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 31 October 2024, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of the Kyrgyz Republic.

 

A.      Notifying Member: The Kyrgyz Republic

B.      Date of notification: 31 October 2024

C.      First time notification:

      Yes

      No, last notification was made in (doc. symbol): _G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add.34

D.      Type of notification:

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

      2.  Changes to a notification previously made in [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): 2022-2024 and relates to restrictions in force as of 3 July 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 the following temporary measure:

The Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic #628 dated 17.10.2024 on the temporary export prohibition of wood and timber outside the territory of the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union. The Decree enters into force on 11 November 2024, for a duration of 6 months.


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

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1

Temporary export prohibition of wood and timber

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

Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic #628 dated 17.10.2024.

 

Into force on 11 November 2024 for a period of 6 months.

The Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic #628 dated 17.10.2024 on the temporary export prohibition of wood and timber outside the territory of the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union. The Decree enters into force on 11 November 2024, for a duration of 6 months.

 

This is an extension of the measure which was previously notified in G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add.27 and in G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add.31.

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.

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