RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/MA/W/13
6May1997
ORGANIZATION(97-1954)
Committee onMarket Access
PROPOSED FORMAT FOR NOTIFICATION OFQUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS
(PURSUANT TOTHE DECISION ADOPTED BYTHE COUNCIL FOR
TRADE INGOODS ON1DECEMBER 1995, G/L/59)
1. Theattached format hasbeenprepared toassist Members inmaking notifications ofquantitative
restrictionsinpursuanceoftheDecisiononNotificationProceduresforQuantitativeRestrictions,adopted
bytheCouncil forTrade inGoods on1December 1995, andcontained indocument G/L/59. The
Decision states that:
"Members shallmake complete notifications ofthequantitative restrictions which theymaintain
by31January 1996 andattwo-yearly intervals thereafter, andshallnotify changes totheir
quantitative restrictions asandwhen these changes occur; ..."
Inthisregard, theformat requests theMember toindicate whether thisisafirst-time notification or
achange toanotification made previously. While theDecision doesnotoblige aMember tonotify
thefactthattheirgovernments donotmaintain quantitative restrictions, Members maywishtoprovide
suchinformation fortransparency purposes.
2. TheDecisioncontainsalistofthespecificinformationwithrespecttoeachquantitativerestriction
thattheMember shallprovide initsnotification. Thisinformation corresponds tothatrequested in
eachofthecolumns intheattached table. First, theDecision callsfor"afulldescription oftheproducts
andtariff linesaffected together withtherelevant heading orsub-heading intheHarmonised System
nomenclature"; thisinformation iscalled forinthefirstandsecond columns oftheattached table.
With regard tothethirdcolumn, theDecision contains anAnnex ofallthetypes oftrade measures
which areconsidered asquantitative restrictions forthepurposes ofthisDecision. Each measure
corresponds toasymbol; thissymbol mustbeinserted inthisthirdcolumn. TheDecision callsfor
"anindication ofthegrounds andWTO justification forthemeasures maintained, including theprecise
provision which theyciteasajustification"; thisisrequested inthefourth column ofthetable. Finally,
theDecision calls for"astatement onthetrade effects ofthemeasures;...a description ofthe
administrative mechanism associated withthemeasure,...information onthequantity ofpermissible
imports, onthedegree ofquota utilization (inthecaseofexisting quotas) and,where available, on
thelevelofproduction orconsumption". Thisinformation should beincluded inthefifthandsixth
columns oftheattached table.
3. Inaddition, theDecision callsforMembers tonotify the"fact" thatnotifications ofquantitative
restrictions havebeenmade under other WTO provisions. Suchinformation isrequested onthelast
pageofthenotification form, including theWTO document reference inwhich thisnotification can
befound.G/MA/W/13
Page2Notification form forQuantitative Restrictions (QRs)
(pursuant toDecision G/L/59)
Country: _____________________________________________
Date: _____________________________________________
FirstTime Notification under Decision G/L/59:
yes_____
no_____(date ofprevious notification_____________________
1. QRsnotpreviously notified under WTO Agreements
(Describe QRsnotpreviously notified under WTO Agreements inthechart below. Ifadditional space isneeded, please provide, onseparate pages, thesame
information asinthischart.)
Harmonized System
No.Detailed Product Description Type of
QR(in
Annex of
G/L/59)WTO Justification
(ex.Article XX,
XI,etc.)Trade Impacts/Document reference/other comments,
ifanyG/MA/W/13
Page3Harmonized System
No.Detailed Product Description Type of
QR(in
Annex of
G/L/59)WTO Justification
(ex.Article XX,
XI,etc.)Trade Impacts/Document reference/other comments,
ifanyG/MA/W/13
Page42. Notifications ofQRsmade under other WTO Agreements
1. Agreement onAgriculture: Notified: yes____ (Document reference:_____________________
no_____
2. Agreement onBalance ofPayments: Notified: yes____ (Document reference:_____________________
no____
3. Agreement onSafeguards: Notified: yes____ (Document reference:_____________________
no____
4. Agreement onTextiles: Notified: yes____ (Document reference:_____________________
no____
5. Agreement onImport Licensing: Notified: yes____ (Document reference:_____________________
no____
6. Other_____________________: Document reference:_____________________________________