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TURKEY-ISRAEL
Turkey-Israel FTA
 Interactive trade indicators

Technical notes for performance indicators
Performance Indicators :
Member Countries

Israel Turkey

Turkey-Israel Free Trade Agreement

Status : Signed in 1996 .  In force since 1997
Scope : Bilateral
Type : Free Trade Agreement
WTO Notification : GATT Art XXIV 1998
Agreement text : 
http://www.economy.gov.tr/upload//628611D0-E4D1-89C6-3900EABA653B214B/2.%20Turkey-Israel%20Agreement.pdf
Other links : 
http://www.economy.gov.tr/index.cfm?sayfa=tradeagreements&bolum=fta&country=IL®ion=0
WTO consideration process : 
http://rtais.wto.org/rtadocs/108/RelatedDocuments/Factual%20Abstract/English/Turkey-Israel(G)_W.doc
GOODS
Tariffs
Negative list
Tariff elimination by 2000
Joint committee to monitor 'evolutionary' aspects of the agreement
Rules of Origin
Protocol B

Contingency Measures
   Anti - Dumping : In accordance with WTO rules. Article 15
   Countervailing Duties : 
   Safeguards : Detailed process is laid out in Article 18

Standards : Commitment to WTO's TBT. Article 19
Notes:
SERVICES
WTO Notification (GATS Art. V)Notified
       Date of notification 16/04/1998

       Consideration Process : Factual Presentation issued


Liberalization Approach

Modes Covered

Specific Chapters on

Specific Sectors Excluded

Public Sectors carve-out :

Most Favoured Nation : Binding

National Treatment :

Market Access :

Domestic Regulation :

Subsidies covered by services disciplines :

Denial of benefits for commercial presence :
          


Notes :
          Parties agree to widen scope of cooperation in trade in services. Joint Committee shall issue recommendations to achieve this goal. Parties acknowledge obligations under GATS. Article 20, Article 21.


Link to schedules :
INVESTMENT
Scheduling Approach

Definition of investment

Most Favoured Nation :
                           
National Treatment :
                           
Fair and Equitable Treatment :
                           
Expropriation :
                           
Board of Directors and executive personnel :

Invester - State arbitration :

Denial of Benefits :
          


Additional BIT exists between the parties :
          BIT list I :
                    Status:
          BIT list II :
                    Status:

Notes :
          


Link to schedules :
TRADE FACILITATION
Customs procedures : No
Customs valuation : No
Trade regulations publication and administration (transparency) : No
E-Commerce / Paperless trade : No
Cooperation in trade facilitation : No
OTHER AREAS
Government Procurement : Yes Article 24
Investment : No
Competition Policy : Yes Article 25
Intellectual Property : No
Dispute Settlement : Yes Referral to Joint Committee. Article 30
Labor Mobility : No
Labor and Environmental Standards : No
Technical cooperation : No
Institutional mechanism : Yes Establishment of the Joint Committee. Article 27
Notes:
This agreement is a result of Turkey's Customs Union with the EU, which required it to update its trade agreements.
RULES OF ORIGIN
Cumulation
-
Specific Process
-
Heading Change
-
De Minimis
-
Minimum Content
-
Drawback
-
Http Link
Notes
-
TURKEY-ISRAEL
Turkey-Israel FTA

Member Countries
Israel
Turkey
Total: 2 countries

Turkey-Israel Free Trade Agreement

Status : Signed in 1996 .  In force since 1997
Scope : Bilateral
Type : Free Trade Agreement
WTO Notification : GATT Art XXIV 1998
Agreement text : 
http://www.economy.gov.tr/upload//628611D0-E4D1-89C6-3900EABA653B214B/2.%20Turkey-Israel%20Agreement.pdf

Other links : 
http://www.economy.gov.tr/index.cfm?sayfa=tradeagreements&bolum=fta&country=IL®ion=0

WTO consideration process : 
http://rtais.wto.org/rtadocs/108/RelatedDocuments/Factual%20Abstract/English/Turkey-Israel(G)_W.doc
GOODS
Tariffs
Negative list
Tariff elimination by 2000
Joint committee to monitor 'evolutionary' aspects of the agreement

Rules of Origin
Protocol B


Contingency Measures
Anti - Dumping : In accordance with WTO rules. Article 15
Countervailing Duties : 
Safeguards : Detailed process is laid out in Article 18

Standards : Commitment to WTO's TBT. Article 19

Notes:


SERVICES
WTO Notification (GATS Art. V)Notified
Date of notification : 16/04/1998
Consideration Process : Factual Presentation issued

Liberalization Approach

Modes Covered

Specific Chapters on
Specific Sectors Excluded
Public Sectors carve-out :

Most Favoured Nation : Binding

National Treatment :

Market Access :

Domestic Regulation :

Subsidies covered by services disciplines :

Denial of benefits for commercial presence :


Notes:
Parties agree to widen scope of cooperation in trade in services. Joint Committee shall issue recommendations to achieve this goal. Parties acknowledge obligations under GATS. Article 20, Article 21.

Link to schedules :

INVESTMENT
Scheduling Approach

Definition of investment

Most Favoured Nation :

National Treatment :


Fair and Equitable Treatment :


Expropriation :


Board of Directors and executive personnel :

Invester - State arbitration : No

Denial of Benefits :


Additional BIT exists between the parties :No

BIT list I :
Status:
BIT list II :
Status:

Notes :


Link to schedules :

TRADE FACILITATION
Customs procedures : No
Customs valuation : No
Trade regulations publication and administration : No
Use of ICT : No
Mobility of business people : No
Freedom of transit : No
Transport and logistics : No
Trade finance : No

OTHER AREAS
Government Procurement : Yes Article 24
Investment : No
Competition Policy : Yes Article 25
Intellectual Property : No
Dispute Settlement : Yes Referral to Joint Committee. Article 30
Labor Mobility : No
Labor and Environmental Standards : No
Technical cooperation : No
Institutional mechanism : Yes Establishment of the Joint Committee. Article 27

Notes:
This agreement is a result of Turkey's Customs Union with the EU, which required it to update its trade agreements.


RULES OF ORIGIN
Cumulation
-
Specific Process
-
Heading Change
-
De Minimis
-
Minimum Content
-
Drawback
-
Http Link

Notes
-
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