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Committee on Market Access  Original: English  
 
 RECTIFICATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS OF SCHEDULES  
SCHEDULE XLII - ISRAEL  
The following communication, dated 4 August  2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Israel . 
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Pursuant to the procedures for modification and rectification of schedules of tariff concessions 
contained in the Decision of 26  March  1980 (BISD  27S/25), Israel  hereby notifies WTO Members of 
the draft technical rectifications to Schedule XLII set out in the Annexes1. 
In the course of preparing its tariff rate quota notification to the Committee on Agriculture, Israel 
identified some inaccuracies in the way that its tariff quota concessions are reflected in Part I, Section 
I-B of its Uruguay Round Schedul e, the full Schedule that was certified in WT/Let/932,  and in the 
transposition of its concessions into Harmonized System  2002 (HS2002) that was certified in 
document WT/Let/1070.  
The proposed rectifications , of a technical nature , do not affect the scope of the concessions, and 
seek to more precisely reflect  the commitments undertaken by Israel . 
Detailed explanatory notes and tables with the draft rectifications are contained in Annex 1, whereas 
the draft rectification is containe d in Annex 2 .1 
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If no objection is notified to the Secretariat within three months from the date of this document, the 
rectifications and modifications to Schedule XLII - Israel  will be deemed to be approved and will be 
formally certified.  
 
1 In English only.   
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- 2 - ANNEX 1 – EXPLANATORY NOTE  
In the course of preparing its tariff rate quota notification to the Committee on Agriculture , Israel identified some inaccuracies in the way that its tariff 
quota concessions are reflected in Part I, Section I -B in its UR Schedule , the full Schedule that was certified in WT/Let/932,  and in the transposition of 
its concessions into the Harmonized System  2002 (HS2002)  that was  certified in document WT/Let/1070 . After discussing the issue with the WTO 
Secretariat , Israel  proposes to rectify the relevant discrepancies as set out below.  
(i) Rectification of errors in Israel's Uruguay Round Schedule  
1. In Part I, Section I.B , of Israel's UR Schedule, the tariff number 1516 .11.100 for the tariff quota on Edible fats and oils is an invalid HS code 
and should  be corrected to 1516 .1011. The error in this tariff code was already rectified in Part I, Section I -A in the certified ful l Schedule in 
WT/Let/932 .  To accurately reflect Israel's commitments , the following rectification is proposed:  
Uruguay Round schedule, Section I.B Tariff Quotas  
Description of 
products  Tariff item 
number  
 Initial quota  Final quota  Implementation 
period from/to  Initial 
negotiating right  Other terms and 
conditions  Quantity 
(Tons)  Tariff 
rate Quantity 
(Tons)  Tariff 
rate 
Edible fats and 
oils 1516.11.100  450  0.8 $/kg 
but not 
less 
than 
12% 
 750  0.8 $/kg 
but not 
less 
than 
12% 1995 - 2004   
 
Proposed Rectification  
Description of 
products  Tariff item 
number  
 Initial quota  Final quota  Implementation 
period from/to  Initial 
negotiating right  Other terms and 
conditions  Quantity  
(Tons)  Tariff 
rate Quantity  
(Tons)  Tariff 
rate 
Edible fats and oils  1516.1011  450  0.8 $/kg 
but not 
less than 
12% 
 750  0.8 $/kg 
but not 
less than 
12% 1995 - 2004   
* Bold represents the revision.   
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- 3 - (ii) Rectification of errors of the HS2002 transposition in WT/Let/10 70 
2. In Part I, Section I.B, of Israel's HS2002 transposition , some of the tariff lines relating to the tariff quota on "Citrus juices, concentrated",  do 
not match the description of the tariff quota and should be removed.  T ariff lines 20091200, 20092100 and 20093100 with description "Of a 
brix value less than 20 " do not correspond to concentrated juices . In addition, 20091100 is a subheading under whic h there are five tariff lines.  
Only two of them are o f concentrated juices: 20091110 and 20091120. These two tariff lines were expressed as tariff line 2009.11.00 in Part  I, 
Section I -A of the full schedule that was certified in WT/Let/932, so they would also need to be rectified in Part I, Section I A (tariffs). The other 
three are of non -concentrated juices.  To accurately reflect Israel ’s commitments, the following rectification is proposed:  
WT/Let/1070  
Description of 
products  Tariff 
item 
number  Initial quota  Final quota  Implementation 
period from/to  Initial 
negotiating 
right  Other terms and 
conditions  Quantity 
(Tons)  Tariff 
rate Quantity 
(Tons)  Tariff 
rate 
Citrus juices, 
concentrated  
 
  
20091100  
20091200  
20091900  
20092100  
20092900  
20093100  
20093900  100  
26  
26  
26  
26  
26  
26  
26  160  
26  
26  
26  
26  
26  
26  
26  1995 - 2004   
 
Proposed rectification  
Description of 
products  Tariff item 
number  Initial quota  Final quota  Implementation 
period from/to  Initial negotiating 
right  Other 
terms and 
conditions  Quantity 
(Tons)  Tariff 
rate Quantity 
(Tons)  Tariff 
rate 
Citrus juices, 
concentrated   
20091110  
20091120  
20091900  
20092900  
20093900  100  
26  
26  
26  
26  
26  160  
26  
26  
26  
26  
26 1995 - 2004   
* Bold represents the revision.  
 
   
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- 4 - ANNEX 2  – DRAFT RECTIFICATION  
SCHEDULE XLII - ISRAEL  
 
This schedule is authentic only in the English language  
 
PART I - MOST -FAVOURED -NATION TARIFF  
SECTION I – Agricultural products  
SECTION I –A – Tariffs  
 
Tariff item 
number  
(HS2012)  Description of products  Bound rate of duty  
Special  
safeguard  INR Other duties  
and charges  Ad valorem  
(%) Other  
2009  Fruit juices (including grape must) and vegetable juices, 
unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not 
containing added sugar or other sweetening matter.       
2009.1  - Orange juice       
2009.11  -- Frozen       
2009.11.10  --- Concentrated, in packages containing 100 kg or more:   120    0 
2009.11.20  --- Concentrated, Other  120    0 
2009.11. 30 --- In packages containing 100 kg or more   120    0 
2009. 11.40  --- In packages containing 230 kg or more  120    0 
2009.11.90  --- Other juices  120    0 
   
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- 5 - SCHEDULE XLII - ISRAEL  
 
This schedule is authentic only in the English language  
 
PART I - MOST -FAVOURED -NATION TARIFF  
SECTION I – Agricultural products  
SECTION I –B – Tariff Quotas  
 
Description of products  Tariff item 
number  
(HS2012)  Initial tariff quota 
quantity and Base rate of 
duty  Final tariff quota 
quantity and Bound rate 
of duty  Implementation 
period From / 
To Initial 
negotiating 
right  Other terms 
and 
conditions  
Tons % Tons % 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Edible fats and oils   15161011  450  0.8 $/kg 
but not less 
than 12%   750   0.8 $/kg 
but not less 
than 12%  1995/2004    
    
  
Citrus juices, concentrated    
20091110  
20091120  
20091900  
20092900  
20093900   100    
26  
26  
26  
26  
26  160    
26  
26  
26  
26  
26  1995/2004      
  
  
  
  
  
 
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