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

KYRGYZ REPUBLIC

Addendum

The following communication, dated 1 July 2025, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of the Kyrgyz Republic.

 

A.      Notifying Member: The Kyrgyz Republic

B.      Date of notification: 1 July 2025

C.      First time notification:

      Yes

      No, last notification was made in (doc. symbol): _G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add.48

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/KGZ/1/Add.36 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 9 July 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.

The Kyrgyz Republic notifies the following temporary measure:

The Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic #357 dated 21.06.2025 on the temporary export prohibition of coal classified by the HS Code 2701 and 2702 outside the customs territory of the Kyrgyz Republic. The Decree enters into force on 9 July 2025, for a duration of 6 months.

The restrictions are not applied to the "Kyrgyzkomur" State Enterprise under the Ministry of Energy of the Kyrgyz Republic when it carries out the export of coal (classified by HS code 2701 and 2702) by road transport through checkpoints on the state border of the Kyrgyz Republic.


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, 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

Temporary export prohibition of coal

P-X

2701

Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal

GATT Article XI.2

Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic #357 dated 21.06.2025.

 

Into force on 7 July 2025 for a period of 6 months.

The Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic #357 dated 21.06.2025 on the temporary export prohibition of coal classified by the HS Code 2701 and 2702 outside the customs territory of the Kyrgyz Republic. The Decree enters into force on 9 July 2025, for a duration of 6 months.

 

This is a re-introduction of a measure which was notified earlier in document _G/MA/QR/N/KGZ/1/Add.36.

2702

Lignite, whether or not agglomerated, excluding jet.

 

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