G/AG/N/ISR/65  
 
25 July 2018  
(18-4712) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 11 July 2018 , is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Israel . The notification concerns the administration of tariff quotas ( Table MA:1 ) for the 
calendar year 2018 . 
 
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MARKET ACCESS: ISRAEL  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR  2018 
Implementation of market access opportunities: Tariff and other quota commitments  
TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) encompassed 
in product description  Not 
opened  Description of import arrangement applicable  Note  
(from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule)  
1 2 3 
ISRQ001  Sheeps and goats, fresh, chilled or frozen  0204 
  (1) 
ISRQ002  Milk and cream concentrated powder granules of fat 
contents not exceeding 1.5%  04021 000  (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  
the quota is available to all supplying countries.  
(b) Allocation of licences or of  access to quotas to importers:  
(i) Licences are issued by the Ministry of Economy and Industry with 
unlimited quantities to manufacturers of chocolate, sweets, b aby food 
and animal feed; (ii) Licences are allocated on a First -come, first -
served basis or by lottery when demand exceeds quota.   
 
 
ISRQ003  Milk and cream concentrated powder granules of fat 
contents exceeding 1.5%  0402200 0  (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  
the quota is available to all supplying countries.  
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  
(i) Licences are issued by the Ministry of Economy and Industry with 
unlimited quantities to manufacturers of chocolate, sweets, b aby food 
and animal feed; (ii) Licences are allocated on a First -come, first -
served basis or by lottery when demand exceeds quota.   
 
 
ISRQ004  Processed cheese  04063000   (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  
the quota is available to all supplying countries.  
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  
(i) Licences are issued by the Ministry of Economy and Industry to all 
food traders on a reverse auction basis.   
 
 
ISRQ005  Other cheeses  04069000   (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  
the quota is available to all supplying countries.  
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  
(i) Licences are issued by the Ministry of Economy and Industry to all 
food traders on a reverse auction basis.   
 
 
ISRQ006  Prunes  08132000   (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  
The quota is available to all supplying countries.  
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  
(i) Licences are issued by the Ministry of Agriculture; (ii) Licences are  
 
  
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- 3 - TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) encompassed 
in product description  Not 
opened  Description of import arrangement applicable  Note  
(from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule)  
1 2 3 
allocated on a First -come, first -served basis.  
ISRQ007  Walnuts  08023000    (1) 
ISRQ008  Wheat and meslin  1001  (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  
The quota is available to all supplying countries.  
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  
(i) licences are issued by the Ministry of Agriculture to all importers 
upon request; (ii) for non -feed wheat licences are being allocated to 
all importers who meet domestic purchase requirements; (iii) there 
are no quantitative limitations.   
 
 
ISRQ009  Edible fats and oils * 15162011    (2) 
ISRQ010  Sweet corn  20058000   (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  
The quota is available to all supplying countries.  
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  
(i) licences are issued by the Ministry of Economy and Industry; (ii) 
Licences are issued to all applicants on a pro rata basis.   
 
 
ISRQ011  Citrus juices, concentrated  20091000, 20092000,   
20093000   (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  
The quota is available to all supplying countries.  
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  
(i) Licences are issued by the Ministry of Economy and Industry; (ii) 
Licences are allocated on a First -come, first -served basis or by lot tery 
when demand exceeds quota.   
 
 
ISRQ012  Meat, fresh or chilled, of bovine  0201  (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  
The quota is available to all supplying countries.  
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  
(i) licences  are issued by the Ministry of Economy and Industry; (ii) 
Licences are issued to all meat traders on a reverse auction basis   
 
(3) 
(1)           ISRQ001 , ISRQ007  -  The out -of-quota MFN tariff rate is lower than the bounded in -tariff quota rate.  
(2)           ISRQ009 - Licences are not required. Access is not restricted.  
(3)           ISRQ012 - For tariff lines other than 0201 as listed below , licences are not required and access is not restricted .  Out-of-quota MFN tariff rate is lower or eq ual to t he in-tariff quota rate:  
 01022100 - Pure breed breeding bovine, live  
 01029000 - Other live bovine  
 0202 - Meat, frozen, of bovine  
 02061000 - Edible offal of bovine, fresh or chilled  
 02062000 - Edible offal of bovine, frozen  
 16010090 - Sausages of bovine*  
 16025010 - Prepared meat of bovine*  
 16025090 - Other meat products of bovine  
 
* Tariff item numbers corrected to match product description  
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