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Committee on Market Access - Notification pursuant to the Decision on Notification Procedures for Quantitative Restrictions (G/L/59/Rev.1) - United States

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2018/10/03
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G/MA/QR/N/USA/4

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NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO THE DECISION ON NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES
FOR QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS (G/L/59/Rev.1)

United States

The following communication, dated 28 September 2018, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of the United States.

A. Notifying Member: United States

B. Date of notification: 30 September 2018

C. First time notification:

Yes

No, last notification was made in (doc. symbol): G/MA/QR/N/USA/3

D. Type of notification:

1. Complete (i.e. notification of all quantitative restrictions in force)

2. Changes to a notification previously made in (doc symbol) which are of the following nature:

2.1 Introduction of new restrictions, as listed in Section 1.

2.2 Elimination of restrictions, as described in G below.

2.3 Modification of a previously notified restriction, as described in Section 1.

3. Reverse notification of restrictions maintained by (Member):

E. The notification provides information for the following biennial period (e.g. 2012‑2014): 2018-2020 and relates to restrictions in force as of 30 September 2018

F. This notification contains information^*relating to:

Section 1: List of quantitative restrictions that are currently in force.

Section 2: Cross-reference to other WTO notifications with information on quantitative restrictions that are currently in force and additional information.

G. Comments of a general nature, including a description of the elimination of restrictions notified under D.2.2 and the date they ceased to be in force.

Section 1: List of quantitative restrictions that are currently in force

QRNo.	General description of the restriction	Type of restriction (Symbol in Annex 2 of the Decision)	Tariff line code(s) affected, based on HS(2012)	Detailed Product Description	WTO Justification and Grounds for Restriction, e.g., Other International Commitments	National legal basis and entry into force (i.e. Law, regulation or administrative decision)	Administration, modification of previously notified measures, and other comments
QRNo.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
1	Prohibition of log exports from state and Federal lands in the contiguous 48 states west of the 100^th meridian	CP-X	Various codes within HS Chapter 44.	Unprocessed logs	Conservation of exhaustible natural resources, inter alia	Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Amendments Act (FRCSRA) of 1993; 16 U.S.C. 620, et seq.	Administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security; U.S. States also administer their own plans under the authority of FRCSRA.
2	Prohibition of exports of unprocessed western red cedar logs harvested from state or Federal lands	P-X	4403.20.0055, 4407.10.0168, 4407.10.0169	Western red cedar (thuja plicata), logs and timber, and rough, dressed and worked lumber containing wane	Conservation of exhaustible natural resources, inter alia	Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended; 50 U.S.C. App. 2406	Administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security
3	Prohibition of importation of shrimp and shrimp products which have been harvested with commercial fishing technology that may adversely affect sea turtles	P	0306.13.00, 0306.23.00, 1605.20.05, 1605.20.10	Shrimp and shrimp products	Conservation of exhaustible natural resources, inter alia	Section 609 of Public Law 101-162 relating to the Protection of Sea Turtles in Shrimp Trawl Fishing Operations, 1990; 16 U.S.C. 1537 note.	Administered by the U.S. Department of State
4	Prohibition on importation of yellowfin tuna caught using purse seine fishing gear in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean	CP	0303.42.0020, 0303.42.0040, 0303.42.0060, 0304.87.0000, 0304.99.1190, 0511.91.0090, 1604.14.1010, 1604.14.1099, 1604.14.2291, 1604.14.2299, 1604.14.3091, 1604.14.3099 1604.14.4000, 1604.14.5000, 1604.20.1000, 1604.20.1500, 1604.20.2000, 1604.20.2500, 1604.20.3000, 2309.10.0010	Yellowfin tuna and products thereof	Protection of human, animal or plant life or health, inter alia	Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, Section 101 (16 USC 1371)	Administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Concerns implementation of the International Dolphin Conservation Agreement Program (AIDCP).
5	Prohibition on the importation and exportation of marine mammals and marine mammal products	CP CP-X	Various falling inter alia within: 0106.12.01, 0208.40.01, 0210.92.01, 0507.90.00, 1504.30.00.	Cetacea (whales, dolphins, porpoises), Pinnipedia other than walrus (seals and sea lions) and any parts and products thereof	Conservation of exhaustible natural resources, inter alia	Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, (16 USC 1371-1372)	Administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service
6	Prohibition on the importation of certain toxic substances	CP	Various	Certain toxic substances, listed at http://www.epa.gov/oppt/import-export/pubs/sec6.html	Protection of human, animal or plant life or health, inter alia	Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.)	Administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
7	Prohibition on the importation of certain ozone-depleting substances	CP	Various	Certain ozone-depleting substances, listed at: http://www.epa.gov/ozone/title6/imports.html	Protection of human, animal or plant life or health, inter alia	Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 7671o)	Administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Concerns implementation of the Montreal Protocol.
8	Prohibition on importing, exporting, transporting, selling, receiving, acquiring, or purchasing in interstate or foreign commerce any fish, wildlife or plant, with some exceptions, taken, possessed, transported or sold in violation of relevant U.S. or foreign laws.	P P-X	Various	Certain fish, wildlife and plant products	Conservation of exhaustible natural resources, inter alia	The Lacey Act of 1900, as amended. (16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.)	Administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
9	Prohibition on the importation and exportation of endangered and threatened species	CP CP-X	Various	Various species listed at: http://www.fws.gov/endangered/species/us-species.html and http://ecos.fws.gov/tess_public/SpeciesReport.do?lead=10&listingType=L	Conservation of exhaustible natural resources, inter alia	Endangered Species Act of 1973, Section 9 (16 USC 1538)	Administered by U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Marine Fisheries Service.
10	Prohibition on the importation and exportation of certain species pursuant to CITES	CP CP-X	Various	Various. See http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/ref/suspend.php for current listing	Conservation of exhaustible natural resources, inter alia	Endangered Species Act of 1973, Section 9 (16 USC 1538)	Administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Concerns implementation of CITES.
11	Prohibition of exports of horses by sea	CP-X	0101.21.00, 0101.29.00	Horses	Protection of human, animal or plant life or health, inter alia	Export Administration Amendments Act of 1985 (15 U.S.C. 1824a)	Administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security
12	Prohibition of exports of elemental mercury	CP-X	2805.40	Elemental mercury and mixtures of elemental mercury	Protection of human, animal or plant life or health, inter alia	Mercury Export Ban Act (15 U.S.C. 2611)	Administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Concerns implementation of the Minamata Convention.
13	Prohibition of imports and exports of African elephant ivory	CP CP-X	Various	African elephant ivory, other than sport-hunted trophies	Conservation of exhaustible natural resources, inter alia	African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4201)	Administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
14	Prohibition on the import of exotic bird species	CP	Various	Exotic birds, except certain specimens and families, listed in the CITES Appendices; additional exceptions are included for imports of birds for certain activities	Conservation of exhaustible natural resources, inter alia	Wild Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4901)	Administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
15	Prohibition on the import and export of bald and golden eagles	CP CP-X	Various	Bald and golden eagles and parts thereof	Conservation of exhaustible natural resources, inter alia	Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 668)	Administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
16	Prohibition on the import and export of migratory birds	CP CP-X	Various	Migratory birds and their parts, nests and eggs	Conservation of exhaustible natural resources, inter alia	Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703)	Administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
17	Import quota on steel mill products from Korea	BQ	Various codes within HS Chapters 72 and 73	Various steel mill articles	GATT Article XXI	The Trade Expansion Act of 1962, Section 232 (19 U.S.C. 1862)	U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security
18	Import quota on steel mill products from Argentina	BQ	Various codes within HS Chapters 72 and 73	Various steel mill articles	GATT Article XXI	The Trade Expansion Act of 1962, Section 232 (19 U.S.C. 1862)	U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security
19	Import quota on steel mill products from Brazil	BQ	Various codes within HS Chapters 72 and 73	Various steel mill articles	GATT Article XXI	The Trade Expansion Act of 1962, Section 232 (19 U.S.C. 1862)	U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security
20	Import quota on aluminium products from Argentina	BQ	7601, 7604 through 7609, 7616.99.51.60, and 7616.99.51.70	Unwrought aluminium, wrought aluminium, and castings and forgings of aluminium	GATT Article XXI	The Trade Expansion Act of 1962, Section 232 (19 U.S.C. 1862)	U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security

Section 2: Cross-reference to other WTO notifications with information on quantitative restrictions that are currently in force

This section shall be filled by Members in case a notification made pursuant to another notification requirement (e.g. set in the Agreement on Agriculture, Agreement on Balance of Payments, Agreement on Safeguards, and the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures, etc.) contains information on a quantitative restriction in force and which is not listed in Section 1.

1. Agreement on Agriculture

A. Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction? Yes No