Non-government controlled territories and free trade agreements

Omer Wagner Advocate, Indirect taxation, PwC Israel
February 28, 2022
Non-government controlled territories and free trade agreements

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As is well known, the war started by Russia in Ukraine affects a wide range of areas, both security and economic. It may also affect aspects related to imports and exports between Israel and Ukraine, which have signed a free trade agreement (FTA) in 2019. The reminder on that comes from the European Commission, which on February 23rd, 2022 released a notice to importers regarding imports from the non-government controlled territories of the Donetsk and Lugansk oblasts of Ukraine.
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