RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/STR/W/21
26April 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-1571)
Original: English Working Party onState Trading Enterprises
REPLY TOQUESTION FROM CANADA1ON
ISRAEL 'SSTATE TRADING ENTERPRISES
Thefollowing communication, dated 17April 1996, hasbeenreceived from thePermanent
Mission ofIsrael.
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1. Israelhadonestatetradingentity(inthemeaningofArticleXVIIoftheGATT),theGovernment
Trade Administration.
2. TheGovernment Trade Administration wasestablished forthepurpose ofensuring theorderly
supply ofessential foodstuffs andanimal feeds (wheat, soybeans, frozen beef).
3. TheGovernment Trade Administration wasabolished aftertheprivatization andliberalization
ofimports oftheproducts mentioned above, bytheendof1993.
1G/STR/W/17.