G/MA/QR/N/HKG/6/Add.2  
11 septembre  2023 
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Comité de l'accès aux marchés  Original:  anglais  
 
  
NOTIFICATION PRÉSENTÉE CONFORMÉMENT À LA DÉCISION SUR  
LES PROCÉDURES DE NOTIFICATION DES RESTRICTIONS  
QUANTITATIVES (G/L/59/REV.1)  
HONG KONG, CHINE 
Addendum  
La communication ci -après, datée du 5  septembre  2023, est distribuée à la demande de la délégation 
de Hong Kong, Chine.  
A. Membre notifiant:  Hong Kong, Chine  
B. Date de la notification:  5 septembre  2023 
C. Première notification:  
 Oui 
 Non, dernière notification présentée dans le document: G/MA/QR/N/HKG/6/Add.1  
D. Type de notification:  
 1. Complète (c'est -à-dire no tification de toutes les restrictions quantitatives en vigueur)  
 2. Modifications apportées à une notification faite précédemment (G/MA/QR/N/HKG/6) qui 
sont de la nature suivante:   
   2.1 Introduction de nouvelles restrictions, telles qu'énumérées dans la section 1.  
  2.2 Suppression de restrictions, tel qu'indiqu é plus bas dans la section G.  
  2.3 Modification d'une restriction notifiée précédemment, tel qu'indiqué dans la   
   section 1.  
 3. Notification inverse de restrictions maintenues par (Membre):       
E. La notification contient des renseignements pour la période biennale (par exemple 
2012 -2014):  2022-2024 et concerne des restrictions en vigueur depuis le  
1er mai 2023 
F. La présente notification contient les renseignements * ci-après:  
 Section 1:  Liste des restrictions quantitatives actuellement en vigueur.  
 Section 2:  Renvoi à d'autres notifications adressées à l'OMC et contenant des 
renseignements sur des restrictions quantitatives actuellement en vigueur, et 
renseignements additionnels.  
 
* En anglais seulement.  G/MA/QR/N/HKG/6/Add.2  
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  G. Observations générales, y compris description de la suppression de restrictions 
notifiées au titre du point D.2.2 et date à laquelle elles ont cessé d'être 
appliquées.  
Suite à l'entrée en vigueur, le 1er mai 2023, de la restriction sur les déchets de contenants 
en verre prévue par l'Ordonnance sur l'élimination des déchets (chapitre 354), le point 27 
de la section 1 et le point 16 de la section 2.4B du document G/MA/QR/N/HKG/6 sont mis à 
jour comme indiqué dans la présente notification.    
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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 Justificat ion 
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 
27 Permit for the 
export of waste  NAL-X  Non-hazardous recyclables 
except those that are 
uncontaminated and 
exported for the purpose of 
reprocessing, recycling, 
recovery or  reuse.  
https://www.epd.gov.hk/e
pd/sites/default/files/epd/e
nglish/environmentinhk/wa
ste/guide_ref/files/6schedu
le.pdf  
 
Hazardous wastes  
https://www.epd.gov.hk/e
pd/sites/default/files/epd/e
nglish/environmentinhk/wa
ste/guide_ref/files/7s chedu
le.pdf  
 
Regulated e -waste (i.e. 
abandoned air 
conditioners, refrigerators, 
washing machines, 
televisions, computers, 
printers, scanners and 
monitors)  
https://www.elegislation.g
ov.hk/hk/cap603!en?xpid=
ID_1493027716288_001&I
NDEX_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  
 
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 
admin istered 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    
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QR 
No. General 
description of the 
restriction  Type of 
restriction  Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on HS  
(2022) 
 Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justificat ion 
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 
    Container waste (i.e. 
abandoned glass 
containers ) 
https://www.elegislation.g
ov.hk/hk/cap603!en?xpid=
ID_1669616845056_001&I
NDEX_CS=N  
   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 i nformation on a quantitative 
restriction in  force and whi ch 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:  
Document symbol 
of notificati on General 
description  Type of 
restr iction  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 
previous notified 
measures; and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
G/LIC/N/3/HKG/26  
G/LIC/N/2/HKG/2 3 Permit for the 
import of waste  NAL  Non-hazardous 
recyclables  except 
those that are 
uncontaminated 
and imported for 
the purpose of 
reprocessing, 
recycling, recovery 
or reuse  
https://www.epd.go
v.hk/epd/sites/defa
ult/files/epd/english
/environmentinhk/wArticle 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  
 
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 
import of waste on an 
MFN basis in  
accordance with HKC's 
obligations under the 
Basel Convention on 
the Control of 
Transboundary 
Movements of 
Hazardous Wastes and  
their Disposal, and to 
ensure environmentally   
  G/MA/QR/N/HKG/6/Add.2  
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Document symbol 
of notificati on General 
description  Type of 
restr iction  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 
previous notified 
measures; and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
aste/guide_ref/files/
6schedule.pdf  
 
Hazardous wastes  
https://www.epd.go
v.hk/epd/sites/defa
ult/files/epd/english
/environmentinhk/w
aste/guide_ref/files/
6schedule.pdf  
 
Regulated e -waste 
(i.e. abandoned air 
conditioners, 
refrigerators, 
washing machines, 
televisions, 
computers, printers, 
scanners and 
monitors)  
https://www.elegisl
ation.gov.hk/hk/cap
603!en?xpid=ID_14
93027716288_001&
INDEX_CS=N  
 
Container waste 
(i.e. abandoned 
glass containers)  
https://www.elegisl
ation.gov.hk/hk/cap
603!en?xpid=ID_16
69616845056_001&
INDEX_CS=N  sound management of 
waste in Hong Kong . 
 
The regulated e -waste 
import control ensures 
that any import of 
regulated e -waste will 
be controlled. The 
control will guard 
against international 
dumping and prevent 
regulated e -waste 
intended for re -export 
ending  up 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  
 
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