NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO THE DECISION ON NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES
FOR QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS (_G/L/59/Rev.1)
Hong Kong, China
Addendum
The following
communication, dated 9 May 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: 9 May 2025
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C. First time notification:
Yes
No,
last notification was made in (doc. symbol): _G/MA/QR/N/HKG/7/Add.1
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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 11 April 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.
This addendum modifies _G/MA/QR/N/HKG/7 by replacing QR No. 4 of Section
1 and the first item of Section 4B therein with QR No. 1 of Section 1 and the
first item of Section 4B of this addendum which notifies that the controlled chemicals
subject to the restrictions of the Control of Chemicals Ordinance has been
updated. This addendum also notifies that the list of dangerous drugs subject
to the restrictions of the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance in QR No. 5 of
Section 1 of _G/MA/QR/N/HKG/7 has been updated. The updates
follow international control requirements. The restrictions on the updated
controlled chemicals and dangerous drugs are effective from 14 February 2025 or
11 April 2025 in accordance with the relevant implementation schedule.
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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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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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4
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Licensing of exporters, and non-automatic
authorization for the export of controlled chemicals
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NAL-X
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ex Ch. 28
ex Ch. 29
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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)
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Article XX(b) of the GATT 1994
United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and
Psychotropic Substances 1988
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Control of Chemicals Ordinance (Cap. 145)
https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap145
Date of entry into force of this restriction: 1 June 1996
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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.
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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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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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_G/LIC/N/3/HKG/28
_G/LIC/N/2/HKG/30
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Licensing of importers; and non-automatic authorization for the import of
controlled chemicals
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NAL
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ex Ch. 28
ex Ch. 29
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Controlled chemicals which can be
used for the manufacture of dangerous drugs or psychotropic substances as
listed under Schedules 1 and 2 of the Control of Chemical Ordinance (Cap. 145)
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Article XX(b) of the GATT 1994
United Nations Convention Against Illicit
Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, 1988
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Control of Chemicals Ordinance (Cap. 145)
https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap145
Date of entry into force of this restriction: 1 June 1996
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The restriction
is administered through (i)
licensing of importers and (ii) authorization to import controlled chemicals on an MFN basis to prevent diversion of controlled
chemicals into illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.
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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
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