Committee on Market Access - Notification pursuant to the Decision on Notification Procedures for Quantitative Restrictions (G/L/59/Rev.1) - 2024 - 2026 - Kazakhstan - Addendum

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

Kazakhstan

Addendum

The following communication, dated 18 December 2024, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of Kazakhstan.

 

A.      Notifying Member: Kazakhstan

B.      Date of notification: 27 November 2024

C.      First time notification:

      Yes

      No, last notification was made in (doc. symbol): _G/MA/QR/N/KAZ/5

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): 2024-2026 and relates to restrictions in force as of
27 November 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.

 


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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Temporary import ban on apples

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0808.10

Apples

GATT Article XI:2(c)(ii)

The Order of the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan No.343 "On the Introduction of the Ban on Importation of Apples into the Territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan by Road Transport" of 5 October 2024

The ban entered into force on 8 October 2024 and will remain valid until 31 December 2024.

 

The ban was introduced in order to support local apple producers in selling surplus domestic products due to the fact that in 2024, according to the forecast of the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan, the apple harvest will amount to over 300 thousand tons, which is 18% higher than in 2023 (252 thousand tons).

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