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RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS
NOTE 16:-
RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS

The Company carries out transactions with related parties as detailed below.  Until November 2013, the Company's principal shareholder was also the principal shareholder of an affiliated supplier.

One of the Company's customers, Nistec, became a related party in November 2013. The Company sells products to Nistec, pays management fees to Nistec, purchases certain services from Nistec and shares certain expenses with Nistec, for services that it acquires jointly with Nistec. The Company's transactions with its related parties were carried out on an arm's-length basis.

 
a.
Balances with related parties:
 
   
December 31,
 
   
2015
   
2014
 
   
US Dollars in thousands
 
             
Trade accounts receivable
    173       74  
Trade accounts payable
    37       32  

 
b.
Transactions with related parties:
 
   
Year ended
December 31,
 
   
2015
   
2014
   
2013
 
   
US Dollars in thousands
 
                   
Revenues
    644       370       6  
Cost of revenues (*)
    -       -       3,402  
                         
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    340       339       52  

Insurance Expenditures - the Company may share with Nistec costs of insurance consulting and insurance premiums in the event the Company determines that a joint insurance policy with Nistec reduces the Company’s costs as compared to purchasing insurance separately. Insurance expenditures will be divided between the Company and Nistec as follows: (i) insurance consulting services costs will be divided in proportion to the insurance premiums paid by the Company and Nistec in the preceding year; (ii) the joint insurance premiums will be divided in proportions indicated by the insurer for each

of the Company and Nistec, had they purchased the insurance separately. The Company will solicit updated insurance proposals at least bi-annually. The decision to enter into such a joint insurance policy with Nistec will be subject to the approval of the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors of Parent.
 
Employees Social Activities - the Company may purchase social activities for the benefit of its employees together with Nistec. The cost of such activities will be divided between the Company and Nistec in accordance with the ratio of the number of Company's employees and Nistec employees to whom the applicable activity was directed, regardless of actual participation.

Marketing Activities - the Company may purchase services together with Nistec. Marketing costs will be divided between the Company and Nistec as follows: (i) to the extent the portion of the marketing material applicable to the Company can be quantified, costs will be divided accordingly; (ii) in the event that such costs cannot be quantified, each of Nistec and the Company will bear 50% of the marketing costs.

 
       (*)
The Company's purchases from such supplier accounted for 23.1% of its raw material costs in 201