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Reference:    WLI/100        10 January 2005 
 
 
  
 
  
 
 
AGREEMENT ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT 
DONE AT MARRAKESH ON 15 APRIL 1994 
 
CERTIFICATION OF MODIFICATIONS TO THE AGREEMENT 
 
TRANSMISSION OF CERTIFIED TR UE COPIES OF REPLACEMENT PAGES
 
IN THE LOOSE-LEAF SYSTEM  FOR APPENDICES CONTAINING  
THE CERTIFIED MODIFICATIONS TO THE AGREEMENT  
 
 
 I have the honour to furnish herewith certified tr ue copies of replacement page 1/1 of the Note 
to Appendix I containing the certified modifications.  
 
 The modifications concern Israel  and are effective as of  16 December 2004 . 
 
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
                 Supachai Panitchpakdi 
         D i r e c t o r - G e n e r a l  
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
 
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AGREEMENT ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT 
DONE AT MARRAKESH ON 15 APRIL 1994 
 
CERTIFICATION OF MODIFICATIONS TO THE AGREEMENT 
 
  It is hereby certified that the modifications to the Note to Appendix I of the Agreement on 
Government Procurement (1994) concerning Israel , pursuant to the Decision of the Committee on 
Government Procurement (GPA/83) and to the procedur es of Article XXIV:6, became effective as of 
16 December 2004 . 
  
 Pursuant to the Decision of the Commi ttee on Government Procurement adopted on 
4 June 1996 regarding the establishment of a loose-le af system with legal effect to periodically update 
the Appendices to the Agreement on Government  Procurement (GPA/M/2) and procedures with 
respect to the modifications to the loose-leaf sy stem (GPA/M/5), these modifications are contained in 
the attached replacement pages to the loose-leaf sy stem.  Accordingly, the attached page replaces 
the Note to Appendix I of Israel in the Loose-Leaf System of A ppendices in conformity with the 
aforementioned Decisions. 
 
 This notification is furnished in accordance with paragraph 14 of Article XXIV of the Agreement. 
 
 This Certification is deposited with the Direct or-General of the World Trade Organization, who 
shall promptly furnish a certified true copy to each Party to the Agreement on Government 
Procurement.  It shall be registered in accordance with  the provisions of Article 102 of the Charter of 
the United Nations.  
 Done at Geneva this fifth day of January, two thousand and five. 
  
 
  
 
 Supachai Panitchpakdi  
 
 
Certified true copy: 
  
 
  
 
  
Director-GeneralAPPENDIX I ISRAEL  NOTE Page 1/1
 
 
16 December 2004 (WT/Let/485)  
NOTE 
 
Offset  
  
1. Having regard to Article XVI and to genera l policy considerations regarding development, 
Israel may operate provisions wh ich require the limited incorpor ation 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 contracts, which do not discriminate 
between other Parties. 
  This shall be done under the following terms:   (a) Israel shall ensure that its entities indi cate the existence of such conditions in their 
tender notices and specify them cl early in the contract documents. 
 
 (b) Suppliers will not be required to purc hase 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) Offsets in any form may be required up to  35 per cent of the contract going down to 30 
per cent after five years and 20 per cent afte r ten years, beginning from the date Israel 
implements the Agreement. 
 2. (a) At the end of each period of five years Israel will submit a report concerning the 
implementation of this Note. 
  (b) When the level of the offset has reached 20 per cent, Israel will consult with the Parties 
to this Agreement on the level of the use of offset by Israel. The review shall take into 
consideration inter alia  general and economic developments in Israel, its trade balance, 
the actual performance within the framewor k of this Agreement and the views of the 
other Parties. 
 
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