WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/ISR/18
12 October 2000
(00-4194)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning the administration of tariff quotas ( Table MA:1 ) for
2000 was received from the delegation of Israel on 3 October 2000.G/AG/N/ISR/18
Page 2Table MA:1
MARKET ACCESS:  Israel
REPORTING PERIOD:  2000
Implementation of market access opportunities: tariff and other quota commitments
Description of Products Tariff item number(s)
encompassed in
 product descriptionDescription of import arrangement applicable
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Sheep and goats, fresh chilled or frozen 02.04 (a)  Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  the quota is available to all s upplying
countries.
(b)  Allocation of licences or of access to importers:  (i)  Licences are issued by the
Ministry of Industry and Trade;  (ii)  Licences are issued to all applicants on a pro-rata
basis.
Milk and cream;  concentrated powder granules;  of
fat contents not exceeding 1.5%0402.1000 (a)  Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  the quota is available to all supplying
countries.
(b)  Allocation of licences or of access to importers:  (i)  Licences are issued by the
Ministry of Industry and Trade;  (ii)  Licences are issued:  (a)  unrestrictedly to
manufacturers of chocolate, sweets, baby food and animal feed; (b)  the remaining, toothers on a pro-rata  basis and, in case of excess in the number of requests, by lottery.
Milk and cream;  concentrated powder granules;  of
fat contents exceeding 1.5%0402.2000 (a)  Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  the quota is available to all supplying
countries.
(b)  Allocation of licences or of access to importers:  (i)  Licences are issued by the
Ministry of Industry and Trade;  (ii)  Licences are issued:  (a)  unrestrictedly to
manufacturers of chocolate, sweets, baby food and animal feed; (b)  the remaining, to
others on a pro-rata  basis and, in case of excess in the number of requests, by lottery.
Processed cheese
Other cheese0406.3000
0406.9000(a)  Allocation of quotas to supplying countries: the quota is available to all supplying
countries.
(b)  Allocation of licences or of access to importers:  (i)  Licences are issued by the
Ministry of Agriculture;  (ii)  A minimum allocation quantity is specified.  In case of
excess requests, allocations are determined by lottery;  (iv)  licences are valid until the
end of the calendar year.G/AG/N/ISR/18
Page 3Description of Products Tariff item number(s)
encompassed in
 product descriptionDescription of import arrangement applicable
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Prunes 0813.2000 (a)  Allocation of quotas to supplying countries: allocation is first made to imports
covered by overlapping free trade area agreements (currently, U.S. under FTA
agreement).  Remainder is available to all supplying countries.
(b)  Allocation of licences or of access to importers:  (i)  Licences are issued by the
Ministry of Industry and Trade;  (ii)  Licences are allocated by lottery.
Walnuts 0802.3000 The applied MFN duty is equal to the in-tariff quota rate, for all quantities.  There is
no need for allocation of the quota.
Wheat and meslin 1001 (a)  Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  the quota is available to all supplying
countries.  Overlapping FTA imports may be included in the quota.
(b)  The Ministry of Agriculture issues licences for feed wheat for all importers, upon
request, without quantitative limit.  The Ministry of Industry and Trade issues licencesfor non-feed wheat to all importers who meet domestic purchase requirements.
Edible fats and oils
Sweet corn
Citrus fruit concentrated1516
2005.8000
2009.1000
2009.20002009.3000The applied MFN duty is equal to the in-tariff quota rate, for all quantities.  There is
no need for allocation of the quota.
(a)  Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  the quota is available to all supplying
countries.
(b)  Allocation of licences or of access to importers:  (i)  Licences are issued by the
Ministry of Industry and Trade;  (ii)  Licences are allocated on a pro-rata  basis.
(a)  Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  the quota is available to all supplying
countries.
(b)  Allocation of licences or of access to importers:  (i)  Licences are issued by the
Ministry of Industry and Trade; (ii)  Licences are issued for shipments according topast performance.G/AG/N/ISR/18
Page 4Description of Products Tariff item number(s)
encompassed in
 product descriptionDescription of import arrangement applicable
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Agglomerated Quota:
Pure breed breeding bovine, live 0102.1000 (a)  Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  the quota is available to all supplying
countries.
(b)  Licences are not required.  Access is not restricted.
Other live bovine 0102.9000 (a)  Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  the quota is available to all supplying
countries.
(b)  Licences are issued by the Ministry of  Agriculture, to cattle farmers, for calves
weighing not more than 220 kg. on average 120,000 head are allocated, on a first-
come-first-served basis;  (b)  Licences are also issued by the Ministry of Agriculture,to all applicants, for calves weighing more than 220 kg. on average 15,000 head areallocated on a pro-rata  basis.
Meat, fresh or chilled, of bovine 0201 (a)  Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  the quota is available to all supplying
countries.
(b)  Licences are issued by the Ministry of Industry and Trade on a first-come-first-
served basis.
Meat, frozen, of bovine
Edible offal of bovine, fresh or chilledEdible offal of bovine, frozen0202
0206.10000206.2000(a)  Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  the quota is available to all supplying
countries.
(b)  Licences are not required.  Access is not restricted.
Sausages of bovine
Prepared meat of bovineOther meat products of bovine1601
16021603(a)  Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  the quota is available to all supplying
countries.
(b)  Licences are not required.  Access is not restricted.
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