NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO THE DECISION ON
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES
FOR QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS (_G/L/59/Rev.1)
Hong Kong, China
The following
communication, dated 19 February 2025, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of Hong
Kong, China.
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A. Notifying Member: Hong Kong,
China
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B. Date of notification:
19
February 2025
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C. First time
notification:
Yes
No,
last notification was made in (doc. symbol): _G/MA/QR/N/HKG/7
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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/HKG/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):
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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
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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.
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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 Waste
Disposal Ordinance (Cap. 354, laws of HKSAR) has been amended to implement
relevant amendments to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary
Movement of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal ("Basel Convention")
regarding the control of transboundary movements of electrical and electronic
waste ("EEW"). With the restriction on EEW under the Waste Disposal
Ordinance entering into force on 1 January 2025, item 25 under Section 1, the sixteenth item under Section 2.4B and their relevant
hyperlinks in _G/MA/QR/N/HKG/7 are updated as set out in this notification.
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Section
1: List of
quantitative restrictions that are currently in force
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QR
No.
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General description of the restriction
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Type of restriction
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Tariff line code(s) affected, based on HS (2022)
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Detailed
Product Description
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WTO Justification and Grounds for Restriction, e.g., Other International
Commitments
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National legal basis and entry into force
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Administration, modification of previously notified measures, and
other comments
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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25
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Permit for the export of waste
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NAL-X
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Various
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Non-hazardous
recyclables except those that are uncontaminated and exported for the purpose
of reprocessing, recycling, recovery or reuse.
https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap354?xpid=ID_1438403044103_001
Hazardous
wastes
https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap354?xpid=ID_1438403044150_001
Non-hazardous
electrical and electronic waste subject to control under the Basel Convention
https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap354?xpid=ID_1733801419832_001
Container waste (i.e. abandoned glass containers)
https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap603!en?xpid=ID_1669616845056_001&INDEX_CS=N
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Article XX(b) of the GATT 1994
Basel Convention on the Control of
Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal
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Waste Disposal Ordinance (Cap. 354) and
its subsidiary regulations
Date of entry into force of this
restriction:
1 September 1996
(Glass container waste: 1 May 2023;
and non-hazardous electrical and electronic waste: 1 January 2025)
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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.
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.
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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
2. Agreement on Balance of
Payments
A. Was a notification made with information on
a quantitative restriction? Yes No
3. Agreement
on Safeguards
A. Was a notification made with information on
a quantitative restriction? Yes No
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:
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Document symbol of notification
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General description
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Type of restriction
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Tariff line code(s) affected,
based on HS (2022)
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Detailed Product Description
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WTO Justification and Grounds
for Restriction, e.g., Other International Commitments
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National legal basis and entry
into force
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Administration; modification of
previous notified measures; and other comments
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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_G/LIC/N/3/HKG/28
_G/LIC/N/2/HKG/28
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Permit for the import of waste
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NAL
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Various
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Non-hazardous
recyclables except those that are uncontaminated and imported for the purpose
of reprocessing, recycling, recovery or reuse
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Article XX(b) of the GATT 1994
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary
Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal
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Waste Disposal Ordinance (Cap. 354) and
its subsidiary regulations
Date of entry into force of this
restriction:
1 September 1996
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The restriction is administered through a
permit system for the import of waste on an MFN basis in accordance with
HKC's obligations under the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary
Movements of
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https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap354?xpid=ID_1438403044103_001
Hazardous
wastes
https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap354?xpid=ID_1438403044150_001
Non-hazardous
electrical and electronic waste subject to control under the Basel Convention
https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap354?xpid=ID_1733801419832_001
Container
waste (i.e. abandoned glass containers)
https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap603!en?xpid=ID_1669616845056_001&INDEX_CS=N
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(Glass container waste: 1 May 2023; and
non-hazardous electrical and electronic waste: 1 January 2025)
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Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, and
to ensure environmentally sound management of waste in Hong Kong.
Glass container waste import control
ensures that any import of glass container wastes will be controlled and
disposed of in a proper and environmentally sound manner.
Export licensing
procedures can be found in Section 1.
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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:
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Document symbol of notification
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General description
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Type of restr.
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Tariff line code(s) affected, based on HS (2022)
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Detailed Product Description
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WTO Justification and Grounds for Restriction, e.g.,
Other International Commitments
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National legal basis and entry into force
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Administration; modification of prev. notified
measures; and other comments
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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