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

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

Ukraine

Addendum

The following communication, dated 13 January 2025, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of Ukraine.

 

A.      Notifying Member: Ukraine

B.      Date of notification: 13 January 2025

C.      First time notification:

      Yes

      No, last notification was made in (doc. symbol): _G/MA/QR/N/UKR/7

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/7 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 1 January 2025

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 Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 24 December 2024 No. 1481 "On approval of the List of goods export and import of which is subject to licensing and quotas for 2025" according to which the following measures are in force as of 1 January 2025:

- prohibition on the exportation of salt, suitable for human consumption;

- prohibition on the exportation of natural gas of Ukrainian origin;

- restriction on the exportation of coking coal (grade "K" only);

- restriction on the exportation of fuel oils;

- restriction on the importation and exportation of controlled substances, goods and equipment that can contain controlled substances;

- restriction on the exportation of precious metals, waste and scrap of precious metals, electrical and electronic waste and scrap.

As of 01 January 2025, the export restrictions on coal, anthracite and fuel wood that were in place in 2024 have been lifted.

The export quota for coking coal and fuel oils has been revised compared to 2024. The export quota for coking coal (grade "K" only) has been increased to 1,300,000 tons, up from 900,000 tons in 2024.

For 2025, a quota of 400,000 tons has been set for the export of fuel oils. The monthly export quota of 60,000 tons for fuel oils, which was in effect in 2024, is no longer applicable.

 


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 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

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1

Prohibition on the exportation of salt, suitable for human consumption

P-X

2501009100

Salt, suitable for human consumption

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 24 December 2024

No. 1481 "On approval of the List of goods export and import of which is subject to licensing and quotas for 2025"

 

Available at:

https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1481-2024-%D0%BF#Text

 

Effective from 1 January 2025

Administered by the State Customs Service.

 

This measure was previously notified in document _G/MA/QR/N/UKR/7.

2

Prohibition on the exportation of natural gas of Ukrainian origin

P-X

2711110000

2711210000

Natural gas of Ukrainian origin

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 24 December 2024

No. 1481 "On approval of the List of goods export and import of which is subject to licensing and quotas for 2025"

 

Available at:

https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1481-2024-%D0%BF#Text

 

Effective from 1 January 2025

Administered by the State Customs Service.

 

This measure was previously notified in document _G/MA/QR/N/UKR/7.

3

Restriction on the exportation of coking coal

GQ-X

NAL-X

2701121000

Coking coal (grade "K" only), in quota amount of 1,300,000 tons

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 24 December 2024

No. 1481 "On approval of the List of goods export and import of which is subject to licensing and quotas for 2025"

 

Available at:

https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1481-2024-%D0%BF#Text

 

Effective from 1 January 2025

Administered by the State Customs Service.

The Ministry of Energy (approval) and the Ministry of Economy (license).

 

This measure was previously notified in document _G/MA/QR/N/UKR/7.

4

Restriction on the exportation of fuel oils

GQ-X

NAL-X

2710195100

2710195500

2710196200

2710196600

2710196700

Fuel oils, in quota amount of 400,000 tons

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 24 December 2024

No. 1481 "On approval of the List of goods export and import of which is subject to licensing and quotas for 2025"

 

Available at:

https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1481-2024-%D0%BF#Text

 

Effective from 1 January 2025

Administered by the State

Customs Service.

The Ministry of Energy (approval) and the Ministry of Economy (license).

 

This measure was previously notified in document _G/MA/QR/N/UKR/7.

5

Restriction on the importation and exportation of controlled substances, goods and equipment that can contain controlled substances

CP

NAL

CP-X

NAL-X

Various

Ozone-depleting substances and fluorinated greenhouse gases, goods and equipment containing ozone-depleting substances and fluorinated greenhouse gases, listed in Annexes 2 and 3 to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 1481 of 24 December 2024

Article XX (b) of the GATT – protection of human, animal and plant life and health, inter alia

 

Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 24 December 2024

No. 1481 "On approval of the List of goods export and import of which is subject to licensing and quotas for 2025"

Available at:

https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1481-2024-%D0%BF#Text

 

Effective from 1 January 2025

Administered by the State Customs Service.

The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources (approval) and the Ministry of Economy (license).

This measure was previously notified in _G/MA/QR/N/UKR/7.

6

Restriction on the exportation of precious metals, waste and scrap of precious metals, electrical and electronic waste and scrap

NAL-X

7106

7108

7112

8549210000

8549290000

Gold and silver (including gold and/or platinum plated) in unprocessed or semi-processed form, or in powder form (except for banking metals); waste and scrap of precious metals or of metals clad with precious metals; other waste and scrap containing precious metals or precious metal compounds used primarily for the extraction of precious metals; electrical and electronic waste and scrap used primarily for the mining of precious metals

Article XX (c) of the GATT – measures relating to the importations and exportations of gold or silver, inter alia

Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 24 December 2024

No. 1481 "On approval of the List of goods export and import of which is subject to licensing and quotas for 2025"

 

Available at:

https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1481-2024-%D0%BF#Text

 

Effective from 1 January 2025

Administered by the Ministry

of Finance. Export is carried out directly by State Establishment "State Saving—Room for the Precious Metals and Precious Stones of Ukraine" without licenses.

This measure was previously notified in _G/MA/QR/N/UKR/7.


 

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 

B.    If yes, then list below the relevant document symbol and include any information element missing in the notification:

 

Document symbol of notification

General description

Type of restr.

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 prev. notified measures; and other comments

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

G/AG/N/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.     Agreement on Balance of Payments

 

A.    Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction?   Yes     No 

B.    If yes, then list below the relevant document symbol and include any information element missing in the notification:

 

Document symbol of notification

General description

Type of restr.

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 prev. notified measures; and other comments

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

WT/BOP/N/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.             Agreement on Safeguards

 

A.    Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction?   Yes     No 

B.    If yes, then list below the relevant document symbol and include any information element missing in the notification:

 

Document symbol of notification

General description

Type of restr.

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 prev. notified measures; and other comments

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.     Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures (non-automatic licences)

 

A.    Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction?   Yes     No 

B.    If yes, then list below the relevant document symbol and include any information element missing in the notification:

 

Document symbol of notification

General description

Type of restr.

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 prev. notified measures; and other comments

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

_G/LIC/N/2/UKR/29

 

 

5.    Other notifications

 

A. Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction in other notifications?   Yes     No 

B. If yes, then list below the relevant document symbol and include any information element missing in the notification:

 

Document symbol of notification

General description

Type of restr.

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 prev. notified measures; and other comments

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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