Israel will deduct from their wages the health insurance fees ( " health stamp " ) and will transfer them to the Palestinian Authority for this purpose.

2. The Palestinian Authority may integrate the existing health insurance scheme for Palestinians who were employed in Israel and are receiving pension payments through the Israeli Employment Service, in its health insurance services. As long as this scheme continues, whether integrated or separately, Israel will deduct the necessary sum of health insurance fees ( " health stamp " ) from the equalization payments and will transfer them to the Palestinian Authority for this purpose.
   
   

7. The JEC will meet upon the request of either side and review the implementation of this Article and other issues concerning labor, social insurance and social rights.
   
   
8. Other deductions not mentioned above, if any, will be jointly reviewed by the JEC. Any agreement between the two sides concerning these deductions will be in addition to the above provisions.
   
   
9. Palestinians employed in Israel will have the right to bring disputes arising out of employee - employer relationships and other issues before the Israeli Labor Courts, within these courts' jurisdiction.
   
   
10. This Article governs the future labor relations between the two sides and will not impair any labor rights prior to the date of signing of the Agreement.
    
    

Article VIII

AGRICULTURE

1. There will be free movement of agricultural produce, free of customs and import taxes, between the two sides, subject to the following exceptions and arrangements.
   
   
2. The official veterinary and plant protection services of each side will be responsible, within the limits of their respective jurisdiction, for controlling animal health, animal products and biological products, and plants and parts thereof as well as their importation and exportation.
   
   
3. The relations between the official veterinary and plant protection services of both sides will be based on mutuality in accordance with the following principles, which will be applied in all the areas under their respective jurisdiction:
   
   
1. Israel and the Palestinian Authority will do their utmost to preserve and improve the veterinary standards.
   
   
2. Israel and the Palestinian Authority will take all measures to reach equivalent and compatible standards regarding animal disease control, including mass vaccination of animals and avians, quarantines, " stamping out " measures and residue control standards.
   
   
3. Mutual arrangements will be made to prevent the introduction and spread of plant pests and diseases, for their eradication and concerning residue control standards in plant products.

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