G/STR/N/17/ISR  
G/STR/N/18/ISR  
25 January  2021 
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Working Party on State Trading Enterprises  Original:  English  
 
  
STATE TRADING  
NEW AND FULL NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE XVII:4(A) OF THE  
GATT 1994 AND PARAGRAPH 1 OF THE UNDERSTANDING ON  
THE INTERPRETATION OF ARTICLE XVII  
ISRAEL 
The following communication, dated 21 January 2021, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Israel.  
 
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Pursuant to Article XVII:4(a) of the GATT 1994 and paragraph 1 of the Understanding on the 
Interpretation of Article XVII of the GATT 1994, and in response to the calls for notificat ions 
contained in documents G/STR/N/17 and G/STR/N/18, Israel makes the following notification for the 
years 2016 -2019.  
TABLE OF CONTENTS  
ISRAEL GROUNDNUTS PRODUCTION AND MARKETING BOARD (IGPMB)  .........................  2 
THE EGG AND POULTRY BOARD (THE BOARD)  ................................ ................................ . 7 
THE PLANTS PRODUCTION AND MARKETING BOARD  ................................ .....................  12 
 
 
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  ISRAEL GROUNDNUTS PRODUCTION AND MARKETING BOARD (IGPMB)  
I. ENUMERATION OF STATE TRADING ENTERPRISES  
A. Identification of state trading enterprises.  
Israel Groundnuts Production and Marketing  Board (IGPMB)  
B. Description of products affected (including tariff item number(s) encompassed in 
product description.  
Groundnuts (12024100).  
II. REASON AND PURPOSE  
A. Reason or purpose for establishing and/or maintaining state trading enterprise.  
By law this Board is the sole exporter of groundnuts from Israel. This has not changed since its 
establishment in 1959.  
B.  Summary of legal basis for granting the relevant exclusive or special rights or 
privileges, including legal provisions and summary of statutory or constitutional 
powers.  
All activities of the IGPMB are based on the Groundnuts Production and Marketing Council Rules 
(Groundnuts Exportation) of 1963.  
III. DESCRIPTION OF THE FUNCTIONING OF THE STATE TRADING ENTERPRISE  
A. Summary statement providing overview of o perations of the state trading enterprise.  
The Council targets, as stated in the Groundnuts Production and Marketing Council Law of 1959, 
are: to encourage the development of groundnut production, to plan cultivations, to concentrate 
marketing tasks and to provide with counselling measures for the ministers.  
B. Specification of exclusive or special rights or privileges enjoyed by the state trading 
enterprise.  
Groundnuts Production and Marketing Council Rules (Groundnuts Exportations) of 1963 entitles the 
IGPMB the exclusive right to export groundnuts from Israel.  
C. Type of entities other than the state trading enterprise that are allowed to engage 
in importation/exportation and conditions for participation.  
No other entity is allowed to engage in exportation. A ny importer is allowed to engage in importation.  
D. How import/export levels are established by the state trading enterprise.  
In terms of export levels, the production level is determined according to demand estimations. 
Furthermore, the STE is not involved i n import activities.  
E. How export prices are determined.  
Export prices are determined in accordance to input prices, market demand, and exchange rates.  
F.  How the resale prices of imported products are determined.  
According to market demand. Not related to the  STE's activities.  G/STR/N/17/ISR • G/STR/N/18/ISR  
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  G. Whether long -term contracts are negotiated by the state trading enterprise. Whether 
the state trading enterprise is used to fulfil contractual obligations entered into by 
the government.  
The STE negotiates contracts for three to five yea rs. 
H. Brief description of market structure.  
The STE exports to roasting plants and signs contracts with them. The STE does not market directly 
to consumers . 
IV. STATISTICAL INFORMATION (SEE ATTACHED TABLES I - III) 
V. REASON WHY NO FOREIGN TRADE HAS TAKEN PLACE (A S APPROPRIATE)  
VI. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (AS APPROPRIATE)  
   
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TABLE I  
STATE TRADING: ISRAEL GROUNDNUTS  
PRODUCTION AND MARKETING BOARD  
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, IMPORTS  
Year Description of product(s)  
(including HS number(s))  Total 
quantity 
imported  Quantity imported by  
state trading 
enterprise  Average import 
price  Average representative  
domestic sales price  Mark -up National 
production  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
2016        
2017        
2018        
2019        
 
    
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TABLE II  
STATE TRADING: ISRAEL GROUNDNUTS  
PRODUCTION AND MARKETING BOARD  
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, EXPORTS  
Year Description of product(s)  
(including HS number(s))  Total 
quantity 
exported  Quantity exported by  
state trading 
enterprise  Average 
procurement 
price  Average representative  
domestic sales price  Average 
export 
price  National 
production  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
2016 Groundnuts, 12024100  7,030  7,030    3,254  15,000  
2017 Groundnuts, 12024100  7,159  7,159    3,242  17,964  
2018 Groundnuts, 12024100  6,364  6,364    3,429  14,150 
2019 Groundnuts, 12024100  6,801  6,801    3,416  14,182  
 
 
 
    
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TABLE III  
STATE TRADING: ISRAEL GROUNDNUTS  
PRODUCTION AND MARKETING BOARD  
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, DOMESTIC ACTIVITIES  
Year Description of product(s)  
(including HS number(s))  Domestic purchases by  state 
trading enterprise  National production  Domestic sales by  state 
trading enterprise  National consumption  
 1 2 3 4 5 
2016      
2017      
2018      
2019      
 
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  THE EGG AND POULTRY BOARD (THE BOARD)  
I. ENUMERATION OF STATE TRADING ENTERPRISES  
A. Identification of state trading enter prises.  
The Egg and Poultry Board (the Board).  
B. Description of products affected (including tariff item number(s) encompassed in 
product description).  
Poultry meat (0207), eggs 0407.  
II. REASON AND PURPOSE  
A. Reason or purpose for establishing and/or maintaining state trading enterprise.  
The Board acts by power of law. Its members represent all those elements operating in the various 
fields of poultry raising - poultry coops, marketers, consumers, industry and government offices.  
The following are the primary fields of the Board's activity: Production and Marketing, Table Eggs, 
Broilers, Advertising and Sales Promotion, Research, and Poultry Health.  
B.  Summary of legal basis for granting the relevant exclusive or special rights or 
privileges, including le gal provisions and summary of statutory or constitutional 
powers.  
The 1963 Egg and Poultry Board Law grants the Board the right to regulate egg and poultry 
exportation.  
III. DESCRIPTION OF THE FUNCTIONING OF THE STATE TRADING ENTERPRISE  
A. Summary statement provid ing overview of operations of the state trading enterprise.  
The Board regulates egg and poultry exportations. It is not actively engaged in export, but rather 
grants licenses  to private exporting entities.  
The following are the primary fields of the Board' s activity: Production and Marketing, Table Eggs, 
Broilers, Advertising and Sales Promotion, Research, and Poultry Health.  
B.  Specification of exclusive or special rights or privileges enjoyed by the state trading 
enterprise.  
No exclusive or special rights o r privileges are exercised by the Board.  
C.  Type of entities other than the state trading enterprise that are allowed to engage 
in importation/exportation and conditions for participation.  
Any private importer/exporter.  
D.  How import/export levels are establis hed by the state trading enterprise.  
By free market conditions.  
E.  How export prices are determined.  
By free market conditions.  G/STR/N/17/ISR • G/STR/N/18/ISR  
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  F.  How the resale prices of imported products are determined.  
By free market conditions . 
G. Whether long -term contracts are negotiated by the state trading enterprise. Whether 
the state trading enterprise is used to fulfil contractual obligations entered into by 
the government.  
The Board does not negotiate long -term contracts.  
H. Brief description of market structure.  
Israel is a net importer of eggs, imported by most egg marketers as well as some industrial 
producers. Poultry is exported mainly to the Kosher market, and the number of exporters is limited 
due to market conditions.  
IV. STATISTICAL INFORMATION (SEE ATTACHED TABLES I - III) 
The Board is not actively engaged in export, but rather grant licenses to private exporting entities 
and therefore we have not provided statistical information.  
V. REASON WHY NO FOREIGN TRADE HAS TAKEN PLACE ( AS APPROPRIATE)  
VI. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (AS APPR OPRIATE)  
 
   
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TABLE I  
STATE TRADING: THE EGG AND  
POULTRY BOARD  
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, IMPORTS  
Year Description of product(s) 
(including HS number(s))  Total 
quantity 
imported  Quantity imported  
by state trading 
enterprise  Average import 
price  Average representative  
domestic sales price  Mark -up National 
production  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
2016        
2017        
2018        
2019        
 
 
 
    
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TABLE II  
STATE TRADING: THE EGG AND  
POULTRY BOARD  
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, EXPORTS  
Year  Description of product(s)  
(including HS number(s))  Total quantity 
exported  Quantity exported by  
state trading enterprise  Average 
procurement 
price  Average representative  
domestic sales price  Average 
export 
price  National 
production  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
2016        
2017        
2018        
2019        
 
 
    
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TABLE III  
STATE TRADING: THE EGG AND  
POULTRY BOARD  
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, DOMESTIC ACTIVITIES  
Year Description of product(s)  
(including HS number(s))  Domestic purchases by  
state trading enterprise  National production  Domestic sales by  
state trading enterprise  National consumption  
 1 2 3 4 5 
2016      
2017      
2018      
2019      
 
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  THE PLANTS PRODUCTION AND MARKETING BO ARD 
I. ENUMERATION  OF STATE TRADING ENTERPRISES  
A. Identification of state trading enterprises.  
The Plant Production and Marketing Board  
B. Description of products affected (including tariff item number(s) encompassed in 
product description.  
Fresh vegetables  (0701 - 0709), fruits (0801 - 0810), olive oil (1509).  
II. REASON AND PURPOSE  
A. Reason or purpose for establishing and/or maintaining state trading enterprise.  
The Plants Production and Marketing Board was established in 2004 with the aim to reduce th e 
number of statutory agricultural marketing boards. It replaced the Vegetable Board, the Fruit Board, 
the Citrus Board, the Flower Board, and at a later stage, the Olive Oil Board.  
B.  Summary of legal basis for granting the relevant exclusive or special rig hts or 
privileges, including legal provisions and summary of statutory or constitutional 
powers.  
The 1973 Plants Production and Marketing Board Law was the basis for the establishment of this 
Board, while the 2003 and 2007 amendments established its curren t structure and statutory powers.  
III. DESCRIPTION OF THE FUNCTIONING OF THE STATE TRADING ENTERPRISE  
A. Summary statement providing overview of operations of the state trading enterprise.  
The Plants  Production and Marketing Board is not actively engaged in export , but rather grants 
licenses to private exporting entities.  
B. Specification of exclusive or special rights or privileges enjoyed by the state trading 
enterprise.  
No exclusive or special rights or privileges are exercised by the Board.  
C.  Type of entities other  than the state trading enterprise that are allowed to engage 
in importation/exportation and conditions for participation.  
Any private importer/exporter.  
D.  How import/export levels are established by the state trading enterprise.  
By free market conditions.  
E.  How export prices are determined.  
By free market conditions.  
F.  How the resale prices of imported products are determined.  
By free market conditions.  G/STR/N/17/ISR • G/STR/N/18/ISR  
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  G. Whether long -term contracts are negotiated by the state trading enterprise. Whether 
the state trading enterprise is used to fulfil contractual obligations entered into by 
the government.  
The Board does not negotiate long -term contracts.  
H. Brief description of market structure.  
There are numerous importers and exporters of fresh fruits and vegetables.  Importation is not 
limited in any form and exportation licenses are granted to any exporter that fulfils the demands of 
the export laws and regulations.  
IV. STATISTICAL INFORMATION (SEE ATTACHED TABLES I - III) 
The Board is not actively engaged in export, but rather grants licenses to private exporting entities 
and therefore we have not provided statistical information . 
V. REASON WHY NO FOREIGN TRADE HAS TAKEN PLACE (AS APPROPRIATE)  
VI. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (AS APPROPRIATE)  
 
 
   
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TABLE I  
STATE TRADING: THE PLANTS PRODUCTION  
AND MARKETING BOARD  
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, IMPORTS  
Year Description of product(s)  
(including HS number(s))  Total 
quantity 
imported  Quantity imported by  
state trading enterprise  Average 
import price  Average representative  
domestic sales price  Mark -up National 
production  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
2016        
2017        
2018        
2019        
 
   
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TABLE II  
STATE TRADING: THE PLANTS PRODUCTION  
AND MARKETING BOARD  
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, EXPORTS  
Year Description of product(s)  
(including HS number(s))  Total quantity 
exported  Quantity exported by  
state trading enterprise  Average 
procurement 
price  Average 
representative  
domestic sales price  Average 
export price  National 
production  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
2016        
2017        
2018        
2019        
   
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TABLE III  
STATE TRADING: THE PLANTS PRODUCTION  
AND MARKETING BOARD  
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, DOMESTIC ACTIVITIES  
Year Description of product(s)  
(including HS number(s))  Domestic purchases by  
state trading enterprise  National production  Domestic sales by  
state trading enterprise  National consumption  
 1 2 3 4 5 
2016      
2017      
2018      
2019      
 
 
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