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

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

Kyrgyz Republic

Addendum

The following communication, dated 20 March 2024, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of the Kyrgyz Republic.

 

A.      Notifying Member:  The Kyrgyz Republic

B.      Date of notification:  20 March 2024

C.      First time notification:

      Yes

      No, last notification was made in (doc. symbol):

D.      Type of notification:

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

      2.  Changes to a notification previously made in G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add.18 and G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add.27 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 20 March 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.

The Kyrgyz Republic notifies two temporary measures:

1. The Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic #107, dated 14.03.2024 on the temporary export prohibition of wood and timber, classified by the codes 4401, 4403, 4407 of HS of the EAEU from the Kyrgyz Republic outside the territory of the Eurasian Economic Union entering into force on 27 March 2024, for a duration of 6 months.

2. The Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic #119 dated 18.03.2024 on the temporary export prohibition of coal (classified by codes 2701 and 2702 of the HS of the EAEU) outside the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic by motor road transport (except for those passing through "Irkeshtam-Avtodorozhny" and "Torugart-Avtodorozhny" Checkpoints) entering into force on March 19, 2024, for a duration of 6 months.

The Decree sets that the given export prohibition does not apply to the "Kyrgyzkomur" State Enterprise under the Ministry of Energy of the Kyrgyz Republic when it exports coal (classified by codes 2701 and 2702 of the HS of the EAEU) by motor road transport through checkpoints of the Kyrgyz Republic.


QR No.

General description of the restriction

Type of restriction

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

Administration, modification of previously notified measures, and other comments

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4

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1

Temporary export prohibition of wood and articles of wood

P-X

4401

Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms; wood in chips or particles; sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms.

 

GATT Article XI:(2)(a)

Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic #107 dated 14.03.2024.

Entered into force on 27th of March 2024 for a period of 6 months. 

The Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic #107 dated 14.03.2024 adopts the temporary export prohibition of wood and timber, classified by the codes 4401, 4403, 4407 of HS of the EAEU from the Kyrgyz Republic outside the territory of the Eurasian Economic Union entering into force three days after the date of the publication.

 

This is an extension of the measure which was previously notified in G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add.27.

 

 

 

4403

Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sap- wood, or roughly squared.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4407

Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm.

 

 

 

2

Temporary export prohibition of coal

P-X

2701

Coal: briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal

GATT Article XI:(2)(a)

Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic #119 dated 18.03.2024.

Entered into force on the 19 March 2024 for a period of 6 months.

The Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic #119 dated 18.03.2024 on the temporary export prohibition of coal (classified by codes 2701 and 2702 of the HS of the EAEU) outside the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic by motor road transport (except for those passing through "Irkeshtam-Avtodorozhny" and "Torugart-Avtodorozhny" Checkpoints) entering into force on March 19, 2024, for a duration of 6 months.

The Decree sets that the given export prohibition does not apply to the "Kyrgyzkomur" State Enterprise under the Ministry of Energy of the Kyrgyz Republic when it exports coal (classified by codes 2701 and 2702 of the HS of the EAEU) by motor road transport through checkpoints of the Kyrgyz Republic.

 

This is a modification of the measure which was previously notified in G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add.18.

 

 

 

2702

Lignite, whether or not agglomerated, excluding jet. Harmonized System Codes of Chapter Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes: Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes.

 

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