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1985 international trade pact The United States–Israel States Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is a trade pact between the State of Israel and the United States of America established in 1985 to lower trade barriers in some goods. The agreement reduces rates of duty, and in some case eliminates all duties, on merchandise exported from Israel to the United States. The agreement also covers merchandise exported from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank . The U.S.–Israel FTA was the first such free trade agreement entered into by the United States. It is the only FTA the United States has signed that does not include a chapter on intellectual property rights , which have become a staple of all subsequent U.S. trade treaties. United States Department of State .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
The United States-Israel Free Trade Agreement is a trade pact between the State of Israel and the United States of America established in 1985 that lowers some barriers to trade in some goods.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
The United States–Israel Free Trade Agreement is a trade pact between the State of Israel and the United States of America established in 1985 that lowered barriers to trade in some goods. The agreement sets reduced rates of duty, and in some case eliminates all duty, on merchandise exported from Israel to the United States.The agreement covers merchandise exported from Israel, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank .The U.S.–Israel FTA was the United States' very first FTA and has no termination date.It is the only FTA the United States has signed that does not include a chapter on intellectual property rights , which have become a staple of all subsequent U.S. trade treaties.
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The United States–Israel States Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is a trade pact between the State of Israel and the United States of America established in 1985 to lower trade barriers in some goods.The agreement reduces rates of duty, and in some case eliminates all duties, on merchandise exported from Israel to the United States.The agreement also covers merchandise exported from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank .The U.S.–Israel FTA was the first such free trade agreement entered into by the United States. It is the only FTA the United States has signed that does not include a chapter on intellectual property rights , which have become a staple of all subsequent U.S. trade treaties.
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trade pact between the state of israel and the united states of america established in 1985 that lowers some ba
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trade pact between the state of israel and the united states of america established in 1985 to lower trade barr
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