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Comité de Acceso a los Mercados  Original: inglés  
 
  
NOTIFICACIÓN DE CONFORMIDAD CON LA DECISIÓN SOBRE EL PROCEDIMIENTO  
DE NOTIFICACIÓN DE RESTRICCIONES CUANTITATIVAS (G/L/59/REV.1)  
REPÚBLICA DE MOLDOVA  
Addendum  
La siguiente comunicación, de fecha 29 de enero de 2024, se distribuye a petición de la delegación 
de la República de Moldova.  
 
A. Miembro notificante:  República de Moldova  
B. Fecha de la notificación:  26 de enero de 2024  
C. Primera notificación:  
 Sí 
 No, la última notificación se presentó con la signatura (signatura del documento): 
G/MA/QR/N/MDA/2/Add.3  
D. Tipo de notificació n: 
 1. Completa (es decir, notificación de todas las restricciones cuantitativas en vigor)  
 2. Cambios de una notificación presentada anteriormente con la signatura 
G/MA/QR/N/MDA/2 consistentes en lo siguiente:  
  2.1 Establ ecimiento de nuevas restricciones, enumeradas en la sección 1.  
  2.2 Eliminación de restricciones, como se describe en la casilla G infra. 
  2.3 Modificación de una restricción notificada anteriormente, como se indica en la 
 sección 1.  
 3. Notificación inversa de restricciones mantenidas por (Miembro):   
E. La notificación proporciona información sobre el siguiente período bienal: 
2022-2024 y se refiere a restricciones en vigor al  10 de enero de 2024  
F. La presente notificación contiene información* relativa a:  
 Sección 1:  Lista de restricciones cuantitativas actualmente en vigor.  
 Sección 2:  Referencia a otras notificaciones presentadas a l a OMC que contengan 
información sobre restricciones cuantitativas actualmente en vigor e 
información adicional.  
 
* En inglés solamente.  G/MA/QR/N/MDA/2/Add.4  
- 2 - 
  G. Observaciones de carácter general, con inclusión de una descripción de la 
eliminación de restricciones notificada en el apartado 2.2 de la casilla D y la fecha 
en que esas restricciones dejaron de estar en vigor.  
A fin de mantener un precio económicamente sostenible en el mercado interno para 
productos nacionales como el trigo, el maíz y el girasol, la Comisión de Situaciones 
Excepcionales de  la República de Moldova impuso , por un período de tres meses,  una 
medida temporal relativa a la concesión de licencias de importación de determinados 
productos (Disposición Nº 98, de 27 de diciembre de 2023). El nuevo reglamento puede 
consultarse en : 
https://gov.md/sites/default/files/document/attachments/98._dispozitia_cse_rm_nr._97_
27.12.2023.pdf . 
El Regl amento sobre Establecimiento y Funcionamiento de la Comisión de Licencias de 
Importación para Algunos Cereales y Semillas Oleaginosas se aprobó mediante la Orden 
Nº 4 del Ministerio de Agricultura e Industria Alimentaria, de 5 de enero de 2024. El nuevo 
reglamento puede consultarse en : 
https://www.legis.md/cautare/getResults?doc_id=141144&lang=ro .   
  G/MA/QR/N/MDA/2/Add.4  
 
- 3 - Section 1: List of quantitative restrictions that have been eliminated  
 
QR 
No. General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  Tariff line 
code(s) affected, 
based on HS 
(2017)  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 measure 
on the licensing of 
imports for certain 
products  NAL 1001 
1005 
1206 Wheat  
Maize  
Sunflower seeds 
whether or not broken  
The following 
subheadings from the 
CN are exempted:  
1001 11 - Durum wheat 
intended for sowing;  
1001 19 - Other, 
intended for sowing;  
1001 91 - Triticum 
spelta, common wheat, 
meslin and others, 
intended for sowing;  
1005 10 - Maize, 
intended for sowing;  
1206 00 100 - 
Sunflower seeds, 
intended for sowing;  
1206 00 910 - 
Sunflower seeds, 
whether or not broken, 
shelled or in grey and 
white striped shell.  Article XX of the GATT 
1994;  Disposition no. 98 of 
27 December 2023 
(https://gov.md/sites/
default/files/document
/attachments/98._disp
ozitia_cse_rm_nr._9 7
_27.12.2023.pdf ) 
The regulation on the 
establishing and 
functioning of the 
Import Licensing 
Commission for some 
cereal products and 
oilseeds was approved 
by the Order of the 
Ministry of Agriculture 
and Food Industry, 
no. 4 of 5 January 
2024 and entered into 
force on 10 January 
2024 for a period of 
three months 
(https://www.legis.md
/cautare/getResults?d
oc_id=141144&lang=r
o). Administered by  the 
Ministry of Agriculture 
and Food Industry  
    
  G/MA/QR/N/MDA/2/Add.4  
 
- 4 - Section  2: Cross -reference to other WTO notifications with information on quantitative restrictions that are currently in force  
 
This section shall be filled by Memb ers 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 notificati on: 
 
Document 
symbol of 
notification  General 
description  Type of 
restr iction   
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(     ) 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 notificati on: 
 
Document 
symbol of 
notification  General 
description  Type of 
restriction .  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(     ) 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/              
    
  G/MA/QR/N/MDA/2/Add.4  
 
- 5 - 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 notificati on: 
 
Document 
symbol of 
notification  General 
description  Type of 
restr iction .  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS(      ) 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/SG/N/              
 
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 iction   
 Tariff line code(s) 
affected, based on 
HS(     ) Detailed 
Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force   
 Administration; 
modification of pre v. 
notified measures; 
and other comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
G/LIC/N/2/MDA/2  Temporary 
measure on the 
licensing of 
imports for 
certain 
products.  NAL 1001 
1005 
1206 Wheat  
Maize  
Sunflower seeds 
whether or not 
broken  
The following 
subheadings from 
the CN are 
exempted:  
1001 11 - Durum 
wheat intended 
for sowing;  
1001 19 - Other, 
intended for 
sowing;  
1001 91 - 
Triticum spelta, 
common wheat, 
meslin and  Article XX of the GATT 
1994 Disposition no. 98 of 
27 December 2023 
(https://gov.md/sites/
default/files/document
/attachments/98._disp
ozitia_cse_rm_nr._97_
27.12.2023.pdf ) 
The regulation on the 
establishing and 
functioning of the 
Import Licensing 
Commission for some 
cereal products and 
oilseeds was approved 
by the Order of the 
Ministry of Agriculture 
and Food Industry, no. 
4 of 5 January 2024  Administered by  the 
Ministry of Agriculture 
and Food Industry    
  G/MA/QR/N/MDA/2/Add.4  
 
- 6 - Document 
symbol of 
notification  General 
description  Type of 
restr iction   
 Tariff line code(s) 
affected, based on 
HS(     ) Detailed 
Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force   
 Administration; 
modification of pre v. 
notified measures; 
and other comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
    others, intended 
for sowing;  
1005 10 - Maize, 
intended for 
sowing;  
1206 00 100 - 
Sunflower seeds, 
intended for 
sowing;  
1206 00 910 - 
Sunflower seeds, 
whether or not 
broken, shelled or 
in grey and white 
striped shell.   (https://www.legis.md
/cautare/getResults?d
oc_id=141144&lang=r
o).  
 
    
  G/MA/QR/N/MDA/2/Add.4  
 
- 7 - 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 notificatio n: 
 
Document 
symbol of 
notification  General 
description  Type of 
restr iction   
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, 
based on 
HS(     ) 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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