RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/TPR/D/38
7 September 1999
(99-3719)
Trade Policy Review Body Original:  English
TRADE POLICY REVIEW MECHANISM
REVIEW OF ISRAEL
Communication from the Discussants
In pursuance of Annex 3, paragraph C (iv) of the WTO Agreement, the following are outlines
of the main points to be raised by the discussants, H.E. Mr. Ömer Ersun (Turkey) and Mr. Sándor
Simon (Hungary) at the Trade Policy Review  of Israel on 14 and 16 September 1999.
It is recalled that the discussants act in their personal capacity.  They intend to divide their
remarks largely along the following lines:
(a) H.E. Mr. Ömer Ersun (Turkey)
Macroeconomic issues
- Economic background;
- Recent developments in Israel's trade.
Trade policy regime
- Multilateral, regional, bilateral;
- Foreign investment policies.
Trade policies by sector
- Agriculture;
- Manufacturing;
- Services.
(b) Mr. Sándor Simon (Hungary)
Trade policies and practices
- Transparency;
-T a r i f f s ;
- Non-tariff measures;
- Technical regulations and standards;
- Government procurement;
- Implementation of the TRIPs Agreement.
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