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22 February 2018  
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Working Party on State Trading Enterprises  Original: English  
 
STATE TRADING  
NEW AND FULL NOTIFIC ATION PURSUANT TO AR TICLE  XVII:4(A) OF THE  
GATT  1994 AND PARAGRAPH  1 OF THE UNDERSTANDI NG ON  
THE INTERPRETATION O F ARTICLE  XVII 
ISRAEL 
The following commu nication, dated 15 February 2018 , is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Israel . 
 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS  
 
ISRAEL GROUNDNUTS PR ODUCTION AND MARKETI NG BOARD (IGPMB)  .........................  2 
THE EGG AND POULTRY BOARD (THE BOARD)  ................................ ................................ . 7 
THE PLANTS PRODUCTIO N AND MARKETING BOAR D ................................ .....................  12 
 
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ISRAEL GROUNDNUTS PR ODUCTION AND MARKETI NG 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 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 summary of statutory or constitutional powers.  
 
All activities of the IGPMB are based on the Groundnuts Production and Marketing Council Rules 
(Ground nuts 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 Marketi ng 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 privileg es 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. 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. 
Furthermore, the STE is not involved in import activities.  
 
E. How export prices are determined.  
 
Export prices are determined in acc ordance 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. Whether long -term contracts are negotiated by the state trading  enterprise. Whether 
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The STE negotiates contracts for three  to five 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 FOREIGN TRADE HAS TAKEN PLACE (AS APPROPRIATE)  
 
VI. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (AS APPROPRIATE)  
 
 
 
 
  
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STATE TRADING: ISRAE L GROUNDNUTS PRODUCT ION AND MARKETING BO ARD 
STATISTICAL INFORMAT ION, IMPORTS  
Not Applicable  
 
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 
2013/14         
2014/15         
2015/16         
 
   
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STATE TRADING: ISRAE L GROUNDNUTS PRODUCT ION AND MARKETING BO ARD 
STATISTICAL INFORMAT ION, EX PORTS  
 
Year 
 Description of product(s)  
(including HS number(s))  Total quantity 
exported  Quantity 
exported by  
state trading 
enterprise  Average ex port 
price Average 
representative  
domestic sales 
price Mark-up National 
production  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
2014 Groundnuts, 12024100  6,011  6,011  3,660    14,000  
2015 Groundnuts, 12024100  6,026  6,026  3,173    15,000 
2016 Groundnuts, 12024100  7,030  7,030  3,254    15,000 
 
   
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STATE TRADING: ISRAE L GROUNDNUTS PRODUCT ION AND MARKETING BO ARD 
STATISTICAL INFORMAT ION, DOMESTIC ACTIVI TIES 
Not Applicable  
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 
2013/14       
2014/15       
2015/16       
 
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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 poult ry 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 legal provisions and summary of statutory or constitutional powers.  
 
The 1963 Egg and Poultry Board Law grants the Board the right to regulate egg an d 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 council's activity: Production and Marketing, Table Eggs, 
Broile rs, 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.  
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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.  
 
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) 
 
V. REASON WHY NO FOREIGN TRADE HAS TAKEN PLACE (AS APPROPRIATE)  
 
VI. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (AS APPROPRIATE)   
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STATE TRADING: THE EGG AND POULTRY BOARD  
STATISTICAL INFORMAT ION, IMPORTS  
Not Applicable  
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 
2014        
2015        
2016        
 
   
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STATE TRADING: THE EGG AND POULTRY BOARD  
STATISTICAL INFORMAT ION, EXPORTS  
Not Applicable  
Year Description of 
product(s)  
(including HS 
number(s))  Total quantity 
exported  Quantity ex ported by  
state trading 
enterprise  Average ex port 
price Average 
representative  
domestic sales price  Mark-up National 
production  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
2014        
2015        
2016        
 
 
   
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STATE TRADING: THE EGG AND POULTRY BOARD  
STATISTICAL INFORMAT ION, DOMESTIC ACTIVI TIES 
Not Applicable  
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 
2014      
2015      
2016      
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  THE PLANTS PRODUCTIO N AND MARKETING BOAR D 
I. ENUMERATION OF STATE TRADING ENTERPRISES  
A. Identification of state trading enterprises.  
The Plants 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 Marketin g Board Law was the basis for the establishment of this 
Board, while the 2003 and 2007 amendments established its current structure and statutory 
powers.  
III. DESCRIPTION OF THE FUNCTIONING OF THE STATE TRADING ENTERPRISE  
A. Summary statement providing ove rview 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 enjoy ed 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. Whether long -term contracts are negotiated by the state trading enterprise. Whether 
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  The Board does not negotiat e 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) 
V. REASON WHY NO FOREIGN TRADE HAS TAKEN PLACE (AS APPROPRIATE)  
VI. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (AS APPROPRIATE)   
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STATE TRADING: THE PLANTS PRODUCTIO N AND MARKETING BOAR D 
STATISTICAL INFORMAT ION, IMPORTS  
Not Applicable  
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 
2014        
2015        
2016        
 
   
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STATE TRADING: THE PLANTS PRODUCTIO N AND MARKETING BOAR D 
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, EXPORTS  
Not Applicable  
Year Description of 
product(s)  
(including HS 
number(s))  Total quantity 
exported  Quantity ex ported by  
state trading 
enterprise  Average ex port 
price Average 
representative  
domestic sales price  Mark-up National 
production  
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
2014        
2015        
2016        
 
 
   
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STATE TRADING: THE PLANTS PRODUCTIO N AND MARKETING BOAR D 
STATISTICAL INFORMAT ION, DOMESTIC ACTIVI TIES 
Not Applicable  
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 
2014      
2015      
2016      
 
 
 
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