PREAMBLE

THE STATE OF ISRAEL

(hereinafter referred to as "Israel") on the one part, and

THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

(hereinafter referred to as "Turkey") on the other part,

RECALLING their intention to participate actively in the process of economic
integration in Europe and expressing their preparedness to cooperate in seeking
ways and means to strengthen this process;

Scope

The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to products originating in Israel and
Turkey listed in Chapters 25 to 97 of the Harmonized Commodity Description and
Coding System with the exception of the products listed in Annex I.

ARTICLE 4

The provisions of Article 4 shall also apply to customs duties of a fiscal nature.

ARTICLE 6

Customs Duties on Exports and Charges Having Equivalent Effect

ARTICLE 7

Quantitative Restrictions on Imports and Exports and Measures Having
Equivalent Effect

AGRICULTURAL, PROCESSED AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERY PRODUCTS

ARTICLE 8

Exchange of Concessions

2.The Parties shall not apply their regulations in veterinary, plant health and health
matters as an arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination between the Parties or a
disguised restriction in the trade between them.

1.Protocol B lays down the rules of origin and methods of administrative
co-operation.

2. The Parties shall take all appropriate measures, including arrangements
regarding administrative co-operation, to ensure that the provisions of Article 4 to
7, 9, 15 and 18 and Protocol B are effectively and harmoniously applied, taking
into account the need to reduce as far as possible the formalities imposed on trade
and the need to achieve mutually satisfactory solutions to any difficulties arising out
of the operation of those provisions.

a) serious injury to domestic producers of like or directly competitive products in
the territory of one of the Parties, or

b) serious disturbances in any sector of the economy, or

c) difficulties which could bring about serious deterioration in the economic situation
of a region,

the Party concerned may take appropriate measures under the conditions and in
accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 18.

Where compliance with the provisions of Articles 6 and 7 leads to:

a) Re-export towards a third country against which the exporting Party maintains,
for the product concerned, quantitative export restrictions, export duties or
measures or charges having equivalent effect; or

b) a serious shortage, or threat thereof, of a product essential to the exporting
Party,

and where the situations referred to above give rise, or are likely to give rise, to
major difficulties for the exporting Party, that Party may take appropriate measures
under the conditions and in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 18.
The measures shall be non-discriminatory and be eliminated when conditions no
longer justify their maintenance.

2. In the cases specified in Articles 15, 16 and 17, before taking the measures
provided for therein or, as soon as possible in cases to which paragraph 3 (d)
applies, the Party in question shall supply the Joint Committee with all relevant
information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to
seeking a solution acceptable to the Parties.

In the selection of appropriate measures, priority shall be given to those which
least disturb the functioning of the Agreement.

The safeguard measures shall be notified immediately to the Joint Committee and
shall be the subject of periodical consultations within the Committee, particularly with
a view to their abolition as soon as circumstances permit.

3. For the implementation of paragraph 2, the following provisions shall apply:

a) as regards Article 15, the Joint Committee shall be informed of the dumping case
as soon as the authorities of the importing Party have initiated an investigation. If
no end has been put to the dumping or no other satisfactory solution has been
reached within thirty days of the notification being made, the importing Party may
adopt the appropriate measures;

b) as regards Article 16, the difficulties arising from the situation referred to in
that Article shall be referred for examination to the Joint Committee, which may take
any decision needed to put an end to such difficulties.

If the Joint Committee or the exporting Party has not taken a decision putting an end
to the difficulties or no other satisfactory solution has been reached within thirty
days of the matter being referred, the importing Party may adopt the appropriate
measures to remedy the problem. These measures must not exceed the scope of what
is necessary to remedy the difficulties which have arisen;

c) as regards Article 17, the difficulties arising from the situations referred to in
that Article shall be referred for examination to the Joint Committee.

The Joint Committee may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties.
If it has not taken such a decision within thirty days of the matter being referred to
it, the exporting Party may apply appropriate measures on the exportation of the
product concerned;

d) Where exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior information
or examination, as the case may be, impossible, the Party concerned may, in the
situations specified in Articles 15, 16 and 17 apply forthwith such precautionary
measures as are strictly necessary to remedy the situation, and shall inform the
other Party immediately.

1. The rights and obligations of the Parties relating to standards or technical
regulations shall be governed by the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to
Trade.

2.Each Party, upon the request of the other Party, shall provide information on
particular cases of standard-related measures.

3.The Parties shall aim to reduce technical barriers to trade. To this end, the
Parties shall conclude when appropriate agreements on mutual reco