preface

5.4.2. Israel-USA Free Trade Area Agreement
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DOING BUSINESS IN ISRAEL
In 1985, Israel and the United States entered into the Free Trade Area
Agreement. This Agreement was fully implemented on January 1, 1995.
The Agreement eliminates all import duties and non-tariff barriers
between Israel and the United States. The Agreement allows non-tariff
restrictions on agricultural products.
“Rules of origin” exist, which are different from those of the European
Agreement, to determine products’ eligibility to benefits from this
Agreement.
5.4.3. Israel-EFTA Free Trade Area Agreement
The Agreement between Israel and EFTA countries became effective on
January 1, 1993. The Agreement is intended to eliminate or reduce
duties, mainly on industrial goods, and also to reduce non-tariff barriers.
This Agreement has its own “rules of origin” as well, different from
those of the above mentioned agreements.
5.4.4. Israel-Canada Free Trade Agreement
A Free Trade Area Agreement between Israel and Canada was signed in
July 1996 and became effective on January 1, 1997. The Agreement
expresses the parties’ intention to gradually eliminate duties on
industrial goods and some agricultural products.
The Agreement with Canada offers special advantages, since both
parties have entered into FTA Agreements with the United States,
enabling Israel to include United States origin components in its exports
to Canada, and Canadian components in its exports to the United States,
without breaching any “rules of origin”.
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