Committee on Market Access - Notification pursuant to the Decision on Notification Procedures for Quantitative Restrictions (G/L/59/Rev.1) - 2022 - 2024 - Ukraine - Addendum

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

Ukraine

Addendum

The following communication, dated 6 February 2024, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of Ukraine.

 

A.      Notifying Member: Ukraine

B.      Date of notification: 6 February 2024

C.      First time notification:

      Yes

      No, last notification was made in (doc. symbol): G/MA/QR/N/UKR/6/Add.9

D.      Type of notification:

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

      2.  Changes to the notifications previously made in G/MA/QR/N/UKR/6/Add.9 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): 2022-2024 and relates to restrictions in force as of 1 February 2024

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.

Ukraine notifies the adoption of the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 30 January 2024 No. 95 "On Amendments to Annex 1 to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 27 December 2023 No. 1402", according to which the tariff codes described in column 3 for fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in faggots, in twigs or in similar forms; wood in chips or particles should be added with the tariff code 4401 22 90 00.

The measure is effective from 31 January 2024.

 


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

 

QR
No.

General description of the restriction

Type of restriction

Tariff line code(s) affected, according to UKTZED (based on HS 2017)

Detailed Product Description

WTO Justification and Grounds for Restriction, e.g., Other International Commitments)

National legal basis and entry into force

Administration, modification of previously notified measures, and other comments

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1

Prohibition on the exportation of fuel wood

P-X

4401 11 00 00

4401 12 00 00

4401 21 00 00

4401 22 00 00

4401 22 90 00

Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms; wood in chips or particles

Article XI:2(a) of the GATT –prevention of critical shortage of product essential for exporting country, inter alia

 

Article XXI of the GATT – security exceptions, inter alia

Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 30 January 2024 No. 95 "On Amendments to Annex 1 to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 27 December 2023 No. 1402"

 

Available at:

https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/95-2024-%D0%BF#Text

 

Effective from 31 January 2024

Administered by the State Customs Service

 

This measure modifies QR No. 6 in document G/MA/QR/N/UKR/6/Add.9

 

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