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ACCORD SUR LES MARCHÉS PUBLICS FAIT À MARRAKECH LE 15 AVRIL 1994, 
AMENDÉ PAR LE PROTOCOLE PORTANT AMENDEMENT DE L'ACCORD 
SUR LES MARCHÉS PUBLICS FAIT À GENÈVE LE 30 MARS 2012 
("ACCORD SUR LES MARCHÉS PUBLICS AMENDÉ") 
CERTIFICATION DE MODIFICATION S APPORTÉES À L'APPENDICE I 
ENVOI D'UNE COPIE CERTIFIÉE CONFORME 
Corrigendum 
 Dans le document WT/Let/947 du 20 juin 2014, je vous ai fait parvenir une copie certifiée 
conforme de la Certification des modifications apportées aux Annexes 1 à 7  de l' Appendice I  
d'Israël  qui ont pris effet le 26 mai 2014 . 
 
 Le présent corrigendum concerne l'omission des pages de certification correspondant à la note de l'Appendice I d'Israël. 
 
 J'ai l'honneur de vous faire parvenir ci-joint les pages de certification manquantes, à insérer après l'Annexe 7.  
 
  
 
  
 Roberto Azevêdo 
 Directeur général   
 
  
 
  
 
   
 
  
15-1823 WT/Let/947/Corr.1 
 APPENDIX I ISRAEL  NOTE Page 1/2  
 
30 March 2015 (WT/Let/947/Corr.1) NOTE 
OFFSET 
1.1.  Having regard to  general policy considerations Israel may operate provisions which require 
the limited incorporation of domestic content, offset procurement 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. APPENDIX I ISRAEL  NOTE Page 2/2  
 
30 March 2015 (WT/Let/947/Corr.1) 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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