WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIORESTRICTED 
GPA/O/RFO/ISR/1 
9 March 2012 
 (12-1409) 
Committee on Government Procurement Original:   English/ 
 anglais/  inglés 
 
  
RECTIFIED FINAL OFFER OF ISRAEL IN THE 
NEGOTIATIONS UNDER ARTICLE XXIV:7 OF THE 
AGREEMENT ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT 
 
Communication from Israel
1 
 
 
 The following submission, dated 7 March 2012, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Israel. 
 
 Comité des marchés publics  
 
 
OFFRE FINALE RECTIFIÉE D'ISRAËL DANS LES NÉGOCIATIONS 
 AU TITRE DE L'ARTICLE XXIV:7 DE L'ACCORD 
SUR LES MARCHÉS PUBLICS 
 
Communication d'Israël
1 
 
 
 La communication ci-après, datée du 7 mars 2012, est distribuée à la demande de la délégation d'Israël. 
 
 Comité de Contratación Pública 
 
 
OFERTA FINAL RECTIFICADA PRESENTADA POR ISRAEL  
EN LAS NEGOCIACIONES PREVISTAS EN EL PÁRRAFO 7 
DEL ARTÍCULO XXIV DEL ACUERDO SOBRE  
CONTRATACIÓN PÚBLICA 
 
Comunicación de Israel
1 
 
 
 La siguiente comunicación, de fecha 7 de ma rzo de 2012, se distribuye a petición de la 
delegación de Israel.  
                                                      
1 In English only./En anglais seulement./En inglés solamente.   GPA/O/RFO/ISR/1 
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  RECTIFIED FINAL APPENDIX I OFFER OF ISRAEL 
  
 This document comprises the Rectified Final A ppendix I Offer of Israel in the Negotiations 
under Article XXIV:7 of the 1994 Agreement on Govern ment Procurement.  The changes that have 
been incorporated are set out in track-c hanges format in document GPA/O/V/ISR/1. GPA/O/RFO/ISR/1 
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  ISRAEL  
 
(Authentic in the English language only) 
  
ANNEX 1 
 
Central Government Entities 
 
  
Supplies  Threshold : 130,000 SDR 
 Services  (specified in Annex 4)  Threshold : 130,000 SDR 
 
Construction  (specified in Annex 5)  Threshold : 8,500,000 SDR 
  Starting from the sixth year after coming into 
force of the Agreement for Israel: 
  5,000,000 SDR   
List of Entities : 
 House of Representatives (the Knesset) Prime Minister's Office Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development 
Ministry of Communications 
Ministry of Construction and Housing Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport Ministry of National Infrastruc tures excluding Fuel Authority 
Ministry of the Environment Ministry of Finance 
Civil Service Commission 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Health (1) Ministry of Immigrants Absorption Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labour 
Ministry of the Interior 
Ministry of Justice Ministry of Social Affairs Ministry of Science and Technology Ministry of Tourism Ministry of Transport 
Office of the State Comptroller and Ombudsman 
Central Bureau of Statistics Small and Medium Business Agency Geological Survey of Israel The Administration for Rural Resident ial, Education and Youth Aliyah 
Survey of Israel 
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  Note to Annex 1  
 
(1) Ministry of Health - Excepted Products  
  - Intravenous solution 
 
 - Administration sets for transfusions   - Hemi-dialysis and blood lines  GPA/O/RFO/ISR/1 
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  ANNEX 2 
 
Sub-Central Entities 
 
 
Supplies  Threshold : 250,000 SDR 
 Services  (specified in Annex 4)  Threshold : 250,000 SDR 
 Construction  (specified in Annex 5)  Threshold : 8,500,000 SDR 
 
 List of Entities : 
 Municipalities of Jerusalem, Tel-Aviv and Haifa 
 
Local Government Economic Services Ltd.  GPA/O/RFO/ISR/1 
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  ANNEX 3 
 
Other Entities 
 
  
Supplies  Threshold : 355,000 SDR 
 Services  (specified in Annex 4)  Threshold : 355,000 SDR 
 
Construction  (specified in Annex 5)  Threshold : 8,500,000 SDR 
  List of Entities : 
 
Israel Airports Authority 
Israel Ports Development and Assets Company Ltd. (1) Ashod Port Company Ltd. (1) Haifa Port Company Ltd. (1) Eilat Port Company Ltd. (1) Israel Railways Ltd. (1) 
Israel Broadcasting Authority 
Israel Educati onal Television 
Israel Postal Company Ltd. 
The Israel Electric Corp. Ltd. (1) (2) Mekorot Water Co. Ltd. 
Sports' Gambling Arrangement Board 
The Standards Institution of Israel National Insurance Institute of Israel Environmental Services Company Ltd. Arim Urban Development Ltd. 
The Marine Trust Ltd. 
The Dead Sea Preservation Government Company Ltd. Eilat Foreshore Development Company Ltd. Old Acre Development Company Ltd. 
The Geophysical Institute Of Israel 
Association of Better Housing The Marine Education and Training Authority All entities operating in the field of urban transpor t, except those operating in the field of bus services 
(3)  
 
Notes to Annex 3  
 
1. Procurement of ca bles is excluded. 
 
2. Excluded products:  cables (H.S. 8544), tran sformers (H.S. 8504), disconnectors and switchers 
(H.S. 8535-8537), electric motors (H.S. 85012099, 85015299, 85015199, 85015290, 85014099, 
85015390).  GPA/O/RFO/ISR/1 
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  3. With regard to procurement by entities operati ng in the field of urban transport, except those 
operating in the field of bus service, such procurem ent is open to all Parties to the Agreement under the 
condition of mutual reciprocity.  GPA/O/RFO/ISR/1 
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  ANNEX 4 
 
Goods  
 
 
 The Agreement covers procurement of all goods pr ocured by the entities listed in Annexes 1 
through 3, unless otherwise sp ecified in the Agreement. 
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  ANNEX 5 
 
Services  
 
 
 Of the Universal List of Services, as cont ained in document MTN.GNS/W/120, the following 
services are covered:   
CPC   Description  
 
6112, 6122, 633, 886 Maintenanc e and repair services 
 641   Hotel and similar accommodation services  
642-3   Food and beverage serving services 
 712   Land transport services   73   Passenger transportation services   
7471   Travel agency and tour operator services 
 7512   Commercial courier servic es (including multi-modal) 
 752   Telecommunications services 
 
812 and 814  Financial services (insurance services, banking and in vestment services) 
 821   Real estate services i nvolving own or leased property 
 83106   Leasing or rental services conc erning machinery and equipment without 
to 83109   operator only 
 83203   Leasing or rental services c oncerning personal and household goods only 
to 83209  
84   Computer and related services 
 861   Legal services (advisory services  on foreign and international law only) 
 862   Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services  
863   Taxation services (e xcluding legal services) 
 864   Market research and public opinion  865-6   Management consulting 
 
867  Architectural services;  engineeri ng services and integrated engineering 
services, urban planning and landscape arch itectural services;  related scientific 
and technical consu lting services;  technical testing and analysis services 
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  871   Advertising services 
 87304   Armoured car services  874, 82201-82206 Building-cleaning services and property management services 
 
876   Packaging services  8814   Services incidental to forestry and logging, including forest management 
 
883   Services incidental to mining , including drilling and field services 
 88442   Publishing and printing servic es on a fee or contract basis 
 887   Services incidental to energy distribution 
 
924   Adult education services  929   Other education services  94   Sewage and refuse disposal;  sanitation and similar services 
 
 
Note to Annex 5  
 
 The coverage regarding services (including c onstruction) is subject to the limitation and 
conditions specified in Israel's schedule of the GATS. 
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  ANNEX 6  
 
Construction Services  
 
 
Threshold :   For entities listed in ANNEX 1:  8,500,000 SDR;  Starting from the sixth 
year after coming into force for Israel of the revised GPA:  5,000,000 SDR; 
 
For entities listed in ANNEXES 2 and 3: 8,500,000 SDR 
 
 
List of constructi on services covered  
 
CPC   Description  
 
511   Pre-erection work at construction sites 
 512   Construction work for buildings  513   Construction work for civil engineering 
 
514   Assembly and erection of prefabricated construction  515   Special trade construction work  
516   Installation work 
 517   Building completion and finishing work  518   Renting services related to equipment for construction  GPA/O/RFO/ISR/1 
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  ANNEX 7  
 
General Notes 
 
 
1. The Agreement shall not apply to procurement aw arded for purposes of re-sale or hire to third 
parties, provided that the procuri ng 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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  NOTE 
 
Offset  
 
 
 Having regard to
 general policy considerations Israel ma y operate provisions which require the 
limited incorporation of dom estic content, offset  procurement or transfer of  technology, in the form of 
objective and clearly defined conditions for participat ion 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 it s entities indicate the existen ce of such conditions in their 
tender notices and specify them cl early in the contract documents. 
 
(b) Suppliers will not be required to purcha se 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 th e revised GPA, for procurement above the 
threshold of 3 million SDR, o ffsets in any form may be requi red 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 milli on 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 cen t of the contract, until the beginning of the 
ninth year, after which they will apply offset up to 18 per cent: 
 
Annex 1  Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development 
Ministry of Construction and Housing 
Ministry of National Infrastruc tures excluding Fuel Authority 
Ministry of Finance Ministry of Health Ministry of the Interior 
Ministry of Transport 
 Annex 2  Local Government Economic Services Ltd.  
Annex 3 
 Israel Airports Authority Israel Ports Development and Assets Company Ltd. 
Association of Better Housing 
Ashod Port Company Ltd. 
Haifa Port Company Ltd. Eilat Port Company Ltd. Arim Urban Development Ltd.  GPA/O/RFO/ISR/1 
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  Eilat Foreshore Development Company Ltd. 
Old Acre Development Company Ltd. Israel Railways Ltd. Israel Postal Company Ltd. The Israel Electric Corp. Ltd. 
Mekorot Water Co. Ltd. 
All entities operating in the field of urban transport, except those operating in the field of bus services 
 
(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 
 
Ministry of National Infrastruc tures excluding Fuel Authority 
Ministry of Finance Ministry of Health Ministry of Transport  
Annex 2 
 Local Government Economic Services Ltd.  Annex 3 
 
Israel Airports Authority Israel Ports Development and Assets Company Ltd. 
Ashod Port Company Ltd. Haifa Port Company Ltd. Eilat Port Company Ltd. 
Israel Railways Ltd. 
Israel Postal Company Ltd. The Israel Electric Corp. Ltd. Mekorot Water Co. Ltd. 
 
(f) Starting from the 16
th 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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