G/STR/N/19/ISR  
19 September  2022 
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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 and received on 6 September 2022, 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 t o the call for notifications contained 
in document G/STR/N/1 9, Israel makes the following notification for the years 2020 -2021.  
 
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  Table of contents  
ISRAEL GROUNDNUTS PRODUCTION AND MARKETING BOARD (IGPMB)  .........................  3 
THE EGG AND POULTRY BOARD (THE BOARD)  ................................ ................................ . 8 
THE PLANTS PRODUCTION AND MARKETING BOARD  ................................ .....................  13 
 
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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 e nterprise.  
By law this Board is the sole exporter of ground nuts 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 su mmary 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 operations 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 co ncentrate 
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 Exporta tions) 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 all owed to engage in exportation. Any 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. 
Furthe rmore, the STE is not involved in 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 ma rket demand. Not related to the STE's activities.  G/STR/N/19/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 3 to 5 years.  
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 F OREIGN TRADE HAS TAKEN PLACE ( AS 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 
2020        
2021        
 
    
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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  (MT) Quantity exported by  
state trading 
enterprise  (MT) Average 
procurement price  Average 
representative  
domestic sales price  Average export price  
(C+F USD/MT)  National production  
(MT) 
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
2020 Groundnuts,  
12024100  7,483  7,483    3,240  14,555 
2021 Groundnuts, 
12024100  7,959 7,959   3,148 16,500 
MT: metric tonnes  
C+F: cost and freight  
    
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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 
2020      
2021      
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  THE EGG AND POULTRY BOARD (THE BOARD)  
I. ENUMERATION OF STATE TRADING ENTERPRISES  
A. Identification of state trading enterprises.  
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 activit y: 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 legal provisions and summary of statutor y 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 providing 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 Marke ting, 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 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/19/ISR  
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  G. Whether long -term contracts are negotiated by the state trading enterprise. Whet her 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 marke ters 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 s 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 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 
2020        
2021        
 
    
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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 
2020        
2021        
 
    
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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 
2020      
2021      G/STR/N/19/ISR  
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  THE PLANTS PRODUCTION AND MARKETING BOARD  
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 the 
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 rights 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 current struc ture 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 th an 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/19/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 grant s 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 
2020        
2021        
 
    
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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 
2020        
2021        
 
    
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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 
2020      
2021      
 
 
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