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… 2014 (WT/Let/…) ATTACHMENT B 
ISRAEL 
(Authentic in the English Language only) 
ANNEX 1 
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES 
Thresholds: 
Goods      SDR 130,000 
 
Services     SDR 130,000  Construction Services
1   SDR 8,500,000 
List of Entities: 
1. House of Representatives (the Knesset); 
2. Prime Minister's Office; 
3. Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development; 
4. Ministry of Communications; 
5. Ministry of Construction and Housing; 
6. Ministry of Education; 
7. Ministry of Culture and Sport; 
8. Ministry of National Infrastructures, Energy and Water Resources excluding Fuel Authority; 
9. Ministry of Environmental Protection; 
10. Ministry of Finance; 
11. Civil Service Commission; 
12. Ministry of Foreign Affairs; 
13. Ministry of Health (Note 1); 
14. Ministry of Immigrants Absorption; 
15. Ministry of Economy; 
16. Ministry of the Interior; 
17. Ministry of Justice; 
18. Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Services; 
19. Ministry of Science, Technology and Space; 
20. Ministry of Tourism; 
21. Ministry of Transport and Road Safety; 
22. Office of the State Comptroller and Ombudsman; 
23. Central Bureau of Statistics; 
24. Geological Survey of Israel; 
25. The Administration for Rural Residential, Education and Youth Aliyah; 
26. Survey of Israel. 
Note to Annex 1 1.  Ministry of Health - Excepted Products: 
a. Intravenous solution; 
b. Administration sets for transfusions; 
c. Hemi-dialysis and blood lines. 
                                               
1 Starting from the sixth year after coming into force of the Agreement fo r Israel: SDR 5,000,000. 
 
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… 2014 (WT/Let/…) ANNEX 2 
SUB-CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES 
Thresholds: 
Goods       SDR 250,000 
 
Services      SDR 250,000 
 
Construction Services   SDR 8,500,000 
List of Entities: 1. Municipalities of Jerusalem, Tel-Aviv and Haifa; 
2. Local Government Economic Services Ltd. 
 
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… 2014 (WT/Let/…) ANNEX 3 
OTHER ENTITIES 
Thresholds: 
Goods      SDR 355,000 
 
Services     SDR 355,000  
Construction Services   SDR 8,500,000 
List of Entities: 1. Israel Airports Authority; 
2. Israel Ports Development and Assets Company Ltd. (Note 1); 
3. Ashod Port Company Ltd. (Note 1); 
4. Haifa Port Company Ltd. (Note 1); 
5. Eilat Port Company Ltd. (Note 1); 
6. Israel Railways Ltd. (Note 1); 
7. Israel Broadcasting Authority; 
8. Israel Educational Television; 
9. Israel Postal Company Ltd.; 
10. The Israel Electric Corp. Ltd. (Note 1) (Note 2); 
11. Mekorot Water Co. Ltd.; 
12. Sports' Gambling Arrangement Board; 
13. The Standards Institution of Israel; 
14. National Insurance Institute of Israel; 
15. Environmental Services Company Ltd.; 
16. Arim Urban Development Ltd.; 
17. The Marine Trust Ltd.; 
18. The Dead Sea Preservation Government Company Ltd.; 
19. Eilat Foreshore Development Company Ltd.; 
20. Old Acre Development Company Ltd.; 
21. The Geophysical Institute of Israel; 
22. Association of Better Housing; 
23. The Marine Education and Training Authority; 
24. All entities operating in the field of urban tran sport, except those operating in the field of 
bus services (Note 3). 
Notes to Annex 3 1.  Procurement of cables is excluded. 2.  Excluded products: cables (HS 8544), tran sformers (HS 8504), disconnectors and switchers 
(HS 8535-8537), electric motors (HS 85012099, 85015299, 85015199, 85015290, 85014099, 
85015390). 
3.  With regard to procurement by entities operat ing in the field of urban transport, except those 
operating in the field of bus service, such proc urement is open to all Parties to the Agreement 
under the condition of mutual reciprocity. 
 
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… 2014 (WT/Let/…) ANNEX 4 
GOODS 
The Agreement covers procurement of all goods procured by the entities listed in 
Annexes 1 through 3, unless otherwise specified in the Agreement. 
 
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… 2014 (WT/Let/…) ANNEX 5 
SERVICES 
Of the Universal List of Services, as contai ned in document MTN.GNS/W/120, the following 
services are covered: 
Description     CPC Prov. Reference No. 
1. Maintenance and repair services   6112, 6122, 633, 886 
2. Hotel and similar accommodation   641 
services 
3. Food and beverage serving services   642-643 
4. Land transport services     712 
5. Passenger transportation services   73 
6. Travel agency and tour operator   7471 
services 
7. Commercial courier services   7512 
(including multi-modal) 
8. Telecommunications services   752 
9. Financial services (insurance   812, 814 services, banking and  
investment services) 
10. Real estate services involving   821 own or leased property 
11. Leasing or rental services    83106-83109 concerning machinery and  equipment without operator only 
12. Leasing or rental services    83203-83209 concerning personal and  household goods only 
13. Computer and related services   84 
14. Legal services (advisory     861 services on foreign and  international law only) 
15. Accounting, auditing and    862 bookkeeping services 
16. Taxation services      863 
(excluding legal services) 
17. Market research and public opinion   864 
polling services 
18. Management consulting     865-866 
19. Architectural services;     867 engineering services and integrated engineering  
services, urban planning 
and landscape architectural services; related scientific 
and technical consulting 
services; technical testing and analysis services 
20. Advertising services     871
 
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… 2014 (WT/Let/…) Description     CPC Prov. Reference No. 
21. Armoured car services    87304 
22. Building-cleaning services   874, 82201-82206 
and property management 
services 
23. Packaging services    876 
24. Services incidental to     8814 forestry and logging,  
including forest management 
25. Services incidental to     883 mining, including drilling 
and field services 
26. Publishing and printing     88442 
services on a fee or  
contract basis 
27. Services incidental     887 
to energy distribution 
28. Adult education services    924 
29. Other education services    929 
30. Sewage and refuse     94 disposal; sanitation  
and similar services 
Note to Annex 5 
The coverage regarding services (including construc tion) is subject to the limitation and conditions 
specified in Israel's schedule of the GATS. 
 
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… 2014 (WT/Let/…) ANNEX 6 
CONSTRUCTION SERVICES 
List of Construction Servic es (Division 51, CPC Prov.): 
Description     CPC Prov. Reference No. 
1. Pre-erection work      511 
at construction sites 
2. Construction work for     512 
buildings 
3. Construction work for     513 
civil engineering 
4. Assembly and erection    514 
of prefabricated construction 
5. Special trade construction work  515 
6. Installation work      516 
7. Building completion and    517 
finishing work 
8. Renting services related    518 
to equipment for construction  
 
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… 2014 (WT/Let/…) ANNEX 7 
GENERAL NOTES 
1.  The Agreement shall not apply to procurement awarded for purposes of re-sale or hire to third 
parties, provided that the procuring entity enjoys no special or exclusive right to sell or hire the 
subject of such and other entities are free to sell or hire it under the same conditions as the 
procuring entity. 
2.  The Agreement shall not apply to procurement for the purchase of water and for the supply of 
energy and of fuels for the production of energy. 
 
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… 2014 (WT/Let/…) NOTE 
OFFSET 
1.  Having regard to  general policy considerations Israel may operate provisions which require the 
limited incorporation of domestic content, offset pr ocurement or transfer of technology, in the form 
of objective and clearly defined conditions for participation in procedures for the award of 
procurement, which do not discriminate between other Parties. This shall be done under the following terms: 
a. Israel shall ensure that its entities indicate  the existence of such conditions in their 
tender notices and specify them clearly in the contract documents. 
b. Suppliers will not be required to purchase goods that are not offered on competitive terms, including price and quality, or to take any action which is not justified from a 
commercial standpoint. 
c. Upon entry into force for Israel of the revised GPA, for procurement above the threshold 
of 3 million SDR, offsets in any form may be required up to 20 per cent of the contract. 
d. Starting from the sixth year after coming into force for Israel of the Agreement, for procurement above the threshold of 3 million SDR, offsets shall no longer be applied by entities covered under Annexes 1, 2 and 3, excluding the following entities which will 
continue requiring offset up to 20 per cent of the contract, until the beginning of the 
ninth year, after which they will apply offset up to 18 per cent: 
Annex 1 
1. Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development; 
2. Ministry of Construction and Housing; 
3. Ministry of National Infrastructures excluding Fuel Authority; 
4. Ministry of Finance; 
5. Ministry of Health; 
6. Ministry of the Interior; 
7. Ministry of Transport. 
Annex 2 
1. Local Government Economic Services Ltd. 
Annex 3 
1. Israel Airports Authority; 
2. Israel Ports Development and Assets Company Ltd.; 
3. Association of Better Housing; 
4. Ashod Port Company Ltd.; 
5. Haifa Port Company Ltd.; 
6. Eilat Port Company Ltd.; 
7. Arim Urban Development Ltd.; 
8. Eilat Foreshore Development Company Ltd.; 
9. Old Acre Development Company Ltd.; 
10. Israel Railways Ltd.; 
11. Israel Postal Company Ltd.; 
12. The Israel Electric Corp. Ltd.; 
13. Mekorot Water Co. Ltd.; 
14. All entities operating in the field of urba n transport, except those operating in the 
field of bus services. 
 
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… 2014 (WT/Let/…) e. Starting from the eleventh year after coming into force for Israel of the revised GPA, for 
procurement above the threshold of 3 million SDR, offsets shall no longer be applied by 
entities covered under Annexes 1, 2 and 3, excluding the following entities which will continue requiring offsets up to 18 per cent of the contract: 
Annex 1 
1. Ministry of National Infrastructures excluding Fuel Authority; 
2. Ministry of Finance; 
3. Ministry of Health; 
4. Ministry of Transport. 
Annex 2 
1. Local Government Economic Services Ltd. 
Annex 3 
1. Israel Airports Authority; 
2. Israel Ports Development and Assets Company Ltd.; 
3. Ashod Port Company Ltd.; 
4. Haifa Port Company Ltd.; 
5. Eilat Port Company Ltd.; 
6. Israel Railways Ltd.; 
7. Israel Postal Company Ltd.; 
8. The Israel Electric Corp. Ltd.; 
9. Mekorot Water Co. Ltd. 
f. Starting from the 16th year after coming into force of the revised GPA, the requirement 
for offsets will not be applied with regard to covered procurement. 
 
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