpose of this Agreement the Joint Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure
which shall, inter alia , contain provisions for convening meetings and for the designation of the
Chairman and his term of office.
5. The Joint Committee may decide to set up subcommittees and working groups as it considers
necessary to assist it in accomplishing its tasks.WT/REG65/1
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Article 35
Dispute Settlement
1. Each Party may refer to the Joint Committee any dispute relating to the application or the
interpretation of this Agreement.
2. The Joint Committee may settle the dispute by means of a decision.3. Each Party shall be bound to take measures involved in carrying out the decision referred to
in paragraph 2.
4. If a dispute referred to the Joint Committee has not been resolved in accordance with
paragraph 2 of this Article, each Party may notify the other of the appointment of an arbitrator; the
other Party must then appoint a second arbitrator within two months.
5. The Joint Committee shall then choose, within sixty days, among experts proposed by the two
arbitrators, a third arbitrator who shall not be a national of either Party and who will serve as thechairman.
6. The arbitrators’ decisions shall be taken by majority vote within ninety days or within such
longer period as may be agreed by the Joint Committee.
7. Each Party must take the steps required to implement the decision of the arbitrators.
Article 36
Trade Relations Governed by this and Other Agreements
This Agreement shall not prevent the maintenance or establishment of customs unions,
free-trade areas or arrangements for frontier trade which are in accordance with the provisions of
Article XXIV of the GATT 1994 and with the Understanding on the Interpretation of Article XXIV ofthe GATT 1994.
Article 37
Annexes and Protocols
The Annexes and the Protocols to this Agreement are an integral part of it.
Article 38
Territorial Application
This Agreement shall apply to the customs territories of the Parties.WT/REG65/1
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Article 39
Amendments
1. Amendments to this Agreement, including to it s Annexes and Protocols, shall enter into force
on the date of a receipt of the latter diplomatic note confirming that all internal legal procedures
required by each Party for their entry into force have been completed.
Article 40
Entry into Force
This Agreement is subject to the ratification by the Parties and shall enter into force on the
first day of the second month following the date of exchange of the notifications of ratification.
Article 41
Validity and Termination
This Agreement is concluded for an unlimited period.
Each Party may terminate this Agreement by a written notification to the other Party.  The
termination shall take effect on the first day of the seventh month following the date on which the
notification was received by the other Party.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned plenipotentiaries, being duly authorized thereto,
have signed this Agreement.
Done at …, this …5757 which corresponds to th e …day of … 1997, in two originals in the
Hebrew, Polish and English languages, all texts being equally authentic.  In case of differences ofinterpretation, the English text shall prevail.
for the Government of for the Government of
the State of Israel the Republic of Poland
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