The Government of the State of Israel and the competent authorities of the EFTA States have reached an arrangement concerning technical issues in the implementation of Protocol B of the Israel/EFTA Free Trade Agreement and of Annexes II to their bilateral agreements on trade in agricultural products. This arrangement is without prejudice to the positions of the Parties, concerning the application of the above mentioned Agreements (hereinafter "The Agreements".)

This arrangement is intended to determine that for goods exported from Israel under the Agreements covered by EUR-1 Movement Certificates, limited Invoice Declarations or Authorized Exporter Declarations, the name and postal code of the city, village or industrial zone where production conferring originating status has taken place shall be indicated.

It is hereby clarified that unlike the Israeli position, the EFTA states do not regard areas that were brought under Israeli administration since 1967 as included in the Agreements, for the purposes of preferential tariff treatment.

• The Israel/EFTA Free Trade Agreement
• Bilateral agreements on trade in agricultural products between Israel, Iceland, Norway and Switzerland.
• Administrative Arrangement between Israel and the Competent Authorities of the EFTA States and Israel concerning the implementation of Protocol B of the Free Trade Agreement and Annexes II of the Bilateral Agricultural Agreements.
  

• Director General - Director General of the Israel Tax Authority and/or the Head of the Customs Directorate.
• Authorized Persons at Directorate - Sr. Chief Coordinator of Export and Rules of Origin or any person authorized by him.
• Authorized Persons at Customs Houses - Customs Collector, Deputy Customs Collector, Export Unit Director, or any person authorized by them,
  

1. "Location" - City, village, or industrial zone, including postal code.
2. "Postal Code" - Identifying number for the location, as defined by the Postal Authority.
3. "Protocol" - Protocol B of the Israel/EFTA Free Trade Agreement.
4. "Annexes" - Annexes II to the Bilateral agreements on trade in agricultural products between Israel, Iceland, Norway and Switzerland.
5. "Preference Document" - EUR-1 Movement Certificate, Invoice Declaration or
   Authorized Exporter Declaration.
6. "Locations that according to the position of the EFTA states are not included in Paragraph 32 of the Israel/EFTA Free Trade Agreement for the purposes of preferential tariff treatment" - locations that were brought under Israeli administration since 1967.

Products wholly obtained, as defined in Article 4 of the Protocol and Paragraph 1 of the Annexes and which are exported to the EFTA States within the framework of the Agreements - the place where the products were wholly obtained as defined Article 4 of the Protocol and paragraph 1 of the Annexes, shall be determined as the location conferring original status.

Products which are exported to the EFTA States within the framework of the Agreements will be considered by the EFTA States as wholly obtained as defined in Article 4 of the Protocol and paragraph 1 of the Annexes II, when the conditions set out in these provisions are met subject to the following:

Products detailed in Article 4 (a)-(i) of the Protocol and paragraph 1(2)(a)-(c) of the Annexes, originating in locations that according to the position of EFTA are not included in paragraph 32 of the Israel/EFTA Free Trade Agreement for the purposes of preferential tariff treatment, will be considered as non-originating for the purposes of the application of Article 4 (a)-(i) to the Protocol and Paragraph 1(2)(d) of the Annexes, when used for the manufacturing of products in other locations in Israel.

Products which are not wholly obtained as defined in Article 4 of the Protocol and Paragraph 2 of the Annexes and which are exported to the EFTA States within the framework of the Agreements, will be considered by the EFTA States as having undergone sufficient processing, when the conditions set out in the list in Annex II and in the Appendix to the Annexes of the Protocol are fulfilled and subject to the following:

1. Materials originating in locations that according to position of the EFTA States are
   not included in Paragraph 32 of the Israel/EFTA Free Trade Agreement for the
   purposes of preferential tariff treatment, will be considered as non-originating for
   the purposes of fulfilling the conditions set out in the list in Annex II to the
   Protocol, when used for the manufacturing of products in other locations in Israel.
2. The working or processing carried out in locations that according to the position of the EFTA States are not included in Paragraph 32 of the Israel/EFTA Free Trade Agreement for the purposes of preferential tariff treatment, will be considered for the purposes of fulfilling the Agreement, as work or processing carried out outside one of the Parties, as defined the Agreement.
   

• Movement certificates covering goods that obtained their originating status in one location - the location (including postal code) where production conferring originating status has taken place shall be indicated in Box 7 of the Certificate.
• Movement certificates covering goods that obtained their originating status entirely in locations that according to the position of the EFTA States are not included in Paragraph 32 of the Israel/EFTA Free Trade Agreement for the purposes of preferential Tariff treatment, or entirely in other locations in Israel - the names of the locations (including postal codes) shall be indicated in Box 7 of the Certificate.
• Movement certificates covering different goods some of which obtained their originating status in locations that according to the position of the EFTA States are not included in Paragraph 32 of the Israel/EFTA Free Trade Agreement for the purposes of preferential tariff treatment and some of which in other locations in Israel -"place of origin as detailed below" shall be indicated in Box 7 of the Certificate, and the location (including postal code) where production conferring originating status has taken place shall be indicated next to each product in Box 8 of the Certificate.
• Movement certificates covering goods some of which obtained their originating status in locations that according to position of the EFTA States are not included in Paragraph 32 of the Israel/EFTA Free Trade Agreement for the purposes of preferential tariff treatment and some in other locations in Israel and which were packed together as one consignment - "place of origin as detailed below" shall be indicated in Box 7 of the Certificate. The breakdown, according to each location (including postal code) in which the goods obtained their originating status, using the appropriate unit of measure, shall be indicated next to each product in Box 8 of the Certificate.
• In cases such as those stated in paragraphs 6.1 and 6.2 above, in which the location where production conferring originating status, whether in locations that according to the position of the EFTA States are not included in Paragraph 32 of the Israel/EFTA Free Trade Agreement, for the purposes of preferential tariff treatment or other locations in Israel, cannot be determined - the locations (including postal codes) where the raw materials were obtained and the locations where the processing or work took place shall be indicated as the locations conferring originating status in Box 7 or 8 of the Certificate as appropriate.

• Invoice Declarations covering goods which obtained their originating status in one location - the location (including postal code) where production conferring originating status has taken place shall be indicated in parentheses next to the word "Israel".
• Invoice Declarations covering goods which obtained their originating status entirely in locations that according to position of the EFTA States are not included in Paragraph 32 of the Israel/EFTA Free Trade Agreement for the purposes of preferential tariff treatment, or entirely in other locations in Israel - the names of all the locations (including postal codes) where production conferring originating status took place shall be indicated in parenthesis next to the word "Israel".
• Invoice Declarations covering different goods some of which obtained their originating status in locations that according to the position of the EFTA States are not included in Paragraph 32 of the Israel/EFTA Free Trade Agreement for the purposes of preferential tariff treatment and some of which in other locations in Israel – "place of origin as detailed below" shall be indicated in parenthesis next to the word Israel, and the location (including postal code) where production conferring originating status has taken place shall be indicated next to each product.
• Invoice Declarations covering goods some of which obtained their originating status in locations that according to the position of the EFTA States are not included in Paragraph 32 of the Israel/EFTA Free Trade Agreement for the purposes of preferential tariff treatment and some in other locations in Israel and which were packed together as one consignment - "place of origin as detailed below" shall be indicated and the breakdown according to each location (including postal codes) in which the goods obtained their originating status, using the appropriate unit of measure, shall be indicated next to each product.
• In cases such as those stated in paragraphs 6.1 and 6.2 above, in which the location where production conferring originating status, whether in locations that according to the position of the EFTA States are not included in Paragraph 32 of the Israel/EFTA Free Trade Agreement for the purposes of preferential tariff treatment, or other locations in Israel, cannot be determined - the locations (including postal codes) where the raw materials were obtained and the locations (including postal codes) where the processing or work took place shall be indicated as the locations conferring originating status.