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Committee on Market Access - Notification Pursuant to the Decision on Notification Procedures for Quantitative Restrictions G/L/59/REV.1 - 2024 - 2026 - Hong Kong, China

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G/MA/QR/N/HKG/7

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

Hong Kong, China

The following communication, of which a first version was received on 30 September 2024, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of Hong Kong, China.

A. Notifying Member: Hong Kong, China

B. Date of notification: 30 September 2024

C. First time notification:

Yes

No, last notification was made in (doc. symbol): _G/MA/QR/N/HKG/6/Add.2

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): 2024-2026 and relates to restrictions in force as of 30 September 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.

This notification updates/supplements measures under QR Nos. 4, 7, 22, 25 and 27 (and the corresponding/relevant entries under Section 2.4), and removes QR Nos. 10 and 11 in _G/MA/QR/N/HK/6 as they do not impose quantitative restriction on the import and the export of the products concerned.

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

QR No. & ID	General description of the restriction	Type of restriction	Tariff line code(s) affected, based on HS (2022)	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
QR No. & ID	1	2	3	4		5	6	7
1 #5084	Non-automatic licence and inspection for the export of endangered species of animals and plants listed in the three Appendices of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)	NAL-X	ex Ch. 01 ex Ch. 02 ex Ch. 03 ex Ch. 04 ex Ch. 05 ex Ch. 06 ex Ch. 12 ex Ch. 41 ex Ch. 42 ex Ch. 43 ex Ch. 44 ex Ch. 67 ex Ch. 96 ex Ch. 97	Endangered species of animals and plants listed in the three CITES Appendices, whether alive, dead, parts or derivatives		Article XX(b) of the GATT 1994 CITES	Protection of Endangered Species of Animals and Plants Ordinance (Cap. 586) https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap586 Date of entry into force of Cap. 586: 1 December 2006 Note: Cap. 586 replaced the Animals and Plants (Protection of Endangered Species) Ordinance (Cap. 187) which was in force since 6 August 1976	The restriction is administered through an export licensing procedure on an MFN basis to protect endangered species and to prevent them from over-exploitation in accordance with CITES. Import licensing procedures can be found in Section 2.4.
2 #253	Prohibition of import and re-export of elephant ivory and elephant hunting trophy	CP CP-X	An indicative list of relevant Chapters is as follows: ex Ch. 05 ex Ch. 41 ex Ch. 92 ex Ch. 96 ex Ch. 97	Ivory and hunting trophy of Asian elephant and African elephant		Article XX(a), (b) and (g) of the GATT 1994 CITES	Protection of Endangered Species of Animals and Plants (Amendment) Ordinance 2018 https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/2018/7!en Date of entry into force of this restriction: 1 May 2018	The restriction is administered through prohibition of import and re-export of the elephant hunting trophies and ivory items on an MFN basis except under defined conditions to protect elephants.
3 #5086	Permit for the export of protected wild animal, or part of a protected wild animal, killed or taken in Hong Kong; or nest or egg of a protected wild animal taken in Hong Kong	NAL-X	ex Ch. 01 ex Ch. 02 ex Ch. 03 ex Ch. 04 ex Ch. 05	Protected wild animal, or part of a protected wild animal, killed or taken in Hong Kong; or nest or egg of a protected wild animal taken in Hong Kong		Article XX(b) of the GATT 1994	Wild Animals Protection Ordinance (Cap. 170) https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap170 Date of entry into force of this restriction: 23 January 1976	The restriction is administered through a special permit system on an MFN basis to conserve protected wild animals in Hong Kong.
4 #5087	Licensing of exporters, and non-automatic authorization for the export of controlled chemicals	NAL-X	ex Ch. 28 ex Ch. 29	36 controlled chemicals which can be used for the manufacture of dangerous drugs or psychotropic substances as listed under Schedules 1, 2 and 3 of the Control of Chemicals Ordinance (Cap. 145) (https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap145)		Article XX(b) of the GATT 1994 United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances 1988	Control of Chemicals Ordinance (Cap. 145) https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap145 Date of entry into force of this restriction: 1 June 1996	The restriction is administered through (i) licensing of exporters and (ii) authorization to export controlled chemicals on an MFN basis to prevent diversion of controlled chemicals into illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. Import licensing procedures can be found in Section 2.4.
5 #5088	Non-automatic import certificate, import and export licence for the import and export of dangerous drugs Import quota for certain dangerous drugs	GQ NAL NAL-X	ex 1211 ex 1301 ex 1302 ex Ch. 29	Dangerous drugs specified in Schedule I, Part I of the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, Cap. 134		Article XX(b) of the GATT 1994 UN Single Convention on Narcotic drugs 1961 UN Single Convention on Psychotropic substances 1971	Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (Cap. 134) https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap134 Date of entry into force of this restriction: 17 January 1969	The restriction is administered through an import certificate, import and export licensing procedure on an MFN basis to protect public health.
6 #5089	Non-automatic licence for the export of dutiable commodities	NAL-X	ex Ch. 22 ex Ch. 24 ex Ch. 27 ex Ch. 28 ex Ch. 29 ex Ch. 30 ex Ch. 31 ex Ch. 32 ex Ch. 33 ex Ch. 34 ex Ch. 35 ex Ch. 36 ex Ch. 37 ex Ch. 38	Dutiable commodities (tobacco, liquors, methyl alcohol and hydrocarbon oil)		Article XX(d) of the GATT 1994	Dutiable Commodities Ordinance (Cap. 109) https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap109 Date of entry into force of this restriction: 1 January 1932	The restriction is administered through an export licensing procedure on an MFN basis to control the movement of dutiable commodities, as well as to protect and collect the excise duty imposed on the dutiable commodities. Import licensing procedures can be found in Section 2.4.
7 #5090	Permit for exporters of, and licence for the export of non-pesticide hazardous chemicals	NAL-X	ex 2524 ex 2903 ex 2904 ex 2919 ex 2931 ex 3824 ex 2909 ex 2915	Non-pesticide hazardous chemicals		Article XX(b) of the GATT 1994 Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants The Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade	Hazardous Chemicals Control Ordinance (Cap. 595) https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap595 Import and Export Ordinance (Cap. 60) and its subsidiary regulations https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap60 Date of entry into force of this restriction: 1 April 2008	The restriction is administered through (i) an export permit system for exporters and (ii) an export licensing system on an MFN basis to protect human health and the environment, including chemicals regulated by the Stockholm Convention and the Rotterdam Convention. Import permit and licensing systems can be found in Section 2.4.
8 #5698	Non-automatic licence for the export of mercury or mercury mixtures and Prohibition of import and export of certain mercury-added products	NAL-X P P-X	2805 4000 2843 9090 Various, including ex Ch. 85 and 90	Mercury or mercury mixtures Certain mercury-added products listed in Part I of Annex A of the Minamata Convention on Mercury		Article XX(b) of the GATT 1994 Minamata Convention on Mercury	Mercury Control Ordinance (Cap. 640) https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap640 Date of entry into force of this restriction: 1 December 2021	The restriction is administered through an export licensing system and a prohibition on an MFN basis to protect human health and the environment. Import licensing procedures of mercury or mercury mixtures can be found in Section 2.4.
9 #4038	Prohibition of the import and transhipment of asbestos and asbestos containing materials	CP	25241000 25249010 25249020 25249090 68114010 68114090 68128000 68129110 68129190 68129910 68132010 68132090 68129990	Asbestos and asbestos containing materials, except for goods in transit, registered proprietary Chinese medicine or other exempted articles		Article XX(b) of the GATT 1994	Air Pollution Control (Amendment) Ordinance 2014 https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/2014/1!en Date of entry into force of this restriction: 4 April 2014	The restriction is administered through a prohibition on import of and transhipment of asbestos and asbestos containing materials, except for goods in transit, registered proprietary Chinese medicine or other exempted articles on an MFN basis to protect human health.
10 #5095	Non-automatic licence for the export of optical disc mastering and replication equipment	NAL-X	ex Ch. 85	Optical disc mastering and replication equipment		Article XX(d) of the GATT 1994	Import and Export Ordinance (Cap. 60) and its subsidiary regulations https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap60 Date of entry into force of this restriction: 29 December 1997	The restriction is administered through an export licensing procedure on an MFN basis to enforce a robust intellectual property rights regime in Hong Kong, and to prevent the use of optical disc mastering and replication equipment for copyright infringing activities. Import licensing procedures can be found in Section 2.4.
11 #5096	Registration of exporters and non-automatic licence for the export of scheduled ozone depleting substances	NAL-X	ex 2903 ex 8424 90192000	Scheduled ozone depleting substances (please refer to: http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/application_for_licences/guidance/wn6_licen1_1.html)		Article XX(b) of the GATT 1994 1985 Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer 1987 Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (Montreal Protocol)	Ozone Layer Protection Ordinance (Cap. 403) and its subsidiary regulations https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap403 Date of entry into force of this restriction: 1 July 1989	The restriction is administered through (i) an exporter registration system and (ii) an export licensing procedure on an MFN basis to give effect to Hong Kong, China (HKC)'s international obligations, to control the exportation of ozone depleting substances, and to conserve the ozone layer. Import licensing procedures can be found in Section 2.4.
12 #5097	Prohibition of import of controlled products containing ozone depleting substances	CP	ex 2903 ex 8424 90192000	Controlled products containing ozone depleting substances are banned for import in phases. Details of the phasing out schedule can be found at: http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/environmentinhk/air/ozone_layer_protection/wn6_info.html		Article XX(b) of the GATT 1994 Montreal Protocol	Ozone Layer Protection (Products Containing Scheduled Substances) (Import Banning) Regulation, Cap. 403C https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap403C!en Date of entry into force: 27 May 1993 Note: While Cap. 403C entered into force on 27 May 1993, the importations of different controlled products were banned on different dates. Please refer to the link in column 4 for details.	The restriction is administered through a global ban of imports on an MFN basis to give effect to HKC's international obligations, to control the importation of products containing ozone depleting substances, and to conserve the ozone layer.
13 #5098	Prohibition of import and export of scheduled ozone depleting substances from/to non-parties to the Montreal Protocol	CP	ex 2903 ex 8424 90192000	Scheduled ozone depleting substances (please refer to: http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/application_for_licences/guidance/wn6_licen1_1.html)		Article XX(b) of the GATT 1994 Montreal Protocol	Ozone Layer Protection Ordinance (Cap. 403) and its subsidiary regulations https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap403 Date of entry into force of this restriction: 1 July 1989	The restriction is administered through a global ban of imports and exports of scheduled substances from/to non-parties to the Montreal Protocol on an MFN basis to give effect to HKC's international obligations, to control the importation and exportation of ozone depleting substances, and to conserve the ozone layer.
14 #5099	Pesticide Permit for exporters of scheduled pesticides and non-automatic licence for the export of pesticides and articles/products containing pesticides, which meet the definition of pesticides in Section 2 of Pesticides Ordinance, Cap. 133	NAL-X	ex 3808	Pesticides and articles/products containing pesticides, which meet the definition of pesticides in Section 2 of Pesticides Ordinance, Cap. 133		Article XX(b) of the GATT 1994 The Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants	Import and Export Ordinance (Cap. 60) and its subsidiary regulations https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap60 Pesticides Ordinance (Cap. 133) https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap133 Date of entry into force of this restriction: 25 February 1991	The restriction is administered through (i) Pesticide Permit for exporters of scheduled pesticides and (ii) an export licensing procedure on an MFN basis to protect public health. Import licensing procedures can be found in Section 2.4.
15 #5100	License for dealers and non-automatic licence for the export of pharmaceutical products and medicines	NAL-X	Ch. 30 ex Ch. 12	Pharmaceutical products and medicines		Article XX(b) of the GATT 1994	Import and Export Ordinance (Cap. 60) and its subsidiary regulations https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap60 Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance (Cap. 138) https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap138 Date of entry into force of this restriction 1 January 1970	The restriction is administered through (i) licensing of dealers and (ii) an export licensing procedure on an MFN basis to protect public health. Import licensing procedures can be found in Section 2.4.
16 #5102	Non-automatic licence for the export of proprietary Chinese medicines and 36 Chinese herbal medicines	NAL-X	ex 3003 ex 3004 ex 1211	Proprietary Chinese medicines and 36 Chinese herbal medicines		Article XX(b) of the GATT 1994	Import and Export Ordinance (Cap. 60) and its subsidiary regulations https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap60 Chinese Medicine Ordinance (Cap. 549) https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap549 Date of entry into force of this restriction: 11 January 2008	The restriction is administered through an export licensing procedure on an MFN basis to protect public health. Import licensing procedures can be found in Section 2.4.
17 #4087	Non-automatic licence for the export of powdered formula for infants and young children aged under 36 months	NAL-X	ex 04021000 ex 04022110 ex 04022120 ex 04022190 ex 04022900	Milk powder and soya-based formula powder for consumption by infants and young children aged under 36 months		Article XX(j) of the GATT 1994	Import and Export Ordinance (Cap. 60) https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap60 and Import and Export (General) Regulations (Cap. 60A) https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap60A Date of entry into force of this restriction: 1 March 2013	The restriction is administered through an export licensing arrangement on an MFN basis to prevent the serious shortage of powdered formula in Hong Kong's market caused by the diversion of large quantities of such products away from the local supply chain by parallel traders.
18 #5103	Permit for the export of radio transmitting apparatus	NAL-X	ex Ch. 85	Radio transmitting apparatus		Article XX(d) of the GATT 1994	Telecommunications Ordinance (Cap. 106) https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap106 Date of entry into force of this restriction: 1 January 1963	The restriction is administered through an export permit system on an MFN basis to better control telecommunications apparatus and equipment. Import licensing procedures can be found in Section 2.4.
19 #5104	Non-automatic licence for the export of rice	NAL-X	1006	Rice, with or without husk, and milled or unmilled		Article XX(j) of the GATT 1994	Reserved Commodities Ordinance (Cap. 296) and its subsidiary legislation https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap296 Date of entry into force of this restriction: 1 November 1979	The restriction is administered through an export licensing procedure on an MFN basis to maintain a stable supply and a reserve stock for emergencies. Businesses registered as rice stockholders are required to contribute to the reserve stock by holding a quantity of rice proportionate to their import volumes. Import licensing procedures can be found in Section 2.4.
20 #5105	Prohibition of exports of rough diamonds to non-participants of the Kimberley Process Registration of rough diamond traders and Kimberley Process Certificates (Export) for the export of rough diamonds	CP-X	71021000 71022100 71023100	Rough diamonds as defined under the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme		Kimberley Process Certification Scheme	Import and Export Ordinance (Cap. 60) and its subsidiary regulations https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap60 Date of entry into force of this restriction: 2 January 2003	The restriction is administered through a registration system for rough diamond traders and an export certification scheme to fulfil the international obligations under the Kimberley Process. Registered rough diamond traders can export rough diamonds to the countries or places for which the Scheme is effective or permitted by the Kimberley Process. Import certification procedures can be found in Section 2.4.
21 #5106	Prohibition of import of smokeless tobacco products	P	ex Ch. 24	Smokeless tobacco products		Article XX(b) of the GATT 1994	Smokeless Tobacco Products (Prohibition) Regulations (Cap. 132BW) https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap132BW!en?xpid=ID_1438402685443_003 Date of entry into force of this restriction: 16 January 1987	The importation of smokeless tobacco products is prohibited on an MFN basis to protect public health.
22 #9152	Prohibition of import of alternative smoking products	P	24039900 85437000	Alternative smoking products, including electronic smoking products, heated tobacco products and herbal cigarettes		Article XX(b) of the GATT 1994	Smoking (Public Health) (Amendment) Ordinance 2021 (Cap. 371) https://www.gld.gov.hk/egazette/pdf/20212543/es12021254339.pdf Date of entry into force of this restriction: 30 April 2022 to 29 June 2023 and Import and Export (Amendment) Ordinance 2023 (Cap. 60) https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/2023/16!en Date of entry into force of this restriction: 30 June 2023	The importation of alternative smoking products is prohibited on an MFN basis to protect public health.
23 #5107	Non-automatic licence for the export of strategic commodities	NAL-X	Various		Strategic commodities listed in the Schedules to the Import and Export (Strategic Commodities) Regulations (please refer to http://www.stc.tid.gov.hk/english/checkprod/sc_control.html ). They cover a wide variety of goods and technology including munitions items and industrial dual-use goods which can also be used for military purpose.	Article XXI(b)(ii) of the GATT 1994	Import and Export Ordinance (Cap. 60) https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap60 Import and Export (Strategic Commodities) Regulations (Cap. 60G) https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap60G Date of entry into force of this restriction: 24 December 1965	The restriction is administered through an export licensing procedure on an MFN basis to prevent Hong Kong from being used as a conduit for proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and to ensure Hong Kong's continuous access to technology and high-tech products. Import licensing procedures can be found in Section 2.4.
24 #5109	Prohibition of import of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) containing products in excess of prescribed limits	CP	3208 3209 3210 3215 ex 3505 ex 3506 ex 3305 ex 3307 ex 3402 ex 3403 ex 3404 ex 3808 ex 3824	A variety of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) containing products (51 types of architectural paints/coatings, 7 types of printing inks, 6 broad categories of consumer products, 14 types of vehicle refinishing paints/coatings, 36 types of vessel and pleasure craft paints/coatings, and 47 types of adhesives and sealants, and fountain solutions and printing machine cleaning agents) are regulated under Air Pollution Control (Volatile Organic Compounds) Regulation, Cap. 311W (please refer to: https://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/environmentinhk/air/prob_solutions/voc_reg.html#point_3 for details)		Article XX(b) of the GATT 1994	Air Pollution Control (Volatile Organic Compounds) Regulation (Cap. 311W) https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap311W Date of entry into force of this restriction: 1 April 2007 and last amendment was made on 1 January 2018	The restriction is administered through the prohibition of importation of regulated products containing VOC in excess of prescribed limits on an MFN basis to improve the air quality of Hong Kong.
25 #5110	Permit for the export of waste	NAL-X	Various		Non-hazardous recyclables except those that are uncontaminated and exported for the purpose of reprocessing, recycling, recovery or reuse. https://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/sites/default/files/epd/english/environmentinhk/waste/guide_ref/files/6schedule.pdf Hazardous wastes https://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/sites/default/files/epd/english/environmentinhk/waste/guide_ref/files/7schedule.pdf Regulated e-waste (i.e. abandoned air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, televisions, computers, printers, scanners, monitors, tumble dryers and dehumidifiers) https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap603!en?xpid=ID_1493027716288_001&INDEX_CS=N Container waste (i.e. abandoned glass containers) https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap603!en?xpid=ID_1669616845056_001&INDEX_CS=N	Article XX(b) of the GATT 1994 Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal	Waste Disposal Ordinance (Cap. 354) and its subsidiary regulations https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap354 Date of entry into force of this restriction: 1 September 1996 (Regulated e-waste: 31 December 2018; and glass container waste: 1 May 2023)	The restriction is administered through a permit system for the export of waste on an MFN basis in accordance with Hong Kong, China (HKC)'s obligations under the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, and to ensure environmentally sound management of waste in Hong Kong. The regulated e-waste export control ensures that any regulated e- waste export from Hong Kong will be controlled and will not cause environmental hazards in other jurisdictions. Glass container waste export control ensures that glass container wastes export from Hong Kong will be controlled and disposed of in a proper and environmentally sound manner. Import licensing procedures can be found in Section 2.4.
26 #5700	Non-automatic licensing for the export and re-export of live or dead toothfish items	NAL-X	030283 030383 030446 030455 030485 030492	Live or dead toothfish items		Article XX(b) of the GATT 1994 Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CAMLR Convention)	Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources Ordinance (Cap. 635) https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap635 and Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (Toothfish Catch Documentation Scheme) Regulation (Cap. 635A) https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap635a!en Date of entry into force of this restriction: 1 July 2020	The restriction is administered through an export licensing procedure on an MFN basis to protect toothfish from illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing internationally in accordance with the CAMLR Convention. Import licensing procedures can be found in Section 2.4.
27 #10226	Prohibition of import and export of certain weapons	P P-X	9304 9307	Prohibited Weapons listed in the Schedule to the Cap. 217 Weapons Ordinance (e.g. Chinese-style throwing dart, knuckleduster, gravity knife and gravity-operated steel baton) (please refer to https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap217@2019-12-12T00:00:00?INDEX_CS=N&xpid=ID_1438402843081_002)		Article XX(b) of the GATT 1994 Article XX(d) of the GATT 1994	Weapons Ordinance (Cap.217) https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap217 Date of entry into force of this restriction: 1 September 1981	The restriction is administered through a prohibition on possession of the specified weapons on an MFN basis to better control offensive weapons.

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